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'Legacy viruses' lie in wait

Old viruses do not die but merely remain dormant, according to experts at... Read more

6 November, 2003 by Patrick Gray

Know your enemy: Past threats

...Know your enemy: Past threats Andrew Donoghue Old viruses shouldn't be thought of as dead and gone but merely... Read more

24 November, 2003 by Andrew Donoghue

Malware variant trend reflects police action

...spread their wares. Up until only a few months ago, the same old viruses had been doing the rounds for some time, but there is... Read more

1 June, 2005 by Cath Everett

Christmas number one virus plays on

...viruses detected. February's top ten, published on Wednesday, was dominated by old viruses and contained only two new entries -- Bagle-BK and Sober-K... Read more

2 March, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Latest Bagle causes concern

...or firewall can open you up to further attack, even by very old viruses," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. "This Trojan horse... Read more

1 March, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Virus variants spread

New variants of old viruses are causing headaches for computer users this week. Both MyDoom and... Read more

26 February, 2004 by James Pearce

Summer brings virus relief

...global support at antivirus software vendor Sophos, said there are still some old viruses out there which are continuing to infect businesses. "Three different viruses... Read more

1 August, 2002 by Graeme Wearden and Vivienne Fisher

World Cup fever could develop into virus outbreak

...on," Ducklin said, adding that this can lead to a resurgence in old viruses. "The more international the flavour of the event the more there... Read more

27 May, 2002 by James Pearce

Virus Top 10: Can nothing stop Zafi's rampage?

...recent months, Sophos security consultant Carole Theriault said that the prevalence of old viruses was disguising the appearance of newer malware. According to Sophos, over... Read more

31 March, 2005 by Jo Best

Virus top 10: Virus writers go back to the future

...the top 10 were new entries, although both were new variants of old viruses - Bagle.BK and Sober.K. Both viruses are over a year... Read more

1 March, 2005 by Jo Best

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