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Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws

 November 30, 2006 Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products. TAGS: bot, Symantec Corp., flaw, variant, SpyBot, antivirus, adware, Microsoft Corp., security, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft offers Zotob removal tool

 August 18, 2005 Software also kills several variants and other bugs that exploit the same vulnerability, a flaw in Windows' plug-and-play feature. TAGS: Zotob worm, Debby Fry Wilson, worm, variant, Microsoft Windows 2000, FTP, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Windows worms knocking out computers

 August 16, 2005 Network worms are shutting down computers running Windows 2000, security experts warned. TAGS: Zotob worm, David Cole, worm, Microsoft Windows 2000, variant, Trend Micro Inc., infection, organization, CNN, security, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., virus, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Week in review: Worm wallops Windows

 August 19, 2005 It seemed harmless at first, but mutant versions of Zotob turned out nasty. Are warring hackers to blame? TAGS: worm, Week in review, CNN, variant, FTP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Multiplying Mac Trojan not epidemic yet

 November 8, 2007 Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of the Trojan but says it does not mean Mac platforms are facing a malware avalanche. TAGS: epidemic, F-Secure Corp., Ukraine, trojan horse, Apple Macintosh, malware, variant, codec, IP address, IP, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

This week in security

 August 19, 2005 It seemed harmless at first, but mutant versions of Zotob turned out nasty. Are warring hackers to blame? TAGS: worm, CNN, variant, FTP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

This week in security

 February 4, 2005 There's no business quite like the worm business, apparently. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, Sophos Plc., MSBlast worm, worm, Trend Micro Inc., variant, antivirus company, MSN Messenger, patch management, MSN, photograph, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse, antivirus, security, PC

Alarm growing over bot software

 April 30, 2004 Many network administrators fret about the next worm, but security experts warn that a quieter, equally damaging threat is gaining control of large networks of computers. TAGS: AgoBot, bot, security expert, MSBlast worm, Internet Storm Center, Symantec Corp., network administrator, variant, security, worm, Internet security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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