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Virus update: From Russia with love
News It's going to be more widespread than Melissa but less than the Love Bug," said Vincent Weafer, director of the Symantec AntiVirus Research Centre. "I think it is under control at this point," said Vincent Gullotto, director of security software...
[February 13, 2001, 7:47]
PHP virus sparks debate
News Eric Chien, chief researcher at Symantec's Antivirus Research Centre (SARC), says that the danger is limited because PHP relies on someone having it installed on his or her computer and scripts are also most likely to be accessible on an internal...
[January 8, 2001, 10:10]
SirCam worm puts secrets at risk
News It's not quite a 'Love Bug,' but it's spreading very virulently," said Vincent Weafer, director of software maker Symantec's Antivirus Research Centre. Symantec rates the worm a four on its scale of one to five, with five being the most dangerous.
[July 24, 2001, 8:46]
Worm alert! LOVELETTER gets nastier
News For most users, if you are infected with the virus, it means you need to have your machine rebuilt," said Vincent Weafer, director of the Symantec AntiVirus Research Centre, referring to rebuilding the computer's files from backup.
[May 19, 2000, 8:33]
She's back, only different
News Macro viruses such as Melissa are extremely easy to write," said Carey Nachenberg, chief researcher at Symantec's Antivirus Research Centre, in Santa Monica, California. What protects us right now," Symantec's Nachenberg said, "are people's ethics.
[October 25, 1999, 8:12]
Little Davinia worm wipes company data
News Eric Chien, chief researcher at Symantec's Antivirus Research Centre (SARC) says that the virus appears to have been halted in its tracks. At least four European companies have reported catastrophic loss of data after a malevolent worm dubbed...
[January 15, 2001, 13:41]
VCard security hole leaves Outlook users exposed
News Eric Chien, chief researcher at Symantec's Antivirus Research Centre (SARC) in Europe, said virus writers rarely use buffer overflow exploits. Computer security experts have issued warnings about a vulnerability affecting Microsoft's Outlook 2000...
[February 26, 2001, 11:17]
McAfee 'unconcerned' by OneCare
News Peter Watson, Microsoft Australia's chief security advisor, told ZDNet Australia last week that although the company is hoping to woo both consumers and enterprise customers, it still sees vendors such as McAfee, Symantec and Sophos as partners.
[April 11, 2006, 10:15]
Macromedia investigates Flash security
News Its unlikely, based on past history," says Eric Chien, chief researcher at SARC, Symantec's Antivirus Research Centre. Software giant Macromedia is investigating reports that its Flash Player plugin for Internet browsers could allow malicious...
[January 4, 2001, 14:24]
