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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. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, McAfee Inc., flaw, victim, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, vulnerability, antivirus, Symantec Corp., Web server, firewall, security, server, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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

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. TAGS: thin client, computer virus, virus, desktop computer, utility computing, vision, server, PC, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Insecure about security

January 12, 2004 Worms and viruses delivered a wake-up call last year that corporate America couldn't ignore. TAGS: Sobig, MSBlast worm, virus, worm, Linux, attack, security, America, Microsoft Corp., open source, server, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: MyDoom virus, Eolas Technologies Inc., e-mail virus, virus, SCO Group Inc., Week in review, patent, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., U.S., e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows, server

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. TAGS: rootkit, Zotob worm, worm, zombie, trick, hacker, antivirus company, Cisco Systems Inc., antivirus, security, e-mail, virus, Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CD

Attack program hijacks surfing in IE

October 2, 2003 The malicious QHosts program, which infects PCs using a recent flaw in Internet Explorer, could take control of how computers look up Internet addresses. TAGS: FortuneCity.com, trojan horse, banner advertisement, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, fix, pop-up, domain name, malicious code, security company, server, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, PC, Web browser
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