Kelvir IM worm spreading fast
News The latest Kelvir worm variant has started spreading over multiple instant-messaging applications. Kelvir - first discovered in February - originally used MSN Messenger to spread. Roel Schouwenberg, senior research engineer at Kaspersky, said in...
[April 15, 2005, 10:35]
Kelvir IM worm spreading fast
Talkback Mwahaha, Improved kelvir is going to be released tonight.hes releasing a new version tonight hes in #bottalk irc.rizon.net
[April 15, 2005, 15:58]
Kelvir IM worm spreading fast
Talkback The simple way to avoid problems like this is to remove the active links from IM conversations. If someone really wants to visit a site, they can copy the link into their browser and go from there.This could reduce the number of users falling...
[April 15, 2005, 11:25]
Kelvir IM worm spreading fast
Talkback this is kind of funny actually. Virus version 1.0.0.0, creator The RPMiSO group, filesize 20kb, stored in C:\ named fr.exe. Runs about 10 times and bogs your ram.
[September 16, 2005, 2:56]
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]
Polyglot worm attacks MSN users
News The worm, dubbed Kelvir.HI, tailors the language of its attack message to the compromised system, said David Jaros, the director of product marketing at security vendor Akonix Systems, on Wednesday. The worm is a variant of the Kelvir pest that...
[August 25, 2005, 9:00]
MSN Messenger used for viral gang warfare
News Antivirus firm Trend Micro has issued a 'medium risk' alert for both the Kelvir.B and Fatso.A worms. Just weeks after Microsoft forced millions of MSN Messenger users to update their client software in order to stop the spread of a worm, the...
[March 8, 2005, 8:30]
AOL targets enterprises with AIM
News On Thursday, Reuters news service confirmed a shutdown of its own instant-messaging system after suffering an onslaught from a new Kelvir worm. America Online may face a hard sell with its AOL Enterprise Federation Partner program, a new effort...
[April 15, 2005, 10:00]
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]
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]
