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Bagle attack comes in two waves

September 21, 2005 New variants of the veteran pest have been sent out in two waves of spam, an antivirus firm says. TAGS: Bagle virus, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, wave, antivirus, variant, trojan horse, attack, security, e-mail

Sober storms charts as month's biggest attack

December 1, 2005 At its peak, the latest variant of the worm accounted for one out of every 13 e-mails sent, expert says. TAGS: Sophos Plc., Sober worm, variant, Paris, antivirus, e-mail, attack, virus, message

Updated MyDoom targets Google--again

February 17, 2005 Worm searches for e-mail addresses in the infected PC's domain--targeting all users from a specific company or ISP. TAGS: MyDoom virus, Sophos Plc., variant, antivirus company, worm, Lycos Inc., AltaVista Co., antivirus, query, e-mail address, search engine, Google Inc., e-mail, Yahoo! Inc., hard drive

Cabir worm code wriggles onto Web

December 30, 2004 Source code for variants of the cell phone worm is published online, raising fears that more offshoots are on the way. TAGS: Cabir virus, Sophos Plc., worm, Symbian Inc., virus, Graham Cluley, variant, source code, cell phone, Bluetooth, operating system

As spring arrives, virus spreads seeds far and wide

March 31, 2004 Variants of the NetSky worm accounted for 60 percent of all viruses reported in March, as the worm's writers waged a competition with the creators of the Bagel virus, a report says. TAGS: Netsky virus, Bagle virus, variant, virus, Sophos Plc., worm, antivirus, message

Watchdog-attacking Bagle ramps up

March 1, 2005 A new Bagle Trojan horse that hurts security applications is spreading rapidly. TAGS: Bagle virus, trojan horse, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., security company, variant, security application, antivirus, McAfee Inc., malicious code, security, virus, e-mail

Sober worm offshoot lurks behind class photo

October 6, 2005 A new variant of the e-mail worm is masquerading as an old class photo sent by a schoolmate. TAGS: e-mail worm, Sober worm, Sophos Plc., variant, Symantec Corp., virus, e-mail

Bagle latches on to antispam ploy

March 15, 2004 The latest Bagle variants are hiding their passwords in graphic files to try to avoid detection by antivirus software. TAGS: Bagle virus, Graham Cluley, anti-spam, antivirus company, variant, graphic, antivirus, detection, password, Sophos Plc., antivirus software, e-mail address, e-mail

Harry Potter and the worm of doom

June 3, 2004 References to the bespectacled wizard, who takes over movie theaters this week, help the Netsky virus stage a comeback, particularly among younger, less security-wise Potter fans. TAGS: Netsky virus, comeback, worm, Sophos Plc., variant, antivirus company, antivirus, movie, photograph

Is hard time for worm author too harsh?

February 3, 2005 Teenager sentenced to 18 months for writing a MSBlast worm got his just deserts, according to a Web poll. What's your take? TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, MSBlast worm, poll, sentence, variant, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., Blaster worm, virus, attorney, Microsoft Corp.

New worm draws Sobig comparisons

January 19, 2004 Computer security experts fear a new worm that began spreading rapidly across Australian e-mail networks on Sunday could be a rehearsal for a more concerted attack in coming weeks. TAGS: worm, Sobig, computer security expert, Computer Associates International Inc., computer security, attachment, Sophos Plc., variant, trojan horse, virus, agency, e-mail
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