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Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005 2005
antivirus solution
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Win32.VB worm spreading quickly
January 18, 2006
Mass-mailing e-mail worm jumps to the No. 3 spot on F-Secure's virus chart, but poses little risk.
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Recon worms on the way, experts say
June 10, 2005
Viruses that reconnoiter your computer for flaws before they attack are expected to become more common.
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BlackSpider Technologies
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'Brad Pitt' virus targets Microsoft
March 31, 2005
Hackers release a worm, called Ahker-F, that promises salacious movie clips of celebrities.
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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.
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Symbian Inc.
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Bluetooth
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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.
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Worm ID scheme gets under way
October 5, 2005
Common Malware Enumeration scheme aims to clear up confusion by giving each worm, virus or other pest its own unique identifier.
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McAfee Inc.
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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.
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Microsoft Security Update MS03-026
Security patch to prevent Blaster Worm virus
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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.
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adware
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Trend Micro Inc.
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AOL Instant Messenger
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instant messenger
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America Online Inc.
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Apple iTunes
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Apple Computer
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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.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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Another worm hits AIM users
July 14, 2005
New version of Opanki worm targets users of AOL Instant Messenger and attempts to install software that will let an attacker remotely control a victim's PC.
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AOL Instant Messenger
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instant messenger
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America Online Inc.
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link
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OpenOffice 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.
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OpenOffice
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Symantec Corp.
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Apple Mac OS
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Linux
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Apple Macintosh
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Computer
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Microsoft Windows
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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.
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Code Red worm
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Microsoft IIS Server
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server
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Sober worm makes a comeback
April 19, 2005
Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned.
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Sophos Plc.
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Hackers try to crack Windows PowerShell
August 1, 2006
Code targets command line interface shell and scripting language product being developed by Microsoft.
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Microsoft Windows PowerShell
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Kazaa
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scripting language
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McAfee Inc.
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virus
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Windows
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New IM worm chats with intended victims
December 7, 2005
Worm that hits IM users might be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload.
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IMLogic
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Akonix Systems
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victim
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target
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IM
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Time Warner Inc.
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AOL Instant Messenger
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America Online Inc.
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link
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security
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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.
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Aladdin Knowledge Systems
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Kelvir worm
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Akonix Systems
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F-Secure Corp.
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researcher
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P2P
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vice president
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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.
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Gartner Inc.
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Apple Mac OS
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Apple Computer
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Symantec Corp.
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Apple Mac OS X
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Sober worm makes a comeback
May 6, 2005
Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned.
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Graham Cluley
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Sophos Plc.
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