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'Brad Pitt' virus targets Microsoft

March 31, 2005 Hackers release a worm, called Ahker-F, that promises salacious movie clips of celebrities. TAGS: worm, Sophos Plc., virus, denial of service, movie, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

Mytob e-mail worm proliferating quickly

March 29, 2005 The mass-mailing varmint makes up in numbers what it lacks in heft, security watchers say. TAGS: e-mail worm, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., worm, threat, virus, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

New worm poses DoS attack threat

October 31, 2003 Security experts sound the alarm about a new mass-mailing worm that attempts to launch a denial-of-service attack. TAGS: worm, denial of service, McAfee Inc., message, threat, security, e-mail, photograph, PC

Mytob worm picks up phishing trick

June 9, 2005 New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code. TAGS: worm, recipient, phishing, Graham Cluley, department, Sophos Plc., information technology, e-mail, bank, security

Sober worm makes a comeback

April 19, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, virus, worm, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, e-mail, e-mail address, security

Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw

June 12, 2006 JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail. TAGS: worm, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail, Symantec Corp., advisory, flaw, JavaScript, patch, e-mail address, antivirus, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, security, server

This week in worms

December 9, 2005 The wonderful world of worms has some new twists, but are most of us concerned? Apparently not. TAGS: worm, IMLogic, antivirus software, firewall, survey, America Online Inc., IM, security, virus, e-mail

Worm baits hook with hints of pope plot

June 28, 2005 New pest, which poses as a breaking news alert about the death of John Paul II among other guises, can disable security software. TAGS: Sophos Plc., worm, Michael Jackson, MyDoom virus, death, antivirus software, message, security, e-mail

Google's search for security

December 22, 2004 Being a big winner in the Internet world makes the search giant a target, and a tool, for hackers. TAGS: worm, Google Inc., hacker, target, antivirus, security, search engine, flaw, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Halloween treat for Oracle: A database worm

November 1, 2005 Proof-of-concept pest is believed to be the first to target Oracle databases. TAGS: worm, Oracle Database, Oracle Corp., pest, database, security, attack, software company, password, CEO, e-mail

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, e-mail, antivirus, message, virus, security, Microsoft Windows

Spam seen as security risk

February 11, 2004 As unwanted e-mail continues to pour into in-boxes, more corporate customers are viewing it as a security risk, especially when e-mail based worms like MyDoom come onto the scene. TAGS: Networks Associates Technology Inc., anti-spam, security risk, spam, MyDoom virus, corporate security, worm attack, worm, security, e-mail server, security company, survey, e-mail, server

Data-thieving worm targets Orkut users

June 16, 2006 Portuguese-speaking users of Google's social-networking site are especially at risk from worm that aims to steal banking data. TAGS: Orkut.com, FaceTime Communications, worm, online banking, Google Inc., security company, security, e-mail

Sober worm makes a comeback

May 6, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, worm, virus, security company, antivirus, e-mail address, e-mail, security

'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. TAGS: Nimda worm, Code Red worm, worm, Microsoft IIS Server, vulnerable server, terrorist attack, Symantec Corp., antivirus, virus, evidence, spokeswoman, attack, server, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Net watchers wary of Sasser fallout

May 6, 2004 A researcher warns that a hybrid worm could be spun off Sasser, as companies are told to include the money spent cleaning up such attacks in the cost of owning technology. TAGS: Sasser worm, Debby Fry Wilson, worm, Gartner Inc., researcher, patch, threat, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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

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, AltaVista Co., worm, variant, Lycos Inc., Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., virus, mailbox, e-mail address, search engine, message, Google Inc., antivirus, technique, Yahoo! Inc.

Security from A to Z: Love Bug

November 27, 2006 The computer virus caused an estimated $8.5 billion in damage, making it the most expensive to date. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: computer virus, Philippines, worm, virus, security, e-mail

Updates aim to defuse Bagle ploy

March 4, 2004 Antivirus companies add a new trick to their arsenal against the fast-spreading worm, introducing software that decrypts the e-mail attachments that carry it. TAGS: Bagle virus, Kaspersky Lab, Bitdefender, worm, antivirus, antivirus company, attachment, password, technique, security, e-mail
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