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Teen gets 18 months in prison for worm

January 28, 2005 Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, must also participate in 10 months of community service for unleashing a variant of the MSBlast worm. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, MSBlast worm, prison, variant, Minnesota, worm, Microsoft Corp.

Security from A to Z: Virus variants

November 28, 2006 What's the difference between "Leap.A" and "Leap.B"? A look at naming of variants. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: virus, variant, malicious software, security company, security

Bagle commandeers PCs for zombie army

June 28, 2005 New offshoot uses a Trojan horse to try to compromise PCs for use in cyberattack networks. TAGS: Bagle virus, variant, trojan horse, malicious program, cyberattack, F-Secure Corp., antivirus software, Symantec Corp., technique, virus, PC

Multiplying Mac Trojan not epidemic yet

November 8, 2007 Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of the Trojan but says it does not mean Mac platforms are facing a malware avalanche. TAGS: trojan horse, epidemic, F-Secure Corp., Ukraine, malware, Apple Macintosh, variant, codec, Apple Computer, IP address, IP, security, Microsoft Windows

Cabir cell phone threat worsens

December 28, 2004 With new, more powerful variants popping up, a security firm warns that cell phone worm's source code may be on the loose. TAGS: Cabir virus, F-Secure Corp., variant, Symbian Inc., cell phone, source code, Bluetooth, security, operating system

Flawed code throttled spread of Zotob variants

August 19, 2005 Some versions contained coding errors that sent PCs into a reboot loop, instead of working to spread the infection, experts say. TAGS: Zotob worm, variant, infection, worm, McAfee Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp., security

Sober worm variant makes the rounds

May 2, 2005 Sober.P harvests e-mail addresses from a victim and then sends a barrage of spam to those recipients. TAGS: Sober worm, variant, McAfee Inc., e-mail address, virus, e-mail, security, PC

New Sober virus circulating

November 16, 2005 Security analysts find large number of infected e-mails. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Sober worm, variant, attachment, antivirus, virus, security, e-mail

Sober.P overflow has Web tipsy

May 3, 2005 The latest variant of the worm is out of the bottle and carousing on the Net. Also: Spyware's where the money at. TAGS: variant, spyware, worm, virus, security

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

Virus variant targets Google

October 28, 2004 A new variant of the Zafi virus attacks Google, Microsoft, and the Hungarian Prime Minister TAGS: variant, AgoBot, worm, virus, antivirus, Google Inc., e-mail address, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Price not right on Bagle variant

August 9, 2004 New version of worm floods e-mail in-boxes with bogus price quote messages. TAGS: Bagle virus, variant, worm, technique, message, e-mail

Netsky variants spark search for code

March 12, 2004 Antivirus companies are trawling the Internet looking for evidence that the author of NetSky has published the worm's source code. TAGS: Netsky virus, Graham Cluley, variant, source code, author, worm, malicious software, virus, code, security

As spring arrives, virus spreads seeds far and wide

March 31, 2004 Variants of the NetSky worm accounted for 60 percent of all viruses reported in March, as the worm's writers waged a competition with the creators of the Bagel virus, a report says. TAGS: Netsky virus, Bagle virus, variant, virus, Sophos Plc., worm, antivirus, message

Worms and viruses slip past defenses

June 2, 2005 roundup Bagle variants whip up a blended threat for a bad new concoction. A cell phone interloper, meanwhile, poses as a friend. TAGS: Bagle virus, variant, worm, virus, defense, threat, cell phone, security

Google names its price

July 26, 2004 Search giant eyes as much as $135 a share for IPO. Also: MyDoom variant hits Google, other sites. TAGS: MyDoom virus, IPO, Google Inc., Ask Jeeves Inc., variant, BEA Systems Inc., search engine

Rising impact of worms, flaws

March 29, 2004 Security experts upgrade the threat level of the NetSky variant, while Symantec battles code that attacks IOS software vulnerabilities. TAGS: Cisco IOS, Netsky virus, worm, variant, threat, Symantec Corp., expert, flaw, Cisco Systems Inc., attack, security

Is an antivirus gap looming?

July 9, 2007 Security researcher Jose Nazario says the concept of antivirus as the last line of defense has been thrown out the window. What should replace it? TAGS: antivirus, malware, antivirus company, gap, signature, variant, network security, virus, researcher, threat, security

Bagle attack comes in two waves

September 21, 2005 New variants of the veteran pest have been sent out in two waves of spam, an antivirus firm says. TAGS: Bagle virus, Sophos Plc., wave, antivirus company, antivirus, variant, trojan horse, attack, security, e-mail

Skulls Trojan puts on antivirus mask

June 10, 2005 New variant of the cell phone pest attempts to fool victims by disguising itself as pirated security software. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., variant, antivirus, Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc., trojan horse, cell phone, handset, security
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