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Bagle 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. TAGS: Bagle virus, variant, antivirus software, Computer Associates International Inc., victim, virus, trojan horse, antivirus, PC

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. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, victim, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, service pack, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse, security, Microsoft Windows, software company, PC, e-mail

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, virus, victim, headline, e-mail, Real-Time, PC

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. TAGS: Marcus Sachs, trojan horse, victim, Internet Storm Center, banking, malicious program, dot-com, hacking, researcher, password, Symantec Corp., threat, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: adware, victim, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, toolbar, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, vulnerability, trojan horse, Symantec Corp., researcher, security, antivirus, analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, distributed denial of service, victim, antivirus, police, trojan horse, RSA Security Inc., malicious software, attack, conference, server, PC

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. TAGS: 180Solutions, suspect, adware, victim, evidence, denial of service, PC

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. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, McAfee Inc., flaw, victim, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, vulnerability, antivirus, Symantec Corp., Web server, firewall, server, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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. TAGS: researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, malicious program, Web server, victim, patch, malicious code, Symantec Corp., security, server, Microsoft Corp., attack, Web browser, PC

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. TAGS: PayPal, Mimail, virus, antivirus company, home user, computer virus, eBay Inc., victim, antivirus, e-mail address, e-mail, credit card, message, security, PC

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. TAGS: Adobe Acrobat Reader, SPI Dynamics, Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Systems Inc., victim, link, JavaScript, disk drive, expert, attack, security, Web browser, hard drive, PC

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. TAGS: Networks Associates Technology Inc., Mimail, PayPal, antivirus company, virus, antivirus, victim, trojan horse, security software company, attachment, malicious code, phishing, security, bank, technique, software company

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. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, variant, flaw, vulnerability, antivirus, victim, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, author, antivirus software, threat, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Web site virus attack blunted

June 25, 2004 But is another such attack possible? Experts say yes--and warn surfers to be wary. TAGS: attacker, Microsoft IIS Server, Russia, victim, attack, malicious code, researcher, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, server, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC

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." TAGS: Jouko Pynnonen, Java plug-in, Java, flaw, advisory, exploit, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java applet, virus, victim, vulnerability, Linux, Apple Computer, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, attack

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. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, Graham Cluley, author, worm, source code, victim, antivirus, person, track, researcher, Microsoft Corp., hard drive, PC
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