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Asia-Pacific's infection rate lower than expected
News Latest MyDoom release has little affect on the Asia-Pacific; region sees fewer incidents.
Tags: Viruses and worms
F-Secure: 12 million 'active' bots worldwide
News In a new report, the Finnish security vendor says botnet activity stepped up worldwide in 2008, and potential numbers of infected zombie PCs are "staggering".
Tags: Antivirus software, PC security, Disaster Recovery, Malware, F-Secure Corp., Bot, Disaster Recovery Planning, IP, Computer, Server
Flaw in Windows worm tips off defenders
News The fast-spreading "MBlast" worm seems to be crashing as many Windows computers as it's infecting, clueing administrators in to the fact that they need to patch their systems, security experts said Monday.
Microsoft: Trojans are huge and China is tops in browser exploits
News The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report shows Trojans continue to dominate the field of malware, emerging markets are at greater risk for infection, and vulnerability rates are going down overall.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Malware, Web Browser, Vulnerability, social engineering, Computer, Infection Rate, exploit code
Report: ID fraud malware infecting PCs at increasing rates
News Study finds that last year a third of computers that were infected by malware designed to steal information for use in identity fraud had up-to-date antivirus software.
Tags: PC security, Malware, Antivirus Software, computer, Internet User, financial, bank, researcher, trojan horse, identity fraud
Bobax worm takes tip from Sasser
News A new worm that turns infected computers into launch pads for spam and other attacks is making the rounds, using the same Microsoft security vulnerability Sasser took advantage of.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Klez ousted by MiMail as top virus
News The MiMail worm has snatched prime position away from Klez by becoming the fastest spreading Internet menace, according to mail filtering company MessageLabs.
New LovSan variant spreading
News As the "MSBlast" worm spreads to about 2,500 new computers per hour, antivirus firms say a new variant has been released and that patching is crucial.
Research: Spyware industry worth billions
News Webroot's report on the spyware epidemic indicates that the malicious applications are attracting a growing share of online ad spending.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Antispam firm Brightmail to take on viruses too
News Brightmail, a company that built its reputation on software to screen out unsolicited email, is transforming itself into an antivirus company as well.
Gloomy forecast for MyDoom fallout
News The mass-mailing MyDoom virus has become the fastest spreading program to date and the damage could continue for months or years.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Cleanup dampens Blaster worm
News The MSBlast worm's infection rate is slowing as people and businesses disinfect compromised computers, say antivirus companies--though not everyone agrees it's all over yet.
Microsoft pushes out Windows patch ahead of time
News Flaw that has spawned several attacks gets fixed Friday, after the company comes under criticism.
Tags: PC security, Viruses and worms, windows alerts
Race against Sobig reportedly successful
News The second stage of an attack by the Sobig.F computer virus fizzled Friday when security researchers and network operators managed to secure the 20 servers from which the virus was scheduled to download new instructions.
Symantec's DeepSight alert service provided some Slammer protection
Insight Most administrators would view advance notification of serious threats as a boon for network security. But although Symantec's DeepSight offers that, it's pricey--and not all organizations are prepared to take advantage of the early alerts.
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