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Nimda Floods Corporate Networks
News Several companies in the UK were brought to a standstill on Wednesday as the Nimda worm wreaked havoc on their internal networks. See News Focus: "Nimda worm attacks the Web". Even though it [Nimda] is not meant to be destructive it has very...
[September 20, 2001, 12:44]
Nimda Set For A Return
News Code in the Nimda worm that orders the program to send infected email could cause a resurgence, security experts warned on Thursday. So Nimda's re-infection timeline will be ongoing.not like Code Red, where on a certain day of every month or a...
[September 28, 2001, 8:49]
Nimda Rampage Starts To Slow
News Companies infected with the Nimda worm worked at cleaning the malicious program out of their computer systems Thursday, as the worm's spread continued to slow. See News Focus: "Nimda worm attacks the Web".
[September 21, 2001, 9:27]
Nimda Worm Hits Banks
News The internal networks of several international banks have been severely affected by the Nimda worm. Reports from Deutsche Bank suggest that Nimda brought down all Internet connections for UK employees yesterday, and HSBC has refused to deny reports...
[September 20, 2001, 18:15]
Nimda Is Breeding (Kaspersky)
White Papers 5 modifications of the "Nimda" worm have already been detected. This alert provides details of Nimda.A, Nimda.B, Nimda.C, Nimda.D, and Nimda.E. Since Nimda was discovered on September 18, 2001 Kaspersky Labs has detected 5 more modifications of...
[April 28, 2004, 0:00]
Nimda Worm Attacks The Web
News Protecting your computer from Nimda Wed 19 Sept: Antivirus experts say the Nimda worm noticeably affected the speed of page delivery on Tuesday evening, but the worst is probably over Microsoft refutes claims that Nimda infected its FrontPage
[September 19, 2001, 14:47]
Nimda Resurgence Falls Flat
News A resurgence of the Nimda worm failed to materialize Friday, leaving unfulfilled warnings that several security companies made this week. That part of the program had antivirus researchers and security experts worried that the Nimda worm was again...
[October 1, 2001, 9:01]
New Analyses Reveal Nimda's Tenacity
News Security consultants stressed on Friday that, while the spread of the disruptive Nimda worm has slowed, many companies are having difficulties rousting the malicious program from their networks. For more information, see "Help and HowTo: Nimda")
[September 24, 2001, 9:41]
Nimda Worm Causes Internet Slowdown
News Nimda uses multiple methods to attack servers and PCs using Windows software. Some antivirus experts believe this suggets that the worst of Nimda'a effects may be over. From a worm-tracking standard, Nimda appears to have peaked already," said...
[September 19, 2001, 16:22]
Nimda Hits Broadband Users
News Users of BT's ADSL broadband service suffered severe connectivity problems on Wednesday when equipment at two exchanges was hit by what the company believes was the Nimda worm. The message said this could be "due to the recent outbreak of the Nimda...
[September 19, 2001, 18:20]
W32.Nimda.C@mm (Symantec)
White Papers W32.Nimda.C@mm is a variant of W32.Nimda.A@mm. It is identical to W32.Nimda.A@mm in its functionality. This variant uses the same file name to propagate as does W32.Nimda.A@mm In its MIME encoded form, this worm is detected as W32.Nimda.enc by...
[April 28, 2004, 0:00]
Home PCs At Most Risk From Nimda
News As antivirus experts complete a more detailed analysis of the Nimda worm and companies clean up their networks on Wednesday, several security groups are worried that home computer users will not secure their PCs.
[September 20, 2001, 9:13]
New Victims Of The Nimda Network Worm (Kaspersky)
White Papers On September 18, the Nimda network worm appeared throughout the world on a grand scale. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been any noticeable let up in “Nimda’s” spreading. According to the Newsbytes information agency, September 20 was the day “Nimda...
[April 28, 2004, 0:00]
W32.Nimda.B@mm (Symantec)
White Papers W32.Nimda.B@mm is a variant of W32.Nimda.A@mm. This variant has the same functionality as the .A variant. However, it has been compressed with a runtime compressor. This variant is currently believed to be low risk.
[April 28, 2004, 0:00]
Son Of Nimda On The Attack
News A new variant of the Nimda worm has started spreading slowly throughout the Asia-Pacific region, antivirus experts said on Tuesday. The variant, called Nimda.E, spreads using the same methods as the original worm, but its files have been renamed to...
[October 31, 2001, 11:46]
Microsoft Refutes Claims That Nimda Infected Its FrontPage
News Microsoft refuted claims Wednesday that the main Web site for its FrontPage software had been infected by the Nimda virus, despite the antivirus software alarms set off by viewing the site. The close call with the Nimda worm had security experts...
[September 20, 2001, 14:44]
FBI Investigates Nimda Worm
News A computer worm that spreads to both servers and PCs running Microsoft software flooded the Internet with data on Tuesday, prompting the FBI to create a task force to investigate the attack, sources said (see also: "New virus downloads itself from...
[September 19, 2001, 9:22]
Microsoft Spreads Virus By Accident
News Microsoft accidentally sent the virulent Nimda worm to South Korean developers when it distributed Korean-language versions of Visual Studio .Net that carried the virus, the company acknowledged on Friday.
[June 17, 2002, 8:45]
ISPs Cut Off Virus-infected Customers
News British Internet users who fail to protect their machines against virulent computer viruses such as Nimda could have their Internet connections suspended by their Internet service provider. UK ISP Telewest has been the first to take direct action...
[October 10, 2001, 15:51]
2001: The Year Of The Virus
News The Nimda virus crashed the internal networks of several international banks, and had a much greater impact on Internet traffic than its predecessor Code Red. Antivirus company Sophos says that Nimda and SirCam together account for more than 50...
[December 26, 2001, 6:31]
