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New virus detected by Symantec
News Trend Micro, AVX and Symantec say a new virus is spreading: BADTRANS.A, or w32.badtrans.13312@mm. AVX says the virus was detected on 12 April, whereas Symantec says it was discovered on 11 April. Take me to the Virus Workshop
[April 17, 2001, 11:15]
New virus first to infect Macromedia Flash
News It does show that the virus writers are always looking for new battlegrounds. It won't be a very effective spreading method if they only use Shockwave Flash," he said, citing NAI tests that confirmed the virus will not spread when the Macromedia...
[January 9, 2002, 9:34]
New virus hides behind old technology
News A new virus from the Czech Republic has anti-virus software makers rushing to analyse the ability of so-called "files streams" to infect PCs. Certainly, this virus begins a new era in computer virus creation," Kaspersky said in a statement from...
[September 6, 2000, 8:02]
New virus travels in PDF files
News But the Peachy virus raises the issue that PDF files -- widely used to display documents within Web browsers and email -- could become a new channel for spreading viruses. But a new virus carried by programs embedded in PDF files raises concerns...
[August 8, 2001, 9:30]
It's back! New Magistr virus at large
News Virus researchers have discovered a new variant of the destructive Magistr virus that destroys local and network files and can also overwrite data stored on the CMOS and BIOS chips. Known as Magistr.B, the new virus arrives in an email and can...
[September 5, 2001, 8:54]
New Pretty Park virus in the wild
News A new variant of last year's "Pretty Park" virus is making the rounds, according to anti-virus firm Network Associates. This new outbreak -- officially labelled W32/Pretty.worm.unp -- is simply that virus delivered in uncompressed form, according...
[March 3, 2000, 13:48]
New Developments in Virus Control
White Papers This webinar discusses the main new trends in virus control. Despite concentrated investment in anti-virus technology, viruses continue to be a significant problem. As a result, many messaging managers are considering additional ways of controlling...
[June 16, 2006, 0:00]
Virus protectors get a brand new bag
News Fixes for a new virus can be disseminated to all the machines on the network within as little as 30 minutes of encountering the first virus. The technology automatically updates all subscribers over the Internet with virus recognition patterns...
[October 4, 1999, 9:01]
New Bugbear worm races up virus charts
News A new variant of the Bugbear virus -- Win32.Bugbear.B -- has emerged and threatens corporate and home computer systems, according to antivirus experts. He predicted that the variant -- also known as W32/Kimjo.A-mm and W32.Shamur -- would spread...
[June 5, 2003, 10:06]
New virus creates Shockwaves
News A new virus is beginning to send shockwaves around the world. The virus, known as TROJ_Shockwave.a arrives as an email message similar to the infamous Melissa and Love Bug worms. We've learnt from the Love Bug virus, [this virus] has the same...
[December 1, 2000, 8:41]
News Burst: New virus creates shockwaves
News A new virus is beginning to send shockwaves around the world. The virus, known as TROJ_Shockwave.a arrives as an email message similar to the infamous Melissa and Love Bug worms. Experts say the worm is travelling faster than the speed of light to...
[December 1, 2000, 8:13]
New virus downloads itself from Web pages
News Antivirus companies are reporting a high incidence of a new virus, which they say is spreading fast by using every trick in the book -- including downloading itself from Web pages by exploiting a weakness in Internet Explorer.
[September 18, 2001, 18:28]
Bugbear to set new virus record
News The Bugbear computer virus may be spreading more slowly this week than last, but it's still on track to be the most prolific email virus to date, antivirus experts said on Monday. Last week, email service provider MessageLabs intercepted 320,000...
[October 8, 2002, 7:45]
'BubbleBoy' virus breaks new ground
News An anonymous virus writer who is apparently an avid "Seinfeld" fan has created a virus -- actually a self-replicating worm -- that can spread itself through a user's Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express client.
[November 10, 1999, 8:12]
Platform-hopping virus poses new threat
News A new virus called Simile.D may not be much of a threat to computer systems, but some of its technical tricks could lead to a rethinking of the principles underlying antivirus software. The program has code that not only works hard to hide the...
[June 5, 2002, 14:39]
New NAV offers one-click anti-virus update
News Also new are Striker, a revamped scanner that can spot polymorphic - mutating - viruses, and Repair Wizard, a hand-holding guide to getting rid of viruses. Called LiveUpdate, the tool takes users straight to Symantec's Web site where the data is held.
[August 21, 1996, 13:05]
Experts predict new virus rampage
Talkback Good article but not clear what windows feature your talking about here. Is it the messenger service on a windows machine that allows small pop up messages to be sent to any windows terminal on a ntw?
[October 24, 2003, 10:23]
Tsunami worm hits new virus low
Talkback Are hackers really that desperate to get one over on each other?
[January 18, 2005, 12:26]
Tsunami worm hits new virus low
Talkback NJ > Yes. These are not well-rounded individuals. Things like this make me sick.
[January 20, 2005, 8:39]
Experts predict new virus rampage
Talkback why's nothing been mentioned about the viruses spread by MSN messenger? Had to buy a router box to protect my dads computer from them!
[October 24, 2003, 9:51]
