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Sophos Plc. [x] , security [x] , worm [x]

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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

'Brad Pitt' virus targets Microsoft

March 31, 2005 Hackers release a worm, called Ahker-F, that promises salacious movie clips of celebrities. TAGS: worm, Sophos Plc., denial of service, virus, movie, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Worm baits hook with hints of pope plot

June 28, 2005 New pest, which poses as a breaking news alert about the death of John Paul II among other guises, can disable security software. TAGS: Sophos Plc., worm, Michael Jackson, MyDoom virus, death, message, security, e-mail

Sober worm makes a comeback

May 6, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., security company, worm, e-mail address, virus, e-mail, antivirus, security

Survey: Microsoft bears some blame for worms

August 18, 2005 Virus writers are most at fault for the Zotob outbreak, corporate users tend to say, but many still point a finger at the software maker. TAGS: Zotob worm, blame, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., worm, survey, security, software company, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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, Sophos Plc., P2P, remote access, Web server, IM, file-sharing, security, virus, server, games, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Sober worm makes a comeback

April 19, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, antivirus company, Sophos Plc., worm, virus, e-mail address, e-mail, security

Mytob worm picks up phishing trick

June 9, 2005 New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code. TAGS: recipient, Graham Cluley, worm, phishing, information technology, Sophos Plc., bank, e-mail, security

New worm targets Apple chat users

February 16, 2006 The file, which spreads via the company's IM software, isn't a major threat, but security experts say it hints at vulnerabilities. TAGS: security expert, Apple iChat, Symantec Corp., Sophos Plc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, threat, worm, trojan horse, Apple Macintosh, security, McAfee Inc., Apple Mac OS, IM, operating system

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, Sophos Plc., security company, phishing, software company, security, Microsoft Windows 2000, virus, antivirus, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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