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Kaspersky inadvertently quarantines Windows Explorer

December 21, 2007 A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Microsoft Windows Explorer, antivirus, antivirus company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, antivirus, variant, source code, Symantec Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft easing into antivirus efforts

July 1, 2004 Security specialist at software giant skirts speculation on possible acquisitions but says: "We're quite happy with what we've got." TAGS: antivirus, Amsterdam, TechEd, Networks Associates Technology Inc., acquisition, antivirus company, Microsoft Corp., security, conference

Worm ready to wriggle into smart phones

June 15, 2004 The first phone-infecting worm is just for show, but antivirus experts say there are more to come. TAGS: Symbian Inc., worm, antivirus company, smart phone, antivirus, operating system, Bluetooth, virus, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

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, virus, Symantec Corp., Pocket PC, handheld, bug, PDA, researcher, attack, mobile phone, 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: phishing, worm, Trend Micro Inc., antivirus company, antivirus, phishing Web site, online retailer, address, bank, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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

Microsoft offers prank Blue Screen Of Death

November 14, 2006 A spoof screensaver of the IT nightmare is now available from Microsoft. Antivirus vendors are not amused. TAGS: blue screen of death, Sysinternals, antivirus company, Microsoft Windows NT, screensaver, antivirus, Microsoft Corp.

Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch

January 25, 2005 An antivirus firm says Microsoft overlooked a potential exploit in its last Windows fixes. The software giant disagrees. TAGS: GeCad, antivirus software, exploit, antivirus, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus company, flaw, HTML, patch, security, representative, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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

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. TAGS: Sasser worm, worm, Internet Storm Center, antivirus company, Stephen Toulouse, Networks Associates Technology Inc., danger, antivirus, host, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., threat, component, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Mosquito software bites smart phones

August 13, 2004 A possible Trojan horse hidden in an illegal cell-phone game hits smart phones using the Symbian operating system. TAGS: Symbian Inc., smart phone, antivirus company, trojan horse, virus, antivirus, cell phone, operating system, handheld, Microsoft Corp., security

New Sasser variant indicates copycat

May 12, 2004 The worm reappears as Sasser.F, even after the arrest of a teenager suspected of writing the original. TAGS: Sasser worm, variant, teenager, arrest, worm, Netsky virus, antivirus company, police, antivirus, author, virus, Germany, Microsoft Corp.

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, Networks Associates Technology Inc., virus, e-mail company, computer virus, Trend Micro Inc., antivirus software, antivirus company, antivirus, e-mail, Symantec Corp., family, service provider, screensaver, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC

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, flaw, variant, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus, victim, Microsoft Internet Explorer, author, antivirus software, antivirus company, threat, Symantec Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

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, McAfee Inc., virus, flaw, victim, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., Web server, firewall, server, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

Super Bowl stadium site packed Trojan horse

February 2, 2007 Cybercrooks reprogram Dolphin Stadium Web site to load script that would attempt to exploit two Windows security holes.Images: Stadium site gets sacked TAGS: Dolphin Ltd., Websense Inc., Super Bowl, Web security, trojan horse, patch management, antivirus company, antivirus, security company, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Sasser worm, variant, worm, TCP, antivirus company, antivirus, computer virus, author, malicious code, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., security

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, patch, antivirus company, patch management, e-mail address, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, message, e-mail
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