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International cooperation key in cybercrime fight
Insight newsmaker Prosecution is hard as the laws are national but such crimes are international, says Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of F-Secure.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Web sites, Malware, F-Secure Corp., Attack, Gang, Malaysia, virus writer, Russia
Why virus writers are turning to open source
News Malware developers going open source and giving cybercriminals free access to malicious software in bid to expand capabilities of old Trojans.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Open source, Malware, Security, RSA Security Inc., virus writer, social networking, malicious software, virus
New Sobig on the rampage
News The latest variant of the Sobig virus has the ability to spread across file-sharing networks as well as by email, making it the worst strain yet, experts warned on Tuesday afternoon.
Experts: Windows 7 at risk from legacy flaw
News Like its predecessors, Windows 7 contains a Windows Explorer feature that can be exploited by virus writers, says security firm F-Secure.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, PC security, Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Corp., F-Secure Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Flaw, Microsoft Windows Explorer, release candidate
Hacker hire costs SecurePoint an ally
News SecurePoint's decision to hire the alleged author of the Sasser worm upsets a software partner.
Tags: Recruiting
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.
Security firm looks to hire alleged Sasser author
News German company Securepoint says teenager Sven Jaschan deserves a chance to prove himself on the up-and-up.
Tags: Security, Recruiting
New Sobig virus strikes round the world
News A variant of the Sobig worm appeared over the weekend and is now spreading rapidly. This is the third Sobig variant to hit the Internet this year, and security experts believe more variants may already be in the pipeline.
He's got the virus-writing bug
Insight newsmaker Marek Strihavka, a former virus writer and current antivirus developer, finds himself under investigation.
Tags: Security
Know thy enemy: Netsky/Sasser author speaks
Insight comment Which is worse: people who write viruses or friends and kin who know but didn't bother to stop them?
Tags: Security
Sharpei virus hits C# note
News Virus writers aim for .Net again with a computer worm written in Microsoft's newest language for the Internet-wide framework.
Program exploits Windows 2000 flaw
News A Venezuelan security consultant releases a small program designed to compromise Microsoft Internet Information Service servers that haven't had a recent security hole patched.
Sober worm makes a comeback
News Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Survey: Microsoft bears some blame for worms
News Though most corporate users say virus writers are most at fault for the Zotob outbreak, many point the finger at the software maker.
Tags: Data security, Microsoft Windows
All quiet on the Sober front
News The worm attack expected to take place today does not appear to have kicked off, but the threat remains, experts say.
Tags: Viruses and worms
