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Virus hooks onto CNN headlines

January 20, 2005 The Crowt virus spreads using e-mail messages that grab the latest headlines from the well-known news Web site. TAGS: Sophos Plc., CNN, victim, virus, Real-Time, e-mail, PC

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

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, virus, MP3, antivirus, PC, hard drive

U.S. leads the dirty dozen spammers

December 24, 2004 A big slice of the global spam sent this year had its origins in the United States, security researchers say. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spam, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, Graham Cluley, South Korea, U.S., researcher, broadband, virus, security, PC

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: Trend Micro Inc., Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, mobile phone, claim, threat, potential, infection, virus, malware, cell phone, antivirus, PC, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Windows, PC

Saddam Hussein 'death' photos used as worm bait

February 3, 2005 Mass-mailing worm claims to offer photos that show Saddam Hussein killed after trying to escape from custody. TAGS: Saddam Hussein, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, worm, photograph, virus, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC

Worm poses as pirated 'Grand Theft Auto'

July 29, 2005 Popular title is one of 400 games donned as disguise by Hagard worm on peer-to-peer networks. It also tries to spread by IM. TAGS: Grand Theft Auto, Graham Cluley, worm, P2P, Sophos Plc., remote access, IM, file-sharing, Web server, virus, security, server, games, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Sony's antipiracy may end up on antivirus hit lists

November 4, 2005 Security software makers consider adding protection against the cloaking tool in Sony's anticopying technology. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, rootkit, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., digital-rights management, Sony Corp., antivirus company, antipiracy, consultant, security company, antivirus, malicious software, security, malware, spyware, operating system

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, Sophos Plc., authority, worm, Microsoft Corp., virus, PC, operating system, e-mail, 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, security, Microsoft Windows 2000, virus, antivirus, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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