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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.
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'Brad Pitt' virus targets Microsoft
March 31, 2005
Hackers release a worm, called Ahker-F, that promises salacious movie clips of celebrities.
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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.
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Sober worm makes a comeback
May 6, 2005
Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned.
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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.
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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.
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Sober worm makes a comeback
April 19, 2005
Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned.
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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.
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This week in security
February 4, 2005
There's no business quite like the worm business, apparently.
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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.
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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
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