Sasser keeps slithering
The various Sasser worms continue to wriggle into computers, hitting home users hard while affecting companies to a lesser degree than previous worms, say security experts.
The various Sasser worms continue to wriggle into computers, hitting home users hard while affecting companies to a lesser degree than previous worms, say security experts.
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Net watchers wary of Sasser fallout
A researcher warns that a hybrid worm could be spun off Sasser, as companies are told to include the money spent cleaning up such attacks in the cost of owning technology.May 6, 2004
Sasser keeps squirming into homes, businesses
Antivirus software maker Network Associates believes that as many as 80 percent of those infected by the Sasser worms are home users and students.May 4, 2004
Sasser variants pose greater danger
update After a slow start, three new versions of the Sasser worm spread like wildfire on unpatched computers.May 3, 2004
Toll likely stands at 500,000
Estimates based on Internet traffic analysis indicate that the worm and its variations have spread to about a half-million computers.May 3, 2004
Netsky authors possibly penned Sasser
The programmers who created the latest variant of Netsky claim to be the authors of Sasser--and evidence from the code supports their assertion.May 3, 2004
Prevention and cure
CNET reviews Simply removing the Sasser worm infection is not enough. A desktop firewall should protect vulnerable systems until the Microsoft security patch can be downloaded.May 3, 2004
New worm's got sass, but not much else
update The latest worm could spread widely, but security experts believe that computer users got lucky because the program is poorly coded.May 3, 2004
Sasser worm begins to spread
A worm starts spreading through the Internet using a vulnerability in a widely used component of the Windows operating system.May 1, 2004
Worm warning intensifies
Security companies urge clients to patch their Windows systems, as concerns heighten that an MSBlast-like worm will be released soon--perhaps even as early as this weekend, according to one firm.April 30, 2004
Alarm growing over bot software
Many network administrators fret about the next worm, but security experts warn that a quieter, equally damaging threat is gaining control of large networks of computers.April 30, 2004