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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 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 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 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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Squashing the next worm
News Two years after the Code Red and Nimda worms spread across the Internet, home users and many companies still aren't doing enough to secure themselves against Internet threats, said security experts. The same script played out during the Code Red...
[August 15, 2003, 12:25]
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]
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]
Microsoft tries to cage security gremlins
News In a column following the outbreaks of the Code Red and Nimda worms, the analyst urged companies hit by both attacks to consider alternatives to Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) software.
[November 6, 2001, 14:05]
Hacker exploits make PC worms more deadly
News Code Red and Nimda marked the demise of socially engineered worms, by combining a blended threat of proven hacker exploits. Both worms attacked the same buffer-overflow vulnerability in Microsoft's IIS software, while Nimda additionally...
[October 18, 2001, 12:20]
Gartner advises companies to scrap Microsoft IIS
News Research group Gartner is warning enterprises to "immediately" replace their Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) server software with a more secure server application, following attacks on IIS by the worms Code Red and Nimda.
[September 25, 2001, 12:30]
