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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.
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McAfee Inc.
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Inherent insecurity
December 10, 2003
Droplets founder Philip Brittan says blaming Microsoft is a poor substitute for explaining what's really behind the cybersecurity mess.
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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.
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Clues point to single MyDoom culprit
February 3, 2004
Hints left by the author of the virus link it to the second version of the virus and include an apology to victims for writing the program, says a security researcher.
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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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Google Inc.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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MyDoom variant targets Microsoft
January 28, 2004
A new version of the mass-mailing virus hits the Net, aiming data attacks at Microsoft's Web site and interfering with an infected PC's ability to access downloadable security-software updates.
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Worm poses as pirated 'Grand Theft Auto'
July 29, 2005
Popular title is one of 400 games donned as disguise by Hagard worm on peer-to-peer networks. It also tries to spread by IM.
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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.
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Microsoft set to test security software
October 6, 2005
A test version of software to protect business PCs and file servers against viruses and spyware is due by year's end.
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McAfee Inc.
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Munich
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Trend Micro Inc.
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Steve Ballmer
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Microsoft Corp.
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Week in review: Virus king
January 30, 2004
All eyes were on security as a fast-moving e-mail virus claimed the crown as the worst ever, and along the way it managed to make enemies of two software heavyweights.
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Eolas Technologies Inc.
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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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Code Red worm
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Client Server Messaging Security for SMB 3
Protect your PCs, Windows servers, and Microsoft Exchange servers against viruses, spam and hackers.
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Sun to boost Java ID plan for PCs
February 24, 2004
The company is modifying its Java software and working with mobile phone and credit card companies to better guarantee the identity of personal computer users.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Year in review: Spam can't be canned
January 2, 2004
Unwanted e-mail filled in-boxes by the billions in 2003, as legal and technical efforts to stop the scourge were ineffective.
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Sobig
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e-mail server
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power
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PC
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Year in review: Old worms, new tricks
December 27, 2005
Sober came back to bite, while hackers hunted for new ways to attack and spread code--and Sony stumbled into a rootkit debacle.
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Zotob worm
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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