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Storm worm variant ignites e-mail virus deluge

April 13, 2007 Malicious software can be contained in e-mails with "love" and "Worm Alert!" subject lines, security company Postini warns. TAGS: Postini Corp., e-mail virus, subject line, virus, VeriSign Inc., malicious software, security company, attack, e-mail, message, security

Sober worm spreads like wildfire

May 3, 2005 Latest variant of the long-lived pest is propagating so rapidly it now makes up two-thirds of all virus traffic, security experts say. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., virus, Kaspersky Lab, World Cup, security company, message, security, e-mail

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, home user, antivirus company, computer virus, eBay Inc., victim, antivirus, e-mail address, e-mail, credit card, message, security, PC

MyDoom virus declared worst ever

January 29, 2004 The e-mail virus is only a few days old and still growing, but at least one security firm is ready to crown it as the worst in history. TAGS: MyDoom virus, F-Secure Corp., e-mail virus, MessageLabs Ltd., virus, Networks Associates Technology Inc., worm, security, e-mail, message, PC

E-mail worm graduates to IM

April 4, 2005 Chod.B worm is now spreading over MSN Messenger, after propagating over e-mail systems last week. TAGS: MSN Messenger, virus, e-mail worm, MSN, IM, Trend Micro Inc., worm, Yahoo IM, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo! Inc., message, password, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp.

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

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, message, antivirus, virus, security, PC

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

IM worm speaks your language

August 24, 2005 New pest targeting users of MSN Messenger looks at a system's settings, then sends its message in one of 10 languages. TAGS: Kelvir worm, Akonix Systems, worm, IM, language, MSN Messenger, message, MSN, virus, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Corp.

VeriSign service takes on spam

June 28, 2004 The service uses more than 10,000 rules to determine whether a message is unwanted, the company says. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., spam, security management, e-mail security, virus, e-mail, message, security, server

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, virus, security expert, virus attack, antivirus, attachment, copy, security, message, e-mail, server

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, Graham Cluley, variant, antivirus, war, code, virus, message, P2P, researcher

Gloomy forecast for MyDoom fallout

January 27, 2004 The virulent program ranks as the Net's fastest spreading virus, but security firms warn that the code left behind on PCs could cause more chaos than the initial infection. TAGS: MyDoom virus, MessageLabs Ltd., infection, Code Red worm, virus, computer virus, SCO Group Inc., message, Web server, e-mail, Linux, server, security, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Experts: Sixth son of Sobig not the last

August 25, 2003 Security researchers believe that the creator of the Sobig mass-mailing computer virus won't stop with number six--the money may be too good. TAGS: Sobig, computer virus, virus, Usenet, antivirus, credit card, author, researcher, e-mail address, e-mail, message, security, IP, PC

E-mail filters not fooled by signed spam

October 10, 2003 Bulk e-mailers are trying a new trick, applying digital signatures to unsolicited messages in hopes of bypassing popular spam-filtering programs. TAGS: SpamAssassin, Networks Associates Technology Inc., e-mail filtering, spammer, digital signature, trick, Sendmail Inc., spam filtering, spam, open source, message, open-source software, e-mail, security, project, virus

Symantec snaps up antispam firm

July 12, 2004 TurnTide's spam-sniffing router becomes another weapon in Symantec's security arsenal, after a multimillion-dollar takeover. TAGS: TurnTide, anti-spam, Brightmail Inc., Symantec Corp., router, corporate network, e-mail server, message, virus, acquisition, security, e-mail, server

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

'Good' worm, new bug mean double trouble

August 19, 2003 Two new threats on the Internet are creating so much traffic that some networks are slowing to a crawl, security experts say. TAGS: Lockheed Martin Corp., Sobig, MSBlast worm, worm, airline, Internet worm, MessageLabs Ltd., variant, computer virus, corporate network, virus, message, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows
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