Nimda Worm
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Conficker worm might originate from China
News A Vietnamese security firm concludes that Conficker worm has the same root as the Nimda, which the firm believes originated in China.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Security, Worm, Nimda worm, computer, Conficker, software, virus, Microsoft Windows
Nimda worm may reactivate
News Computer virus researchers are on the lookout for a new outbreak of the worm that may be set to propagate through email systems exactly 10 days after its first occurrence.
New studies reveal Nimda's tenacity
News As companies struggle to clean their networks of the malicious program, security experts finally post complete analyses of the worm.
Microsoft deflects charges of worm woes
News Microsoft refuted claims Wednesday that the main Web site for its FrontPage software had been infected by the Nimda virus, despite the antivirus software alarms set off by viewing the site.
Nimda still a global threat
News North America, Europe and Australia are hit hardest by a computer worm that has brought many corporate networks to a grinding halt.
Nimda resurgence falls flat
News A resurgence of the Nimda worm failed to materialize last Friday, leaving unfulfilled warnings that several security companies made last week.
Nimda: Situation could get hotter in Malaysia
News Malaysia has not been spared from the vicious Nimba worm circulating cyberspace, officials said.
Home users face biggest risk from Nimda
News Anti-virus experts say that most businesses now have a handle on blocking Nimda infections. It's home users--and their lax security protection--that have them worried.
British ISP to banish virus spreaders
News British ISP says it will delete Internet users who fail to protect their machines against computer viruses such as Nimda.
Microsoft to hackers: Don't publish code
News Microsoft, whose software has been at the center of several recent high-profile security incidents, has decided to turn up the heat on those the company considers at least partially responsible: security firms and hackers who release sample programs to exploit software flaws.
New Nimda worm offshoot spreading
News A new variant of the Nimda worm has started spreading slowly throughout Asia Pacific, antivirus experts said Tuesday.
Microsoft accidentally distributes virus
News The software giant's Korean-language version of Visual Studio .Net carries the virulent Nimda computer virus to Asia.
Patch 'em up, or risk damaging the network
News A Gartner analyst urges businesses to test out security patches, especially those that run on third-party and in-house applications, before implementing them.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management
Zotob damage deep but not widespread
News Hackers go for gain rather than pain, a study from security firm Cybertrust says.
Tags: Data security, Security, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows
Meet the brilliant (yet evil) Nimda worm
News How bad is Nimda, the latest worm to hit the Internet? Imagine combining the last five major worms--and giving the resulting creation a bad attitude to boot. Robert Vamosi explains why Nimda is such an awful beast.
