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Virus Variants Spread
News New variants of old viruses are causing headaches for computer users this week. Despite requiring the computer user to actively run an attachment, Netsky.C seems to be spreading fast, with antivirus vendor Central Command claiming it had discovered...
[February 26, 2004, 7:40]
Melissa Mutates: Virus Variants Detected
News But now they'll need to go back to the drawing board because the new variants could bypass protections already put in place. New variants are changing all the rules. While the new variants complicate the prescription for network health, the most...
[March 30, 1999, 11:27]
"I Can't Believe This!", Arab Air And Other Virus Variants
News virus variants. Bewerbung, and more virus variants. Variants : a to e Think it's over? Here are the latest variants to watch for in your email inbox. Variants : f to i Phoney Symantec warning and 'Important!
[May 10, 2000, 8:43]
Phoney Symantec Warning And 'Important!' Virus Variants
News Arab Air and other virus variants. Bewerbung, and more virus variants. Variants : a to e Think it's over? Here are the latest variants to watch for in your email inbox. Variants : j to m "I Can't Believe This!
[May 10, 2000, 8:42]
Yeah, Yeah, LOOK!, Bewerbung, And More Virus Variants
News virus variants. Arab Air and other virus variants. Variants : a to e Think it's over? Here are the latest variants to watch for in your email inbox. Variants : f to i Phoney Symantec warning and 'Important!
[May 10, 2000, 8:44]
Melissa Spawns More Offspring
News However, Computer Associates Inc.says the viruses should be easy to kill because anti-virus software updated to fend off Melissa also catches its variants. The virus joins variants such as Mad Cow, Papa, and Marauder, which have cropped up over the...
[April 1, 1999, 10:24]
Four New Bagles Emerge In Two Days
News Virus writers' penchant for modifying the source code for the program has resulted in four new variants -- Bagle.Q, Bagle.R, Bagle.S and Bagle.T -- in the past two days, antivirus firms said on Thursday.
[March 19, 2004, 7:25]
Virus Update: From Russia With Love
News The variants are thought to have been created by a point-and-click program known as the Vbs Worms Generator and authored by Kalamar, a member of the Argentine virus underground, said experts. However, the author seems to be creating and releasing...
[February 13, 2001, 7:47]
CIH Computer Virus Toll Tops 540,000
News Two variants of the virus struck on Monday: The more widespread variant strikes every April 26, while the less common strain strikes on the 26th day of every month. Both variants, and a third that strikes on June 26, were discovered in May 1998.
[April 28, 1999, 9:34]
Massed Bagles Launch Their Attack
News Antivirus experts have declared today as 'Bagle day' after discovering three variants of the virus within a few hours. The laboratory technicians at F-Secure found one of the variants (Bagle.AV) on a Web site accessed by another version of the virus.
[October 29, 2004, 17:54]
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. Until the appearance of Bagle variants Q, R and S...
[March 18, 2004, 11:55]
She's Back, Only Different
News Two more Melissa variants popped up this month; the latest eluded the most sophisticated anti-virus software. IT managers wondering why variants of the Melissa virus are proliferating need only look to the field of agriculture for the answer.
[October 25, 1999, 8:12]
Bagle And Mytob Evolve Again
News A bunch of new variants of the Bagle virus and Mytob worm are spreading, but they won't pose a major threat if people take the usual precautions, security companies say. About 70 variants of the mass-mailing computer virus have been reported since...
[June 1, 2005, 9:05]
Sasser Bounty Hangs On Conviction, Says Microsoft
News Sven Jaschan, the alleged author of the Sasser worm and several variants of the Netsky virus, was charged last week by German police, but the informant who led authorities to the suspect will have to wait for a promised $250,000 (£140,000) reward...
[September 13, 2004, 8:15]
Melissa Virus Lives On
News Anti-virus firm and NAI rival Trend Micro reported only six companies infected with the Melissa variants in the past week; four others have been hit with Freelink. Recently, two variants of the Melissa virus -- Melissa.U and Melissa.V -- and VBS...
[October 18, 1999, 11:42]
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[April 28, 2008, 17:01]
A Year Ago: Melissa Virus Lives On
News Recently, two variants of the Melissa virus -- Melissa.U and Melissa.V -- and VBS.Freelink, a Visual Basic script virus with a Melissa-like effect, have been infecting the unprepared. Anti-virus firm and NAI rival Trend Micro reported only six...
[October 18, 2000, 7:01]
Smartphone Virus Code Published Online
News Sophos said on Wednesday that a 32-year-old Brazilian programmer has published the source code for the Cabir-H and Cabir-I viruses online and said it could be used by virus writers to create their own variants.
[December 30, 2004, 11:05]
New Bagle Spreads Strongly
News A new version of the Bagle computer virus started spreading on Monday among PCs connected to the Internet, and antivirus companies warned that more variants are sure to come. Antivirus companies believe the move will lead virus writers to create a...
[July 20, 2004, 8:55]
Virus Writers Exchange Coded Insults
Talkback With new viruses and their variants popping up weekly I find myself wondering who stands to benefit the most from viruses? And why do we always seem to catch the kids who create variants of viruses using code they found on the internet and never...
[May 20, 2004, 16:31]
