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Microsoft Security Update MS03-026
Security patch to prevent Blaster Worm virus
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Zafi worm proves a holiday pest
December 16, 2004
The worm, which travels as an e-Christmas card, is clogging e-mail bandwidth and cropping up in the majority of virus reports.
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Kama Sutra worm seduces PC users
January 23, 2006
Promise of explicit images gets people to click on a malicious attachment, sending a new worm to the top of the worldwide virus charts.
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'Nimda' worm strikes Net, e-mail
September 19, 2001
The Nimda worm floods the Internet with scans for vulnerable servers and e-mail, prompting the FBI to create a task force to investigate the attack, sources say.
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Google squashes Santy worm
December 22, 2004
Search firm shuts off ability of worm--which searched for victims via Google--to replicate.
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Google Inc.
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Net threats hit servers, phones
June 16, 2004
Akamai confirms an attack on its network that took down Google, Yahoo and others. Also: Smart phones draw their first worm.
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Worm plays games with victims
January 13, 2005
Cellery program lets victims play Tetris while it tries to infects other computers.
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Sober code cracked
December 9, 2005
Antivirus firms crack an algorithm that was being used by the worm to "communicate" with its author.
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Sober worm hits new heights
May 9, 2005
The variant now accounts for more than 5 percent of all e-mail, surprising experts with its continued growth.
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Sober worm makes a comeback
May 6, 2005
Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned.
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Bawdy holiday worm preys on prurience
January 11, 2005
Sophos identifies a new attack that lures victims with a photo of naked people.
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Paris Hilton worm spreads
February 23, 2005
An offshoot of the Sober worm that promises explicit pictures of the hotel heiress is on the loose, experts have warned.
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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.
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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.
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Kelvir worm
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Saddam Hussein 'death' photos used as worm bait
February 3, 2005
Mass-mailing worm claims to offer photos that show Saddam Hussein killed after trying to escape from custody.
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Kama Sutra worm threat shrivels
February 3, 2006
Virtually no damage caused yet; likely won't become a disaster, tech security specialists say.
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McAfee Inc.
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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.
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Is Mac OS as safe as ever?
February 27, 2006
Trio of threats suggest hackers are now eyeing the previously ignored software. Should fans worry?
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Anna virus fades late in game
February 13, 2001
Variants of a virus capitalizing on the popularity of 19-year-old Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova fail to add momentum to the worm's spread.
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Networks Associates Technology Inc.
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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Philippines
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Symantec Corp.
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Trend Micro Inc.
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Windows worms knocking out computers
August 16, 2005
Network worms are shutting down computers running Windows 2000, security experts warned.
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Trend Micro Inc.
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