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Magistr.B's European focus baffles experts

...has been hit by a new, even more destructive variant of the Magistr virus, but so far America has baffled experts by remaining immune. The... Read more

5 September, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

It's back! New Magistr virus at large

Virus researchers have discovered a new variant of the destructive Magistr virus that destroys local and network files and can also overwrite data... Read more

5 September, 2001 by Dennis Fisher

New Magistr worm at large on the Net

A new version of the polymorphic worm Magistr is lurking on the Internet. This new variation, Magistr.B (w32.Magistr... Read more

5 September, 2001 by Robert Vamosi

New viruses on the attack

...s international network: NEWSMagistr.B's European focus baffles expertsWednesday 5th September Magistr.B, a variant on a virus that first appeared in the spring... Read more

5 September, 2001 by ZDNet UK

New email worm attacks Outlook

...few days, but to be honest it's a lot smaller than Magistr or SirCam," said Graham Cluely, senior technology consultant at anti-virus company... Read more

4 September, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Virus Alert: Magistr threat played down by experts

...believe that it is unlikely to cause major disruption. The virus -- called "Magistr" -- spreads itself by email. As well as searching a user's address... Read more

14 March, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Summer brings virus relief

...over the past few months," Ducklin said. According to Ducklin, Badtrans and Magistr -- two older viruses -- still account for about 10 percent of reports, with... Read more

1 August, 2002 by Graeme Wearden and Vivienne Fisher

SirCam worm still a serious threat

...attachments: At 263,000 total copies and counting, SirCam easily beats out Magistr.A, which has infected almost 93,000 computers since the beginning of... Read more

5 September, 2001 by Robert Lemos

SirCam tops virus charts for July

...s computer crimes unit. The top 12 virus report positions the malicious Magistr worm in second place, accounting for 14 percent of all virus reports... Read more

2 August, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Bogus Microsoft bulletins closed down

...an email with the message, "This is a fix against I-Worm.Magistr." It also contains an executable file attachment entitled "MSVA.EXE." The other... Read more

18 July, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Industry cried 'wolf' when it should have been crying 'Magistr

Virus hoax returns as unwitting cloak for Magistr... Having caused havoc last week, the virus hoax SULFNBK has returned in... Read more

6 June, 2001 by Chris Holbrook

Magistr.b hits the screen

...the Lara Croft worm, coming to you soon... A version of the Magistr virus, which can escape detection from anti-virus scanners has been detected... Read more

5 September, 2001 by Sonya Rabbitte

Virus top ten: Magistr rules the roost

When will people ever learn? The Magistr virus has been the most reported virus of the last 6 months... Read more

19 July, 2001 by Joey Gardiner

Worm virus alert: Magistr ate your emails

...virus has appeared that is threatening to destroy their computers. Known as Magistr.24876@mm, the polymorphic virus can render machines useless, after a 3... Read more

14 March, 2001 by Chris Holbrook

2001: The year of the virus

...first big Windows 32 virus to surface this year was called W32/magistr. This polymorphic Windows virus spreads by infecting files and via email. It... Read more

26 December, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

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