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Virus pits itself against music pirates

April 22, 2005 File sharers are the target of a virus that deletes music collections. TAGS: Sophos Plc., worm, virus, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Trojan attacks Microsoft's anti-spyware

February 9, 2005 Windows AntiSpyware is threatened by a Trojan horse that also tries to steal online banking details, a security company warns. TAGS: anti-spyware, Sophos Plc., trojan horse, online banking, attack, Microsoft Corp., spyware, virus, security, Microsoft Windows

Webroot expands beyond spyware niche

October 12, 2006 Partnership with Sophos lets company add antivirus to anti-spyware products as Microsoft readies Windows Vista. TAGS: Webroot Software Inc., anti-spyware, Sophos Plc., threat, spyware, Microsoft Windows Vista, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Fake Microsoft security updates circulate

April 8, 2005 E-mail campaign designed to lure people to a bogus Microsoft Web site is making rounds as part of attempt to install Trojan horse. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., round, security update, attacker, patch management, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail, link, virus, Microsoft Windows

Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found

September 1, 2005 Several thousand of the digital music players are thought to be affected in the Asia-Pacific region. TAGS: digital music player, Asia-Pacific, Creative Technology Ltd., digital music, antivirus company, Creative Zen, music player, F-Secure Corp., Sophos Plc., antivirus software, MP3 player, MP3, virus, PC, antivirus, hard drive

Microsoft probes anti-spyware Trojan

February 10, 2005 Microsoft is offering support to people hit by the Trojan horse that targets its Windows AntiSpyware application. TAGS: trojan horse, Sophos Plc., anti-spyware, Microsoft Corp., virus, PC, Microsoft Windows

China vies with U.S. for spam title, report says

April 21, 2006 Overall, computers in Asia relay more junk e-mail than those in any other continent, according to Sophos research. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., spam, North America, Asia, South Korea, spammer, China, McAfee Inc., Europe, Internet Service Provider, U.S., security, virus, antivirus, Microsoft Windows

Baba worm pretends to purge porn

January 20, 2005 The new Baba offshoot claims to clean porn off PCs, but it's just a "dirty trick," Sophos says. TAGS: Sophos Plc., porn, worm, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

Sophos: Cell phone virus claims are 'bonkers'

September 23, 2005 Trend Micro admits chances of infection are relatively low but says virus could be a forerunner of worse threats to come. TAGS: Sophos Plc., Trend Micro Inc., mobile phone, Graham Cluley, claim, threat, potential, infection, malware, virus, cell phone, antivirus, PC, Microsoft Windows

Standoff over PC-to-mobile jumping code

March 6, 2006 Virus code isn't shared between some researchers and antivirus companies, amid allegations of "bullying." TAGS: antivirus company, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, antivirus, agreement, code, ethics, McAfee Inc., researcher, malware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

Windows patch, iPod exploited in e-mail scams

August 31, 2006 Fake patches, rogue invoices make the rounds as spammers keep trying to fool people into installing Trojans on their PCs. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spammer, Websense Inc., payment, order, Apple iPod, e-mail, trojan horse, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Survey: Microsoft bears some blame for worms

August 18, 2005 Virus writers are most at fault for the Zotob outbreak, corporate users tend to say, but many still point a finger at the software maker. TAGS: Zotob worm, blame, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., worm, survey, security, Microsoft Corp., software company, virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ring

August 30, 2005 Authorities have linked one of the suspects in the Zotob investigation to individuals thought to be part of a credit card fraud ring. TAGS: Zotob worm, credit card, suspect, investigation, authority, Sophos Plc., worm, Microsoft Corp., virus, e-mail, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Watch out for worm wars

August 17, 2005 A surge in worms could be part of battle by cybercrooks vying to hijack PCs for use in Internet crimes. Photo: Worm vs. worm TAGS: Zotob worm, threat management, worm, security software company, security company, Sophos Plc., phishing, software company, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, virus, antivirus, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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