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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, worm, workstation, flaw, vulnerability, security, expert, McAfee Inc., fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Year in review: Not business as usual for Microsoft

December 30, 2005 In 2005, the software giant shifts strategies, embraces open standards, and recognizes a new rival. TAGS: Zotob worm, Jim Allchin, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Longhorn, Bill Gates, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., server, Microsoft Windows

Police arrest suspected bot herders

June 27, 2006 Crackdown targets suspected members of a cybercrime gang that used networks of compromised PCs to send out spam. TAGS: Zotob worm, Graham Cluley, security consultant, suspect, bot, computer virus, Scotland, Finland, Sophos Plc., digital-rights management, IRC, London, McAfee Inc., trojan horse, virus, antivirus

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, rootkit, zombie, antivirus company, Cisco Systems Inc., worm, trick, hacker, security, e-mail, antivirus, Web browser, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC
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