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Commentary: Antivirus firms spread the disease
September 11, 2003Antivirus companies muting false alarms
May 12, 2004 A new Symantec tool is designed to squelch e-mail notifications that wrongly tell people they've sent e-mail containing a virus. Other security companies are likely to follow suit.Bagle keeps on toasting PCs
July 19, 2004 Publicly available source code means the latest variant of the virus won't be the last.MyDoom seeks to destroy antivirus firms
October 18, 2004 In worm's latest version, authors ridicule rival worm Netsky and promise to attack Symantec, McAfee and others.Naked pinups revealed as virus
December 10, 2004 Worm disguised as photos of glamour models aims to swamp Chechen separatist Web sites.Antivirus firms target Sony 'rootkit'
November 9, 2005 Some security companies say Sony's copy-protection software is merely a pest, others say it is more onerous than that.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.File-sharing programs carry Trojan horse
January 3, 2002 Popular file-sharing programs Grokster and LimeWire are privacy time bombs, say computer experts who found "spyware" bundled with the downloads.Bagle virus makes a return
January 27, 2005 The mass-mailing virus is starting to spread worldwide, antivirus firms have warned.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.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.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.Gartner takes Microsoft to task
February 18, 2005 Software giant should focus on securing Windows, not on entering anti-spyware and antivirus market, an analyst says.Sasser worm begins to spread
May 1, 2004 A worm starts spreading through the Internet using a vulnerability in a widely used component of the Windows operating system.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.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.Smart-phone worm has a hang-up
June 15, 2004 Researchers say the "Cabir" virus takes an approach that hampers its spread--it asks for permission to infect your phone.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.Author leaves warning in latest Sasser worm
May 10, 2004 Antivirus companies discovered a fifth version of the Sasser variant this weekend, within hours of German police arresting an 18-year-old man who confessed to being the Sasser worm's author.Antivirus makers catch up to Windows bug
January 5, 2006 Not all antivirus products offer protection against exploitations of a recently disclosed, unpatched Windows flaw.
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