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Bagle keeps on toasting PCs

July 19, 2004 Publicly available source code means the latest variant of the virus won't be the last. TAGS: Bagle virus, antivirus company, virus, variant, antivirus, source code, Symantec Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

MyDoom spawns four small offshoots

September 10, 2004 Four minor copies of the program surface, which may indicate that a more lethal MyDoom is on the way, according to some experts. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, antivirus company, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail, PC

Malicious program aims for Pocket PCs

August 5, 2004 The first-ever Trojan horse program to target Microsoft-powered handhelds rolls into town. But experts say it has an Achilles' heel. TAGS: malicious program, Kaspersky Lab, trojan horse, antivirus company, antivirus, Symantec Corp., virus, handheld, Pocket PC, bug, PDA, mobile phone, researcher, attack, Microsoft Corp., PC

Site-blocking worm carries phishing risk

April 11, 2005 Worm alters system files to block some antivirus company Web sites--a ploy that could be used in phishing scams, Trend Micro warns. TAGS: worm, phishing, Trend Micro Inc., antivirus company, phishing Web site, antivirus, online retailer, address, Web browser, bank, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Worm disguises self as Microsoft patch

March 8, 2004 The latest variant of the mass-mailing Sober worm masquerades as an official Microsoft patch for the MyDoom worm. TAGS: worm, MyDoom virus, Sober worm, Graham Cluley, antivirus company, patch, patch management, Microsoft Corp., e-mail address, antivirus, message, e-mail

Braid virus winds its way through e-mail

November 4, 2002 Although the latest mass-mailing computer virus is off to a slow start, antivirus companies say it shares some attributes with the widely spread Klez family of viruses. TAGS: Klez worm, virus, Networks Associates Technology Inc., computer virus, e-mail company, Trend Micro Inc., antivirus company, antivirus software, antivirus, Symantec Corp., e-mail, family, service provider, screensaver, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC

FAQ: The Kama Sutra worm

February 2, 2006 What you need to know about the virus, which is set to delete files on Feb. 3. TAGS: Kama Sutra worm, antivirus company, antivirus, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread

November 9, 2004 Antivirus firms tell PC users to turn on firewalls--Microsoft has yet to patch the Internet Explorer vulnerability. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, McAfee Inc., flaw, victim, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, antivirus, Web server, Symantec Corp., firewall, server, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Latest Bagle succeeds by sheer numbers

July 16, 2004 Online vandals aim to profit more from the mass-mailing computer virus by relaying information through a legion of German Web sites. TAGS: Bagle virus, vandal, computer virus, antivirus company, Symantec Corp., virus, threat, antivirus, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws

June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs. TAGS: adware, victim, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, toolbar, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, vulnerability, trojan horse, researcher, Symantec Corp., security, antivirus, analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

MyDoom variant targets Microsoft

January 28, 2004 A new version of the mass-mailing virus hits the Net, aiming data attacks at Microsoft's Web site and interfering with an infected PC's ability to access downloadable security-software updates. TAGS: MyDoom virus, F-Secure Corp., virus, SCO Group Inc., antivirus company, Symantec Corp., antivirus software, antivirus, security, Microsoft Corp., Linux, PC, server, e-mail

Double MyDoom for Internet Explorer flaw

November 9, 2004 A second MyDoom offshoot is taking advantage of an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Web browser to spread. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, variant, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, victim, antivirus, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus software, author, antivirus company, threat, Symantec Corp., Web browser, message

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: rootkit, Zotob worm, worm, zombie, trick, antivirus company, Cisco Systems Inc., hacker, security, antivirus, virus, e-mail, Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CD

This week in security

February 4, 2005 There's no business quite like the worm business, apparently. TAGS: Sophos Plc., Jeffrey Lee Parson, worm, Trend Micro Inc., variant, MSBlast worm, MSN Messenger, antivirus company, trojan horse, patch management, flaw, antivirus, MSN, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

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