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iTunes IM worm drops adware
July 21, 2005 Worm found on AOL's Instant Messenger network carries a file that masquerades as iTunes software and installs adware. TAGS: adware, Trend Micro Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, worm, security company, instant messenger, Apple iTunes, America Online Inc., Apple Computer, IM, security, virus, PC
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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. TAGS: memory card, F-Secure Corp., worm, virus, threat, smart phone, mobile phone, trojan horse, PC, cell phone, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
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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. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., Kama Sutra worm, worm, antivirus software, antivirus, e-mail, virus, PC
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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. TAGS: Nimda worm, Code Red worm, Microsoft IIS Server, vulnerable server, terrorist attack, worm, evidence, spokeswoman, server, attack, antivirus, Symantec Corp., virus, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.
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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. TAGS: Sophos Plc., worm, virus, security, PC, Microsoft Windows
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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. TAGS: Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Kelvir worm, Akonix Systems, worm, IM, threat, MSN Messenger, researcher, F-Secure Corp., MSN, P2P, attachment, variant, vice president, virus, Microsoft Corp.
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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. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., smart phone, worm, researcher, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., antivirus, Microsoft Corp., virus, security, server, PC
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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. TAGS: Grand Theft Auto, Graham Cluley, worm, Sophos Plc., P2P, remote access, file-sharing, IM, Web server, security, virus, games, server, PC, Microsoft Corp.
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This week in worms
January 28, 2005 New variant of mass-mailing PC virus known as Bagle is making the rounds. Also: MySQL bot takes advantage of administrators' poor password choices. TAGS: MySQL, Bagle virus, worm, bot, online game, password, database, virus, e-mail, games, PC
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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. TAGS: Saddam Hussein, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, worm, photograph, virus, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC
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Taking on rootkits with hardware
December 13, 2005 Travis Schluessler, an Intel security architect, explains how the chipmaker's labs plan to take on sophisticated threats. TAGS: rootkit, chip company, architect, threat, worm, Intel, virus, security, researcher, CPU, operating system, PC
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Israeli teens charged over Goner worm
August 6, 2002 Police in Israel reportedly charge five teenagers with writing and disseminating the fast-spreading and virulent Goner virus, which hit thousands of PCs worldwide. TAGS: defendant, Israel, worm, ICQ, virus, screensaver, firewall, e-mail, PC
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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 TAGS: Zotob worm, threat management, worm, security software company, Sophos Plc., security company, phishing, software company, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, virus, antivirus, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Klez.h wins sibling rivalry
May 28, 2002 It's proving to be the No. 1 son of the original Klez virus, leaving its sibling Klez.i in the dust and overtaking SirCam as the most virulent computer virus yet. TAGS: Klez worm, SirCam, Alex Shipp, MessageLabs Ltd., computer virus, worm, antivirus company, copy, Microsoft Outlook, virus, e-mail, antivirus, PC
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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. TAGS: Zotob worm, credit card, suspect, investigation, authority, Sophos Plc., worm, Microsoft Corp., virus, PC, operating system, e-mail, Microsoft Windows
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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. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, informant, sentence, author, worm, court, damage, trial, Microsoft Corp., virus, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC
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Sober.Q spreads hate messages in German, English
May 16, 2005 Distribution method of new worm may mean that Sober authors have remote control over thousands of PCs. TAGS: MX Logic Inc., variant, author, spam, worm, message, virus, e-mail, PC
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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. TAGS: Week in review, piracy, MySQL, patch management, malicious program, online game, bot, worm, security, Microsoft Corp., copy, database, password, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, antivirus
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