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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

Worm plays games with victims

January 13, 2005 Cellery program lets victims play Tetris while it tries to infects other computers. TAGS: Tetris, Sophos Plc., worm, victim, antivirus, video game, virus, games, Microsoft Corp., video

Naked pinups revealed as virus

December 10, 2004 Worm disguised as photos of glamour models aims to swamp Chechen separatist Web sites. TAGS: Sophos Plc., worm, antivirus, virus, antivirus company, denial of service, Symantec Corp., e-mail address, e-mail

Sober worm hits new heights

May 9, 2005 The variant now accounts for more than 5 percent of all e-mail, surprising experts with its continued growth. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., worm, Graham Cluley, virus, antivirus, e-mail

Bawdy holiday worm preys on prurience

January 11, 2005 Sophos identifies a new attack that lures victims with a photo of naked people. TAGS: Sophos Plc., worm, Graham Cluley, antivirus software, virus, e-mail address, e-mail, photograph

'Brad Pitt' virus targets Microsoft

March 31, 2005 Hackers release a worm, called Ahker-F, that promises salacious movie clips of celebrities. TAGS: worm, Sophos Plc., denial of service, virus, movie, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

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

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: worm, Grand Theft Auto, IM, Graham Cluley, file-sharing, Sophos Plc., remote access, P2P, virus, Web server, security, Microsoft Corp., games, server, PC

Sober worm makes a comeback

April 19, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, worm, virus, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, e-mail, e-mail address, security

Zafi worm proves a holiday pest

December 16, 2004 The worm, which travels as an e-Christmas card, is clogging e-mail bandwidth and cropping up in the majority of virus reports. TAGS: Graham Cluley, worm, antivirus company, virus, Sophos Plc., antivirus, e-mail address, e-mail

Sober worm makes a comeback

May 6, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, worm, virus, security company, e-mail address, antivirus, e-mail, security

Virus alert: Spies prize Webcams' eyes

August 23, 2004 Rbot worm doesn't just tap your hard drive--it uses your camera to watch you. TAGS: webcam, worm, malware, Graham Cluley, hacker, Sophos Plc., virus, eye, hard drive

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. TAGS: Zotob worm, blame, worm, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., virus, Service Pack 2, security, survey, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, software company, Microsoft Windows

Worm tries to entice with 'lov ya' message

February 22, 2005 Borrowing a page from the "I love you" bug's book, Assiral tries to snow recipients with flattering words. TAGS: Assiral worm, Sophos Plc., worm, recipient, virus, e-mail

Paris Hilton worm spreads

February 23, 2005 An offshoot of the Sober worm that promises explicit pictures of the hotel heiress is on the loose, experts have warned. TAGS: Paris, Sober worm, Sophos Plc., virus, worm, antivirus, e-mail

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., worm, Graham Cluley, virus, photograph, antivirus, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC

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

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., Sophos Plc., variant, attachment, computer security, trojan horse, virus, agency, e-mail

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, worm, threat management, Sophos Plc., security software company, virus, security company, Microsoft Windows 2000, phishing, security, antivirus, software company, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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, worm, Sophos Plc., investigation, authority, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, PC
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