PreviousGibe worm poses as a Microsoft update
Help/HowTo A new virus pretends to be an update from Microsoft, but if triggered it is a mass-mailing worm [07 Mar 2002]
Klez worm set to detonate
Help/HowTo The Klez.E email virus, a variant on an old worm, is set to detonate today. It overwrites victims' files with random content and spreads automatically on Windows systems [06 Mar 2002]
Yarner worm could delete your Windows files
Help/HowTo The Yarner worm, which appears to have originated in Germany, seems to be a Trojan-related newsletter but will delete files if executed [19 Feb 2002]
Gigger 'update' worm tries to reformat hard drive
Help/HowTo This JavaScript worm poses as a Microsoft Outlook upgrade - but will attempt to reformat your hard drive if activated [14 Jan 2002]
Sweet-talking worm lowers defences
Help/HowTo Shunning sex references, a new Internet virus named Gokar uses poetically cryptic email messages to intrigue potential victims. Once you're hooked, it'll disable your antivirus protection [14 Dec 2001]
Help & HowTo: Goner
Help/HowTo The Goner worm is spreading rapidly by email, and once activated, it shuts down antivirus and firewall protection [05 Dec 2001]
Aliz worm spreads worldwide
Help/HowTo New worm doesn't do damage to PCs, but it has the potential to drastically slow down email servers [22 Nov 2001]
Finaldo heralds more ambitious worm to come
Help/HowTo A new mass-mailer worm attempts to infect PCs in a variety of ways, but so far is disabled by software glitches [09 Nov 2001]
Trojan horse scanner pitch hides Antset worm
Help/HowTo A nasty surprise awaits Outlook users who open e-mail message that claims to contain a new Trojan horse scanner [26 Oct 2001]
Red Cross solicitation is a Trojan horse
Help/HowTo New Trojan horse does not appear to damage computers, but it attempts to steal credit card information by preying on charitable instincts [24 Oct 2001]
Help and HowTo: Nimda
Help/HowTo Taking elements from Code Red and other worms, Nimda can spread through Windows and servers - find out how to protect your PC [19 Sep 2001]
Offensive Trojan horse trashes PCs
Help/HowTo A Trojan horse dubbed "Offensive" does much more damage than just leaving lewd messages in the Windows registry, and can arrive as an innocent-looking Web page link [24 Aug 2001]
Help & How-To: Code Red
Help/HowTo The US government and Microsoft are urging users of Windows NT and 2000 to patch their IIS software by 31 July [31 Jul 2001]
How to protect your PC from the SirCam worm
Help/HowTo This worm can infect and re-infect networked computers without you even knowing - and then email your private documents to others. Find out here how to make your system secure against the latest email worm [24 Jul 2001]
Simpsons virus homes in on Macs
Help/HowTo An AppleScript virus sends copies of itself to all addresses found in Outlook Express or Entourage, and points the browser to a Simpsons archive site. [11 Jun 2001]
Help and How-To: Dealing with the MsWorld virus
Help/HowTo Virus alarm as Miss World spreads: This 'cute' Flash image not only floods your Outlook contacts with mail, but it might erase your C: drive as well [06 Jun 2001]
Lion virus: How to detect and prevent
Help/HowTo The dangerous Lion worm is stalking Linux systems. Worse than the Ramen worm, Lion installs then hides hacker tools on vulnerable systems [26 Mar 2001]
Gnutella worm: How to deal with it
Help/HowTo Also known as Mandragore, this Gnutella worm is one of the first to infect peer-to-peer network shares [28 Feb 2001]
Dangerous Kriz virus spread by other worms
Help/HowTo One of the most dangerous viruses is back in time for Christmas 2000, thanks in part to other worms that may have spread it throughout the year [20 Dec 2000]
Bymer spreads through open network shares
Help/HowTo This worm will scan for open NetBIOS ports across local networks or over the Internet, looking for Windows/Systems folders to infect [11 Dec 2000]
