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Zotob damage deep but not widespread

October 26, 2005 Hackers go for gain rather than pain, a study from security firm Cybertrust says. TAGS: CyberTrust, Zotob worm, survey, victim, worm, attack, e-mail

Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ring

August 30, 2005 Authorities have linked one of the suspects in the Zotob investigation to individuals thought to be part of a credit card fraud ring. TAGS: Zotob worm, credit card, suspect, Sophos Plc., authority, investigation, worm, Microsoft Corp., virus, e-mail, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft offers Zotob removal tool

August 18, 2005 Software also kills several variants and other bugs that exploit the same vulnerability, a flaw in Windows' plug-and-play feature. TAGS: Zotob worm, Debby Fry Wilson, worm, variant, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., FTP, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Arrests made in probe of worm that hit ABC, others

August 26, 2005 FBI probe leads to arrest of two men suspected of creating the Zotob worm, which hit American Express and others. Photo: Zotob suspect under arrest TAGS: Zotob worm, Brad Smith, probe, investigation, Turkey, suspect, American Express Co., worm, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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, open source, McAfee Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.

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, virus, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Experts raise Windows security alarm

November 16, 2006 Code that exploits a "critical" Windows flaw has been posted on the Net, opening the door for a worm to be created. TAGS: Zotob worm, Qualys Inc., Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows 2000, workstation, flaw, worm, vulnerability, security, expert, McAfee Inc., fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, 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, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Year in review: Old worms, new tricks

December 27, 2005 Sober came back to bite, while hackers hunted for new ways to attack and spread code--and Sony stumbled into a rootkit debacle. TAGS: Zotob worm, zombie, rootkit, antivirus company, Cisco Systems Inc., worm, trick, hacker, security, e-mail, antivirus, Web browser, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC
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