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Showing 1-17 of 17 results foundOpenOffice 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.Naked pinups revealed as virus
December 10, 2004 Worm disguised as photos of glamour models aims to swamp Chechen separatist Web sites.Mytob e-mail worm proliferating quickly
March 29, 2005 The mass-mailing varmint makes up in numbers what it lacks in heft, security watchers say.Report: Flaws level off, but worms still squirming
March 15, 2004 Data from security company Symantec confirms that alerts regarding software flaws have increased only slightly, but that doesn't necessarily mean software is getting safer.MyDoom seeks to destroy antivirus firms
October 18, 2004 In worm's latest version, authors ridicule rival worm Netsky and promise to attack Symantec, McAfee and others.MyDoom variant slams mailboxes, search engines
July 26, 2004 New version of worm clogs e-mail systems around world, slows Google, Yahoo, AltaVista and Lycos to a crawl.MyDoom opens door for attack on Microsoft
July 27, 2004 New variant of the worm represents a troubling trend that results in PCs being "owned by the virus writers," one expert says.Second Netsky worm on the loose
February 18, 2004 A second variant of the virus, which first popped up this week, has started to infect a significant number of PCs by convincing their owners to open an e-mail attachment.Happy New Worm
January 2, 2004 Antivirus experts are warning of a troublesome, Christmas-themed e-mail worm and a virus that spreads via MSN Messenger, the popular instant-messaging application.Four new Bagle worms added to Internet soup
March 19, 2004 Virus writers produce four more versions of the Bagle worm: Q, R, S and T. The worms exploit an ActiveX vulnerability for those that haven't updated Windows.'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.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.Worm spells double trouble for PCs
July 15, 2005 Combined mass-mailing worm and network worm attempts to hijack computers and to launch a DOS attack on Symantec's Web site.MyDoom's day passes quickly
July 27, 2004 Latest outbreak has already peaked, and initial estimates show worm to be a lightweight compared with original.Smart-phone worm has a hang-up
June 15, 2004 Researchers say the "Cabir" virus takes an approach that hampers its spread--it asks for permission to infect your phone.Name that worm--plan looks to cut through chaos
September 22, 2005 Plethora of different handles for the same threat can confuse security efforts. Common-identifier scheme looks to fix that.Sasser variants pose greater danger
May 4, 2004 Three new versions of the Sasser worm spread much more quickly than the original, infecting at least 500,000 computers.
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