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Gartner: Beware of Mac OS spyware

 March 29, 2005 The research firm is warning companies using Mac OS to guard against malicious-code attacks and spyware. TAGS: Martin Reynolds, Gartner Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, target, research company, spyware, worm, attack, operating system, Apple Computer, Symantec Corp., Apple Mac OS X, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Cabir worm code wriggles onto Web

 December 30, 2004 Source code for variants of the cell phone worm is published online, raising fears that more offshoots are on the way. TAGS: Cabir virus, Symbian Inc., Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, worm, source code, cell phone, variant, virus, Bluetooth, operating system

OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systems

 June 11, 2007 Malicious software, spreading through OpenOffice documents, "can infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems," Symantec says. TAGS: OpenOffice, worm, Symantec Corp., malicious software, virus, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Is Mac OS as safe as ever?

 February 27, 2006 Trio of threats suggest hackers are now eyeing the previously ignored software. Should fans worry? TAGS: Inqtana, malicious code, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, threat, hacker, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, worm, attack, security, owner, virus, malware, operating system, antivirus

Taking on rootkits with hardware

 December 13, 2005 Travis Schluessler, an Intel security architect, explains how the chipmaker's labs plan to take on sophisticated threats. TAGS: rootkit, chip company, architect, threat, worm, Intel, virus, researcher, security, CPU, operating system, PC

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, Trend Micro Inc., variant, infection, organization, CNN, security, virus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Sasser author gets suspended sentence

 July 8, 2005 update Court passes sentence on German teen who admitted creating the worm that wreaked havoc in thousands of PCs. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, informant, sentence, worm, court, author, damage, trial, Microsoft Corp., virus, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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, PC, operating system, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Patches and pirates

 January 28, 2005 Microsoft is fed up with Windows pirates and is laying down the law--no more patches for illegitimate copies. TAGS: Week in review, piracy, patch management, MySQL, malicious program, bot, online game, worm, security, Microsoft Corp., password, copy, database, e-mail, antivirus, Microsoft Windows
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