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Antivirus firm secures lists after virus leak

March 5, 2004 F-Secure adds more security to its customer mailing lists after a moderator accidentally forwarded a virus to users of the company's antivirus software. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., Netsky virus, Bagle virus, antivirus company, antivirus, MyDoom virus, virus, antivirus software, e-mail, security

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. TAGS: MyDoom virus, antivirus company, Netsky virus, F-Secure Corp., McAfee Inc., worm, antivirus, writer, author, virus, attack, Symantec Corp., message

Trojan creates havoc

February 2, 2006 Trojan creates havoc using antivirus vendor's name. TAGS: havoc, Sophos Plc., trojan horse, Graham Cluley, F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, antivirus, security

Experts: Sober time bomb's under control

January 4, 2006 Variant of worm that clogged e-mail servers is expected to attack this week, but antivirus specialists aren't worried. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., antivirus, antivirus company, Websense Inc., attack, worm, e-mail server, virus, expert, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, server

Sober code cracked

December 9, 2005 Antivirus firms crack an algorithm that was being used by the worm to "communicate" with its author. TAGS: Sober worm, F-Secure Corp., worm, algorithm, antivirus, antivirus company, author, virus, PC

'Storm worm' Trojan horse surges on

January 23, 2007 Many home PC users may have been infected after a large-scale sustained Trojan horse attack that took place over the weekend. TAGS: trojan horse, F-Secure Corp., antivirus, antivirus company, home PC, worm, Sophos Plc., attack, adware, e-mail, PC

Google squashes Santy worm

December 22, 2004 Search firm shuts off ability of worm--which searched for victims via Google--to replicate. TAGS: worm, antivirus company, Google Inc., Internet worm, MyDoom virus, query, F-Secure Corp., antivirus, search engine, virus, server

Sony to patch copy-protected CD

November 2, 2005 Facing fears that its piracy-proofed CDs could help virus writers, record label is working closely with antivirus companies to offer patch. TAGS: First 4 Internet Ltd., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, antivirus company, copy protection, rootkit, F-Secure Corp., antivirus, patch, antipiracy, virus, CD, malicious software, Sony Corp., security

Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found

September 1, 2005 Several thousand of the digital music players are thought to be affected in the Asia-Pacific region. TAGS: Creative Technology Ltd., digital music player, Creative Zen, Asia-Pacific, F-Secure Corp., digital music, virus, Sophos Plc., antivirus software, antivirus company, music player, MP3 player, antivirus, MP3, PC, hard drive

New Netsky worm linked to South Korea

October 22, 2004 Security researcher who called source code "hot stuff" says new version points to copycats possibly related to a university. TAGS: Netsky virus, Sven Jaschan, South Korea, arrest, worm, variant, F-Secure Corp., Sasser worm, source code, antivirus, university, antivirus company, researcher

The case of the mistaken worm

August 6, 2004 When is MyDoom not MyDoom? When security experts realize it's actually a variant of another virus altogether TAGS: MyDoom virus, worm, researcher, F-Secure Corp., variant, antivirus company, antivirus, malicious software, virus, security

Sober worm offshoot trades on Paris Hilton, FBI

November 22, 2005 Worm variant flares up in the wild, playing on lure of heiress and fear of Fed snooping, but is coming under control. TAGS: Sober worm, worm, variant, Paris, attachment, antivirus, F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, video clip, agency, e-mail, virus, message, video, security

Kama Sutra worm threat shrivels

February 3, 2006 Virtually no damage caused yet; likely won't become a disaster, tech security specialists say. TAGS: Kama Sutra worm, Nyxem, F-Secure Corp., worm, antivirus company, McAfee Inc., virus, antivirus, 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, SCO Group Inc., virus, F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, Symantec Corp., antivirus software, antivirus, security, Microsoft Corp., Linux, PC, server, e-mail

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. TAGS: antivirus product, Trend Micro Inc., Raimund Genes, antivirus, Bitdefender, McAfee Inc., Kaspersky Lab, antivirus software, Sophos Plc., F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, Computer Associates International Inc., protection, Symantec Corp.

Worms on the prowl, traveling via MSN Messenger

March 8, 2005 Antivirus companies have identified two new threats that use Microsoft's IM software to spread. TAGS: Aladdin Knowledge Systems, worm, MSN Messenger, Kelvir worm, IM, Akonix Systems, F-Secure Corp., threat, variant, MSN, P2P, attachment, antivirus company, researcher, virus, antivirus

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