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Sony Plans Patch After DRM Rootkit Row
Talkback Those CDs are still out there and still virulent. The only acceptable solution would be for Sony to recall every one of these virulent CDs out there and take them out of circulation. Sony's offer to let you download a patch to their "rootkit...
[November 5, 2005, 22:35]
VCard Security Hole Leaves Outlook Users Exposed
News Hackers have in the past made use of similar software bugs to create more virulent computer viruses and worms. Any vulnerability in commonly attached file types exposes corporations to great risk because these problems are often used as the...
[February 26, 2001, 11:17]
Code Red Worm Stays Cool
News A new version of the worm could mean the worm will be more virulent its second time around, launching a data flood that could potentially overwhelm many servers over the next several hours or days. Despite its more virulent nature, it's unclear...
[August 1, 2001, 8:40]
Klez Overtakes SirCam In Virus Stakes
News Klez.h appears to be overtaking SirCam as the most virulent computer virus to date. This particular version of the virus surfaced in April, and is also known as Klez.g, Klez.h and Klez.k, depending on the security advisory that's referring to it.
[May 28, 2002, 12:55]
Code Red II: A Double Whammy
News A new worm, similar to Code Red but perhaps more virulent, was spreading across the Internet on Monday, infecting systems and potentially leaving them vulnerable to further attacks. Compared to last week's (Code Red) attacks, this one is hitting...
[August 7, 2001, 9:25]
Abomination Demo
Downloads In six days a superpower has vanished under the heels of the most virulent virus humanity has ever known. The plague is once again stalking the earth. Starting in New York on a Sunday, it made its way to Los Angles by the following Saturday...
[August 13, 1999, 2:23]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog (Please note: for the first three days of this week I was laid low with a virulent and explosive form of what my mother would call a tummy upset' but what I habitually refer to using monosyllables that rhyme with fits' or fights'.
[June 6, 1998, 8:03]
Sobig Rears Its Head Again
News The Sobig email virus that caused havoc two months ago has reappeared in a virulent new form, according to email service provider MessageLabs. The firm has given it a high-level alert status as it appears to be spreading very vigorously.
[August 19, 2003, 14:45]
Say Hello To Feliz.Trojan And Armagidon
News A company official acknowledged that Wscript.Kak was not particularly virulent. It's already been a busy new year for virus watchers at Computer Associates, which used the weekend to issue the first virus warnings of the year 2000.
[January 5, 2000, 9:04]
Mobile Phone Worms Pose Massive Threat
News Future programmable mobile phones will spawn more virulent and potentially more dangerous computer worms than those seen on today's home computers, predict anti-virus researchers. Speaking in New Scientist magazine, anti-virus experts at IBM's T.J.
[May 19, 2000, 14:31]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Talkback The most virulent anti-Mac tirades always emanate from these morons with their absolute distain for Apple and their heads firmly inserted up Bill Gates ass hole, in their worship of all things viral, culminating in the God like focus on Windows...
[January 18, 2005, 22:34]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Talkback The most virulent anti-Mac tirades always emanate from these morons with their absolute distain for Apple and their heads firmly inserted up Bill Gates ass hole, in their worship of all things viral, culminating in the God like focus on Windows...
[January 18, 2005, 20:30]
Cyber Security - Growing Risk From Growing Vulnerability
White Papers Reported attacks against Internet systems are almost doubling each year and attack technology will evolve to support attacks that are even more virulent and damaging. Interconnections across and among cyber and physical systems are increasing.
[October 4, 2008, 1:21]
Revealing Email Headers
White Papers And, there are viruses that travel as email attachments, including the exceptional virulent ones, like ILOVEYOU or Melissa. Email is trouble. While email itself is one of the most important enabling technologies of the Internet, it is also one of...
[April 2, 2004, 4:11]
Denial Of Service - Understanding Attack Techniques
White Papers DDoS attacks today are more sophisticated and virulent than ever. DDoS attacks pose a serious threat to the availability of any online application or service that is delivered over the public Internet.
[October 14, 2008, 0:00]
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]
Counting The Cost Of Slammer
News Analyst firms have begun to weigh in with initial estimates of the damage done by the SQL Slammer worm, the virulent program that spread quickly throughout the Internet a week ago. On Thursday, London-based market intelligence firm Mi2g said that...
[February 3, 2003, 7:54]
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]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News (Please note: for the first three days of this week I was laid low with a virulent and explosive form of what my mother would call a tummy upset' but what I habitually refer to using monosyllables that rhyme with fits' or fights'.
[June 6, 1998, 7:03]
Company PCs Swamped With Spyware
News The average company PC contain 20 pieces of spyware including virulent programs such as system monitors and Trojan horses, according to a study published on Wednesday. The study was carried out by security company Webroot Software, which carried...
[December 3, 2004, 13:40]
