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Worm exploits major Windows flaw
Talkback I was hit by the MSBLAST.EXE worm at 8.28pm (BST) 11 Aug 2003. I have been using Windows NT and then 2000 since 1997 and have never had a worm/virus problem before, despite the fact that I don't have anti-virus software installed (would it have...
[August 13, 2003, 22:56]
Worm spreads Happy Nude Year greeting
News Antivirus companies have unearthed a computer worm that hides behind an image of naked people. According to antivirus company Sophos, the naughty New Year photo message contains a mass-mailing worm, dubbed Wurmark-D, that is programmed to disable...
[January 11, 2005, 16:45]
Worm crawls though thousands of servers
News New evidence revealed Thursday indicates that a recently discovered worm may have compromised more than 8,800 Internet servers over the last three weeks. The list appears to be an authentic account of servers compromised by the worm, said Brian...
[May 11, 2001, 8:47]
Worm cuts off antivirus programs
News A new worm variant that can terminate antivirus applications was discovered last Friday, prompting Internet security vendor F-Secure to issue a level two warning. EXE.or Com attachments, and according to F-Secure, the worm "terminates all...
[June 15, 2004, 10:05]
Verme: Worm Containment in Peer-to-Peer Overlays
White Papers Peer-to-peer overlays provide an ideal substrate for worm propagation. P2p-assisted worms have the potential to spread faster than traditional scanning worms because they have knowledge of a subset of the overlay nodes, and choose these nodes to...
[March 1, 2007, 0:00]
Worm fails to affect Microsoft service
Talkback On one hand, you said microsoft was not affected by the msblast worm, but on the other hand, you mentioned in the article,"As a result of the attack, Microsoft has permanently shut down the Windows Update site.
[August 18, 2003, 19:40]
Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw
News A new worm that targets Yahoo email users is on the loose, taking advantage of an JavaScript flaw, a security company has warned. The Yamanner worm targets all versions of Yahoo Web-based mail except the latest beta version, Symantec said in an...
[June 13, 2006, 9:25]
Worm and virus overload networks
Talkback Yet again, those people using Exchange and outlook are being massacred with the new worm.and those people using Lotus Notes are sitting happy either watching their virus scanners catch the virus or, if they are unfortunate enough to open the...
[August 20, 2003, 10:26]
Worm exploits major Windows flaw
News The fast-spreading MSBlast worm seems to be crashing as many Windows computers as it's infecting, demonstrating to administrators that they need to patch their systems, security experts said on Monday.
[August 12, 2003, 8:55]
Worm warfare rages on
News The first worm, dubbed Zotob, appeared on Sunday and appeared to have faded on Monday. However, several Zotob offshoots and another new worm, Bozori, were subsequently unleashed. The worm battle has likely only just begun, said Alex Shipp, a senior...
[August 18, 2005, 9:00]
Worm exposes laziness and Microsoft bugs
News The Sapphire worm that hit servers running Microsoft SQL this weekend was a wake-up call for anyone who thought the Internet had become a safer place following increased attention by corporate and government leaders.
[January 27, 2003, 7:02]
Worm exploits Solaris hole
News A computer worm is using a recently disclosed flaw in Sun' operating system to propagate, experts have warned. The worm attempts to log into systems running Solaris 10, execute a number of commands to plant itself and then spread to other...
[March 1, 2007, 8:06]
Worm claims Sussex Police computers
News The Sussex Police force has been hit by a worm that has knocked out their office computers and forced workers to switch to back-up systems. The organisation confirmed to ZDNet UK that it has been hit by the W32/Nachi worm, which is a variant of the...
[August 27, 2003, 14:40]
Worm and virus overload networks
News A "good" Internet worm and a new malicious mass-mailing computer virus are creating an enormous amount of network traffic, slowing some corporate systems, security experts said on Tuesday. The Internet worm -- called MSBlast.D, W32.Welchia or W32...
[August 20, 2003, 8:35]
Worm cuts off antivirus programs
Talkback Finjan Software has protected users from this worm from the very first moment - no Anti Virus updates were needed ! see http://www.finjan.com/SecurityLab/AttackAndExploitReports/alert_show.asp? attack_release_id=100
[June 22, 2004, 13:19]
Worm could be clearing path for DDoS attack
News A new worm that leaves behind two Trojan horse programs has begun spreading over the Internet, and may be paving the way for a crippling distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. This worm runs on Windows 2000, XP, and the Server 2003 family.
[March 10, 2003, 8:53]
Worm spread shows hole in patch system
News The ability of the MSBlast worm to spread has underscored the view that today's methods of patching security flaws, while necessary to lock down specific computers, are too time-consuming to react to critical vulnerabilities.
[August 13, 2003, 9:35]
Worm detector looks out for bad behaviour
Talkback worm detector isnt worth bothering ur time with how crap it is
[November 1, 2004, 14:11]
Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability
News Business systems are being attacked by a worm exploiting a known Microsoft vulnerability, IT security experts have warned. The worm launches a dictionary attack to attempt to crack user passwords, and uses server-side polymorphism and modification...
[January 7, 2009, 15:15]
Worm exploits major Windows flaw
Talkback I fought the worm. Took me all day to get it off my computer. I first noticed the Win 32 generic host 32 message as early as Thursday or perhaps wednesday on my computer. It was then shutting down my computer about evey 3 or 4 hours or so, and...
[August 12, 2003, 11:56]
