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Win32.VB worm spreading quickly

January 18, 2006 Mass-mailing e-mail worm jumps to the No. 3 spot on F-Secure's virus chart, but poses little risk. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., e-mail worm, worm, security company, virus, security, e-mail

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

Gartner: Beware of Mac OS spyware

March 29, 2005 The research firm is warning companies using Mac OS to guard against malicious-code attacks and spyware. TAGS: Martin Reynolds, Gartner Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, target, research company, spyware, worm, attack, Symantec Corp., operating system, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Recon worms on the way, experts say

June 10, 2005 Viruses that reconnoiter your computer for flaws before they attack are expected to become more common. TAGS: vulnerability assessment, BlackSpider Technologies, worm, vulnerability, chief technology officer, detection, malicious code, author, security company, virus, attack, security

'Nimda' worm strikes Net, e-mail

September 19, 2001 The Nimda worm floods the Internet with scans for vulnerable servers and e-mail, prompting the FBI to create a task force to investigate the attack, sources say. TAGS: Nimda worm, Code Red worm, Microsoft IIS Server, vulnerable server, terrorist attack, worm, evidence, spokeswoman, server, antivirus, attack, Symantec Corp., virus, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp.

'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, movie, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

Another worm hits AIM users

July 14, 2005 New version of Opanki worm targets users of AOL Instant Messenger and attempts to install software that will let an attacker remotely control a victim's PC. TAGS: IMLogic, worm, AOL Instant Messenger, instant messenger, victim, America Online Inc., IM, virus, link

Cell phone virus tries leaping to PCs

September 22, 2005 A virus discovered Wednesday is among the first designed to spread from smart phones to PCs, says security firm F-Secure. TAGS: memory card, F-Secure Corp., worm, virus, threat, smart phone, mobile phone, PC, cell phone, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Naked pinups revealed as virus

December 10, 2004 Worm disguised as photos of glamour models aims to swamp Chechen separatist Web sites. TAGS: Sophos Plc., antivirus company, worm, denial of service, Symantec Corp., antivirus, e-mail address, virus, e-mail

OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systems

June 11, 2007 Malicious software, spreading through OpenOffice documents, "can infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems," Symantec says. TAGS: OpenOffice, worm, Symantec Corp., malicious software, virus, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, e-mail address, security

Cabir worm code wriggles onto Web

December 30, 2004 Source code for variants of the cell phone worm is published online, raising fears that more offshoots are on the way. TAGS: Cabir virus, Sophos Plc., Symbian Inc., Graham Cluley, worm, source code, cell phone, variant, virus, Bluetooth, operating system

Zafi worm proves a holiday pest

December 16, 2004 The worm, which travels as an e-Christmas card, is clogging e-mail bandwidth and cropping up in the majority of virus reports. TAGS: Graham Cluley, worm, antivirus company, Sophos Plc., e-mail address, e-mail, antivirus, virus

New IM worm chats with intended victims

December 7, 2005 Worm that hits IM users might be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload. TAGS: IMLogic, Akonix Systems, worm, victim, IM, target, Time Warner Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., link, virus, security

Worm ID scheme gets under way

October 5, 2005 Common Malware Enumeration scheme aims to clear up confusion by giving each worm, virus or other pest its own unique identifier. TAGS: pest, McAfee Inc., worm, virus, security

Worm plays games with victims

January 13, 2005 Cellery program lets victims play Tetris while it tries to infects other computers. TAGS: Tetris, victim, Sophos Plc., worm, video game, antivirus, games, virus, Microsoft Corp., video

Net threats hit servers, phones

June 16, 2004 Akamai confirms an attack on its network that took down Google, Yahoo and others. Also: Smart phones draw their first worm. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., smart phone, worm, researcher, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., antivirus, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, server, PC

Hackers try to crack Windows PowerShell

August 1, 2006 Code targets command line interface shell and scripting language product being developed by Microsoft. TAGS: Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Kazaa, scripting language, worm, malicious code, McAfee Inc., virus, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Kama Sutra worm seduces PC users

January 23, 2006 Promise of explicit images gets people to click on a malicious attachment, sending a new worm to the top of the worldwide virus charts. TAGS: Kama Sutra worm, F-Secure Corp., worm, antivirus software, antivirus, e-mail, virus, PC

This week in worms

December 9, 2005 The wonderful world of worms has some new twists, but are most of us concerned? Apparently not. TAGS: IMLogic, worm, antivirus software, survey, America Online Inc., firewall, security, IM, virus, e-mail
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