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"Pentagone" virus falls flat in Asia
News The Pentagone worm seems to have lost some steam in Asia, as companies took measures to prevent infections.
Experts: End of e-mail viruses is nigh
News Mass-mailing viruses are on their way out, some security execs say, and spyware is set to take their place as a key pest.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Auction site sells security exploits
News Founder says WabiSabiLabi will improve security by ensuring researchers get fairly compensated, but security companies are split
Tags: Authentication and encryption, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Security implementation/standards
All quiet on the Conficker front. Now what?
News Just because Conficker has been quiet doesn't mean it won't act in the future, turning unsuspecting PCs into spam-sending drones or stealthily stealing passwords, experts say.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, PC security, Microsoft Corp., Security, Worm, David Perry, Sasser worm, Graham Cluley
Conficker wakes up, updates via P2P, drops payload
News Conficker is updating itself on infected computers via peer-to-peer and is programmed to stop running on May 3, Trend Micro researchers say.
Tags: PC security, Network security, CNN, Security, Worm, David Perry, Trend Micro Inc., host machine, removable storage, P2P
New hacker software could spread by email
News A group of anonymous programmers has released a new version of the software that shut down Yahoo and Amazon.com earlier this month--one that makes it far easier to launch attacks, computer experts say.
Getting serious about games
News Web 2.0 and big businesses to contribute to the phenomenal growth of the video games industry.
Tags: Web 2.0, Gamer, Female, Male
Nimda worm causes Internet slowdown
News Antivirus experts say the Nimda worm noticeably affected the speed of page delivery on Tuesday evening, but the worst is probably over.
Klez.e worm threat fizzles
News The variant of the Klez worm was set to start gobbling PC files Wednesday, but antivirus companies say computer users took the proper measures to prevent a feast.
Sober worm offshoot trades on Paris Hilton, FBI
News Worm variant flares up in the wild, playing on lure of heiress and fear of Fed snooping, but is coming under control.
Tags: Security, Network security, Viruses and worms
New "Klez" still clobbering PC users
News Computers without up-to-date antivirus software are proving easy targets for the modified worm, more than a week after it first went wild. Have you updated your software?
Bagle virus makes a return
News The mass-mailing virus is starting to spread worldwide, antivirus firms have warned.
Tags: Viruses and worms
College plans virus-writing course
News While many students would be expelled from their computer science programs for writing a virus, the Canada's University of Calgary plans to make writing such malicious programs a part of the curriculum.
Zotob worm finds its path limited
News Worm unleashed over the weekend has not wreaked any widespread havoc, as it affects only some Windows systems.
Tags: Data security, Microsoft Windows
New Trojans plunder bank accounts
News Bank-stealing Trojans wait for victims to sign onto their bank's Web site and then steal money.
Tags: Data security, Viruses and worms, Authentication and encryption
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