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New Unix Worm Could Be The Next Code Red
News The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Centre (NIPC) issued an alert on the X.C worm on 30 August, and analysts at SecurityFocus have now confirmed that the spread of the virus has been contained due to the program's dependency on a file...
[September 10, 2001, 16:58]
Viruses Target MyDoom Infections
News The first version of MyDoom spread through email two weeks ago, infecting a new computer every time an unwary user opened the attached file that contained the program. Doomjuice, whose spread has been moderate, attempts to direct any re-infected PC...
[February 10, 2004, 7:15]
Microsoft Site Easily Avoids MyDoom
News The first version of MyDoom spread through email a week ago, infecting a new computer every time an unwary user opened the attached filed that contained the program. The virus, which has spread less widely than the original MyDoom program, tries to...
[February 4, 2004, 7:25]
Swedes Detain Ganda Worm Suspect
News Swedish police have detained a man suspected of writing the Ganda worm, which played on public interest in the current Iraq conflict to spread a dangerous payload. The worm did not spread to many computers when it appeared last week, but attracted...
[March 26, 2003, 12:30]
Melissa Mutates: Virus Variants Detected
News Another one, using an Excel macro to spread was posted on the news group alt.bondage and is contained in a message labeled "Urgent info inside. After the virus began circulating around the Internet on Friday, IT managers worked furiously to block...
[March 30, 1999, 11:27]
Worm Exposes Laziness And Microsoft Bugs
News Rather, it resides in memory and tries to spread as quickly as possible. By sending a specially crafted data packet over the Internet, the worm can remotely compromise additional systems and spread copies of itself.
[January 27, 2003, 7:02]
Russian Hackers 'sold WMF Exploit'
News When the corrupt WMF files finally came to the attention of anti-spyware experts, they were traced back to Web sites known to spread adware. Some of the more unscrupulous among those are in the business of distributing exploits that let them spread...
[February 3, 2006, 8:30]
Sobig.e Virus Spreads Fast
News The latest variant of the Sobig virus continued to spread on Thursday, underscoring how mass-mailing computer viruses can still be a nuisance. Antivirus companies are expressing moderate concern about how fast the virus has spread.
[June 27, 2003, 7:27]
IM Security: The Worst Is Yet To Come
News According to Gostev, IM worms are at a similar state of evolution to worms that spread using peer-to-peer (P2P) applications three years ago, which means in the short term a significant increase in the amount of malware targeting IM applications...
[April 19, 2005, 15:55]
Spyware Masquerades As Helpful Software
News As adware and spyware have spread, demand for applications that clean up infected hard drives has grown, drawing a large group of competitors eager to profit. A recent unscientific EarthLink survey gives some indication of the spread of the problems.
[February 5, 2004, 7:20]
MS Issues Outlook Security Patch
News In addition, the worm could spread through Internet Relay Chat and deleted several different multimedia files types. Both Melissa and ILOVEYOU used several security weaknesses in the Outlook program to spread, including the ability of attachments...
[June 9, 2000, 8:28]
Bagle Uses Outlook Flaw To Speed Replication
News Users no longer have to click on an attachment to spread the Bagle virus because the latest variants are exploiting an old flaw in Microsoft Outlook that allows the worm to spread even more quickly. Because of this change in tactics, experts fear...
[March 18, 2004, 11:55]
Virus Hoax Chart Makes Grim Reading
News The original version of this hoax claims that this file is a virus spread by MSN Messenger, while a later version claims that deleting it will remove the Bugbear-A worm from a system. These included a claim that a screensaver based on the Budweiser...
[January 3, 2003, 11:36]
Virus Update: From Russia With Love
News Last May, a Visual Basic script masquerading as a love letter spread quickly after it was released from the Philippines. It had the potential to become Love Letter-ish, but because we and others had protection, it failed to spread too quickly.
[February 13, 2001, 7:47]
Java Flaw Opens Windows, Linux To Attack
News A flaw in Sun's plug-in for running Java on a variety of browsers and operating systems could allow a virus to spread through Microsoft Windows and Linux PCs. The exploit itself can't be easily embedded in email, because Java applets contained in...
[November 24, 2004, 8:40]
Magistr.B's European Focus Baffles Experts
News While it does not appear to have spread as widely as its predecessor, observers say it could cause more damage to those who have been infected. The Magistr.B virus arrives as an email, and is contained in an executable file entitled readme.exe.
[September 5, 2001, 12:35]
MPs Agree Tougher Fines For Rogue Diallers
News It's thought that many rogue diallers are spread using Trojan horses contained within spam emails. MPs have agreed to raise the maximum fine that can be imposed against companies who operate "rogue dialler" software that hijacks a dial-up Internet...
[December 22, 2005, 9:35]
Google's Desktop Liberation Tool
Leader As news of Google's new tool spread around the ZDNet UK office, people gathered around computers, excitedly finding new features and trying out new ideas. It's reminiscent of the browser wars of the last decade, where users would eagerly await the...
[October 15, 2004, 12:00]
MSBlast Spreads Fast But Impact Is Limited
News An existing patch, heightened security awareness and the relatively slow pace of the worm are combining to blunt the overall impact of the worm's spread, according to sources. Wray and others warned that variants of the virus that spread more...
[August 13, 2003, 9:04]
Estonian Arrested Over Web Bank Thefts
News According to a report from the Sydney Morning Herald, the suspect spread the Trojan horse by emailing thousands of messages that promised job offers. The offers pretended to come from legitimate organisations, such as banks and investment firms...
[April 4, 2005, 16:15]
