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Microsoft Security Update MS03-026
Security patch to prevent Blaster Worm virus
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Gartner: Beware of Mac OS spyware
March 29, 2005
The research firm is warning companies using Mac OS to guard against malicious-code attacks and spyware.
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Virus pits itself against music pirates
April 22, 2005
File sharers are the target of a virus that deletes music collections.
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Cell phone virus tries leaping to PCs
September 22, 2005
A virus discovered Wednesday is among the first designed to spread from smart phones to PCs, says security firm F-Secure.
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OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systems
June 11, 2007
Malicious software, spreading through OpenOffice documents, "can infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems," Symantec says.
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Hackers try to crack Windows PowerShell
August 1, 2006
Code targets command line interface shell and scripting language product being developed by Microsoft.
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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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Sasser author gets suspended sentence
July 8, 2005
update Court passes sentence on German teen who admitted creating the worm that wreaked havoc in thousands of PCs.
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Survey: Microsoft bears some blame for worms
August 18, 2005
Virus writers are most at fault for the Zotob outbreak, corporate users tend to say, but many still point a finger at the software maker.
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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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Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks
January 3, 2006
Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan
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Watch out for worm wars
August 17, 2005
A surge in worms could be part of battle by cybercrooks vying to hijack PCs for use in Internet crimes. Photo: Worm vs. worm
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Week in review: Patches and pirates
January 28, 2005
Microsoft is fed up with Windows pirates and is laying down the law--no more patches for illegitimate copies.
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Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ring
August 30, 2005
Authorities have linked one of the suspects in the Zotob investigation to individuals thought to be part of a credit card fraud ring.
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