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Showing 1-16 of 16 results foundBagle variants punch, punch and punch again
June 2, 2005 Latest variants of the worm adopt new tactics to bob and weave their way past PC defenses.PCs falling victim to Windows flaws
July 12, 2005 Microsoft issues three "critical" security alerts and warns that miscreants are already exploiting two holes in Windows.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.Pop-up program reads keystrokes, steals passwords
June 29, 2004 Trojan horse has watch list of banking sites. Victims visit sites, type in passwords, hand info to hackers.Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws
June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs.Antivirus expert: 'Ransomware' on the rise
February 7, 2007 Kaspersky warns 2007 will bring increase in extortion schemes to encrypt your data and hold it hostage.Adware maker: We were victims of cybergang
November 3, 2005 180solutions says it was the target of blackmail by Dutch cybercriminals who have been accused of hacking about 1.5 million PCs.New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread
November 9, 2004 Antivirus firms tell PC users to turn on firewalls--Microsoft has yet to patch the Internet Explorer vulnerability.Researchers warn of infectious Web sites
June 25, 2004 update Net surfers beware: "Serious" flaws let compromised servers take control of computers via Internet Explorer.New virus disguised as PayPal e-mail
November 14, 2003 A computer virus that camouflages itself as a message from PayPal has started spreading among home users, antivirus companies say.PDF security risk greater than originally thought
January 5, 2007 Cybercrooks could create hostile links that offer full access to a victim's hard disk drive, experts warn.New Mimail mixes tricks for PayPal scam
January 16, 2004 In their quest to bypass security protections, virus writers are now using Trojan horse programs to upload their malicious code to a victim's PC.Double MyDoom for Internet Explorer flaw
November 9, 2004 A second MyDoom offshoot is taking advantage of an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Web browser to spread.Web site virus attack blunted
June 25, 2004 But is another such attack possible? Experts say yes--and warn surfers to be wary.Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks
November 23, 2004 Threat affects various operating systems and major browsers such as IE and Firefox, leading experts to rate it "critical."MyDoom author may be covering tracks
February 11, 2004 A worm that started spreading on Sunday places the source code for the original MyDoom virus on victims' hard drives, an action equivalent to planting evidence, experts say.
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