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Smartphone virus threat grows
News A security firm has warned that the Cabir mobile phone virus is becoming more of a threat as more variants emerge. Earlier versions of Cabir, which spreads through phones running the Symbian operating system and Bluetooth wireless technology, won...
[December 29, 2004, 9:15]
Antivirus-killing virus threat upgraded
News Security-software company Network Associates graded the virus a medium-level threat on Thursday morning, but three hours later it upgraded that to high. It has gone to the No.threat) for the day in about 12 hours," said Jimmy Kuo, an antivirus...
[June 6, 2003, 10:22]
Olympics arms against virus threat
News Terrorism isn't the only security threat officials are worried about at this summer's Olympic Games in Athens. Since then, concerns about confidentiality have shifted to worries about the growing number of virus and worm attacks.
[July 23, 2004, 8:20]
Millennium virus threat isn't over yet
News However Aled Miles, managing director of Symantec Anti-Virus for the UK and Ireland, warns against getting carried away about the threat of new viruses. Star Internet predicts that once email traffic picks up in the New Year as many people return...
[January 4, 2000, 14:33]
Bugbear virus threat on the rise
News Symantec upgraded the threat rating of the virus to a "3" on Tuesday from a "2" on Monday, with the most severe rating being a "5". A new email virus gained a greater foothold in unpatched Windows PCs on Tuesday, spurring antivirus companies to...
[October 2, 2002, 8:02]
Nokia reacts to mobile virus threat
News Mobile phone virus outbreaks are a small but emerging threat, security experts have said. Yet research firm Gartner recently predicted that a fast-spreading phone virus or worm is unlikely to appear before 2008.
[October 6, 2005, 9:40]
'Concept virus' little threat to smartphones
News While the worm is not likely to spread, antivirus companies warned that other virus writers may use it as a departure point for their own development, placing the digital code at the beginning of a chain of evolution that could result in an actual...
[June 16, 2004, 9:25]
Platform-hopping virus poses new threat
News A new virus called Simile.D may not be much of a threat to computer systems, but some of its technical tricks could lead to a rethinking of the principles underlying antivirus software. That's more of a threat than Simile.D itself.
[June 5, 2002, 14:39]
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[September 29, 2008, 7:31]
Mobile virus threat growing
Talkback Those experts are wrong because virus writers generally target that what leads to the greatest results with the least effort. So virus writers will rather target a system with lame security and easy (user-friendly) connectivity to other similair...
[February 18, 2005, 21:44]
'Concept virus' little threat to smartphones
Talkback can any one please post the structure or know the structure of the cabir virus and other cellphone virus please send it to this email add- red_mike_eyes04@yahoo.com.i just need it to my thesis.
[February 9, 2006, 23:39]
Nokia reacts to mobile virus threat
Talkback PLEASE HELP I installed the F Secure software fron the Nokia site and later,,,, I think I also activated the installaion of Symantec software on the phone. This cause the phone to hang with the F Secure info on the screen.
[July 17, 2006, 17:39]
Virus Alert: Magistr threat played down by experts
News Computer users were warned on Wednesday that a new virus could attack data on their hard drives, although antivirus experts believe that it is unlikely to cause major disruption. The virus -- called "Magistr" -- spreads itself by email.
[March 14, 2001, 16:59]
Toadie virus poses serious threat
News The Austrian headquarters of an international company was brought to its knees over the weekend by a new and potentially lethal virus, according to anti-virus company Sophos. Graham Cluley, senior technical consultant with Sophos Anti-Virus, warns...
[August 23, 1999, 15:45]
UK Tech Week: CIH Virus still a threat
News We can't guarantee that everyone runs anti-virus software" says Jack Clark, technology consultant for Dr Solomons who believes that even when cures are made available users are guilty of not using them - a view endorsed by Kevin Street, technology...
[October 8, 1998, 8:42]
JPEG worm breaks new ground
News Antivirus companies warned on Thursday of a new virus that communicates through digital images, but security experts aren't sure how much of a threat this latest evolutionary branch of malicious code poses.
[June 14, 2002, 8:46]
Romeo and Juliet virus fails to flare up
News Antivirus firms in the UK have reassured customers that the "Romeo and Juliet" virus, part of a more dangerous trend in virus writing, currently poses only a minor threat to computer users. Chief researcher at Symantec Eric Chien agrees that the...
[November 22, 2000, 12:13]
Bugbear rise knocks out Klez
News The Bugbear worm is shaping up into the most serious Internet threat in months, according to security researchers, as it surpassed the lingering Klez.H to become the fastest-spreading virus of the moment.
[October 3, 2002, 16:05]
Russian firm warns of Roron virus
News A Russian antivirus company on Wednesday warned that a new virus could help hackers gain control of home computers, but other security companies downplayed the threat. Security company Symantec, however, said it will most likely rate Roron as only...
[November 7, 2002, 9:49]
New virus from same source as Melissa?
News The anti-virus company that recently upgraded the Suppl.doc virus to a category "medium/on watch" threat has suggested a possible link between this virus and Melissa, and expressed concern over the way the virus is continuing to spread.
[September 22, 1999, 17:11]
