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New worm sniffs out child porn
News An e-mail worm that seeks out images of child pornography on PCs and alerts government agencies to positive findings has been released by British hackers intent on cleaning up the Internet.
New virus spreads via email, P2P
News A new e-mail worm has started to spread quickly, taking advantage of an Internet Explorer vulnerability that was first disclosed two years ago.
Google plugs Gmail data leak flaw
News Security hole that affected several Google services exposed the address books of Gmail users, a potential treasure trove for spammers.
Tags: Web sites, E-mail clients, SMB
Mydoom: A lesson in FUD
Techguide Fear, uncertainty and doubt can have very real effects on security, especially when uninformed 'experts' are too quick to jump to conclusions. Mydoom was an example.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Business security, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Security, Worm, distributed denial of service, e-mail worm, Chad Perrin
Worm uses familiar brands to lure people
News Offers supposedly from McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Hallmark are spreading a new mass-mailing worm, say security vendors.
Tags: Spam and phishing, E-mail clients, Worm, Hallmark, McDonald's Corp., antivirus, e-mail worm, Websense Inc., e-mail, Coca-Cola Co.
Conficker spreads as Waledec delivers mal-entine
News The Conficker/Downadup worm continues spreading via a Windows hole and USB devices, while a Waledec worm tricks victims with Valentine e-mail.
Tags: Viruses and worms, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Spam and phishing, Security, Worm, removable storage, built-in password-cracker, computer worm, Password, antivirus
Aust customs security chief paints sober picture
News Hackers are now targeting specific government personnel, according to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
Tags: Hacking, Viruses and worms, Malware, Security, Conference, AusCERT, Microsoft Windows Vista, Information Security, USB, Australia
E-mail worm uses Sept. 11 lure
News A new e-mail worm has surfaced that uses the subject line "All people" and the terror attacks of last Sept. 11 to lure victims.
The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job plea
News But the antivirus community wrinkles its nose at the notion of a worm as curriculum vitae.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing
Google accidentally sends out e-mail worm
News Kama Sutra worm goes out to about 50,000 subscribers of a Google Video e-mail group.
Tags: Viruses and worms, E-mail clients, Video
Kama Sutra worm seduces PC users
News Promise of explicit images gets people to click on a malicious attachment, sending a new worm to the top of the worldwide virus charts.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Viruses and worms, Security applications/tools
Zotob suspects arrested in Europe
News FBI probe leads to arrest of two men suspected of creating the Zotob worm, which hit American Express, The New York Times and others.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ring
News Authorities have linked one of the suspects in the Zotob investigation to individuals thought to be part of a credit card fraud ring.
Tags: Business security, Data security
Paris Hilton worm spreads
News An offshoot of the Sober worm that promises explicit pictures of the hotel heiress is on the loose, experts have warned.
Tags: Viruses and worms
More Bagle, Mytob offshoots wriggle free
News New variants are spreading, but won't pose a major threat if people remember to take usual precautions, security experts say.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software
