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Trojan horse drives spam into cell phones

 November 9, 2004 Infected computers send out a slew of unwanted text messages, a security firm says. TAGS: spam, trojan horse, cell phone, Sophos Plc., SMS, antivirus company, malicious software, mobile phone, antivirus, message, virus, security, PC

New virus disguised as PayPal e-mail

 November 14, 2003 A computer virus that camouflages itself as a message from PayPal has started spreading among home users, antivirus companies say. TAGS: PayPal, Mimail, virus, antivirus company, home user, eBay Inc., computer virus, victim, antivirus, e-mail address, e-mail, credit card, message, security, PC

Worm authors talk trash

 March 3, 2004 Security researchers have discovered that the authors of MyDoom and Bagle are exchanging insults with the author of NetSky, using text hidden inside their virus code. TAGS: Netsky virus, Bagle virus, MyDoom virus, author, insult, Networks Associates Technology Inc., antivirus company, antivirus, Graham Cluley, variant, war, virus, code, message, P2P, researcher

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, variant, Paris, worm, attachment, F-Secure Corp., antivirus, antivirus company, video clip, agency, e-mail, virus, message, video, security

Lessons of 'Love' virus still sinking in

 May 4, 2001 Though companies and Internet users have learned lessons in the year since LoveLetter struck, security experts believe it could all happen again. TAGS: Networks Associates Technology Inc., e-mail gateway, worm, lesson, antivirus company, security expert, virus, virus attack, antivirus, attachment, copy, security, message, e-mail, server

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

MyDoom variant slams mailboxes, search engines

 July 26, 2004 New version of worm clogs e-mail systems around world, slows Google, Yahoo, AltaVista and Lycos to a crawl. TAGS: MyDoom virus, variant, worm, Lycos Inc., AltaVista Co., Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., mailbox, virus, e-mail address, search engine, Google Inc., message, e-mail, antivirus, technique

This worm wishes you a Happy New Year

 December 29, 2006 Security experts warn of a Trojan horse disguised as celebratory e-mail that could turn a PC into a spamming zombie. TAGS: iDefense, spamming, worm, trojan horse, McAfee Inc., expert, holiday, antivirus, e-mail, message, virus, security, Microsoft Windows
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