Help & HowTo: Sobig.C
News Sobig.C is loose on the Internet and has spread to over 80 countries since its release on 31 May, 2003. Sobig.C (w32.sobig.c@mm) is a variant of the Sobig worm and arrives by email with an attached file; it also spreads using shared network files.
[June 2, 2003, 16:13]
Sobig virus rampage targets UK
News The latest variant of the Sobig computer virus picked up speed on Tuesday, accounting for about 32,000 email messages during 3 June, according to email service provider MessageLabs. The surge in email messages containing the worm pushed Sobig.C to...
[June 4, 2003, 8:00]
Third Sobig worm strikes, and more may follow
News A variant of the Sobig worm appeared over the weekend and is now spreading rapidly. This is the third Sobig variant to hit the Internet this year, and security experts believe more variants may already be in the pipeline.
[June 2, 2003, 15:28]
New Bugbear worm races up virus charts
News MessageLabs said the worm was the second most rapidly spreading on its charts, narrowly trailing W32/Sobig.C-mm, which also emerged this week. This week has already seen another significant virus threat emerge with the spread of W32/Sobig.C-mm...
[June 5, 2003, 10:06]
Help & HowTo: Sobig.e worm
News The latest in a family of Sobig worms is loose on the Internet. Sobig.e (w32.sobig.e@mm) arrives by email with an attached file and also spreads using shared network files. Unlike previous variations of Sobig, this one uses subject headings...
[June 26, 2003, 10:20]
New Sobig strain hijacks PCs to relay spam
News A new variant of the Sobig virus started spreading on Wednesday, raising the spectre that spammers will have a host of new PCs to use as platforms for sending bulk email. Initial analysis by antivirus companies indicated that the mass-mailing...
[June 26, 2003, 7:55]
Klez still dominates the virus top 10
News W32/Sobig-A (Sobig worm) 3.3 per cent Yet again Klez was the most common source of virus reports during the month of April, as measured by anti-virus firm Sophos. However, while many of the most prolific viruses have been doing the rounds for...
[April 30, 2003, 13:31]
Companies escape Sasser infection
News Unlike mass-mailing computer viruses -- such as MyDoom and Sobig -- Sasser does not spread from computer to computer through email. When we see Sobig, Blaster, we -- my antivirus group -- get hammered," he said.
[May 5, 2004, 8:40]
Lovgate worm's got a hold on PCs
News Two other viruses, Sobig and Yaha, are currently in the No.and No.slots on MessageLabs' list of most prevalent intercepted code. A mass-mailing computer virus compromised a moderate number of PCs worldwide on Monday, installing a Trojan horse...
[February 25, 2003, 9:09]
Microsoft bundles security with MSN broadband
News Recent threats such as Lovesan and Sobig have demonstrated the need for consumer users to have up-to-date, comprehensive and easy-to-use security technology installed on their computers," Todd Gebhart, a vice president at Network Associates, said...
[October 17, 2003, 16:20]
Worms eat away ISP's profits
News In addition to dealing with event-related attacks triggered by worms like Slammer, Sobig and the recent MyDoom, ISPs have to contend with daily denial-of-service attacks and persistent low-level incursions from remnants of earlier worms still...
[March 4, 2004, 7:40]
