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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.
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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.
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Webroot expands beyond spyware niche
October 12, 2006
Partnership with Sophos lets company add antivirus to anti-spyware products as Microsoft readies Windows Vista.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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This week in security
February 4, 2005
There's no business quite like the worm business, apparently.
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Antivirus makers catch up to Windows bug
January 5, 2006
Not all antivirus products offer protection against exploitations of a recently disclosed, unpatched Windows flaw.
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European rivals turn wary eye on Microsoft
September 28, 2006
With Netscape's fate in mind, small European security firms are trying to gauge Microsoft's impact on their business.
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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.
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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
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