New worms turn up
News Several new worms have been spotted in the wild today including a variant of Sober; a variant of Bropia; and a new MyDoom -- taking the total number of variants of that worm beyond 50. Bropia.J (or Bropia.I) is also spreading in small numbers with...
[February 21, 2005, 15:15]
MSN Messenger hit by double-whammy worm
News The latest variant of the Bropia worm was discovered on Wednesday evening. Biviano said this variant of Bropia can easily be avoided because it exploits vulnerabilities that could have been patched months ago and relies on users opening a file...
[February 3, 2005, 8:50]
IM viruses finally come of age
Talkback On the 7th of march my PC got infected by "Bropia" worm. I have collected information about "Bropia" and found ultimate virus scan that resolved the problem in "safety mode with network" It's a German AntyVir program thet did tremendous work and as...
[April 5, 2005, 14:04]
Should you be worried about IM security?
News This month, two offshoots of the rapidly emerging Bropia IM worm emerged, called Kelvir and Serflog. One notable aspect of the recent Kelvir and Serflog offshoots of Bropia was that they bore signs that attackers have begun to use the malicious...
[March 22, 2005, 14:20]
MSN Messenger used for viral gang warfare
News A was a 'good' worm — it was designed to search and destroy variants of the Bropia worm, which also used the MSN Messenger service to spread. On infected systems, the Assiral.A worm displayed the message: "Larissa - Anti-Bropia - Freeing the world...
[March 8, 2005, 8:30]
IM viruses finally come of age review
Reviews It is this spontaneity -- like having an impromptu conversation around the water cooler -- that often induces us to lower our guard, making us vulnerable to IM-borne phishing scams and viruses, such as Kelvir and Bropia.
[April 4, 2005, 12:45]
IM malware threat skyrockets
News The Kelvir, Bropia, and Bizex worms were reported as the top three most frequently detected IM infections in corporate environments. Reports of malware, spam and hacking attacks over instant-messaging (IM) services are up 50 percent this year...
[March 9, 2005, 16:15]
