Viruses And Worms
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Mobile threat a 'ticking time bomb'
News Mobile botnets are currently non-existent but factors that make such a scenario possible are already in place, says security vendor F-Secure.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Business applications, Mobile platforms, Malware, Security, Mobile, F-Secure Corp., Cell Phone, Bot, operating system
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
Internet is a 'lawless space', says expert
News Former U.K. government offical warns of the increasing threat from cyberterrorism, and calls for a coordinated international response from governments.
Tags: Web sites, Viruses and worms, Hacking, IT Governance, Threat, Google Earth, violence, Business World, NATO, Internet Activity
Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Product Reviews Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Firewall, Service Pack, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Automatic Update, PC, firewall
Conficker flaw reveals which computers are infected
News Researchers find flaw in Conficker that lets them detect which computers have the legit Microsoft patch and which were "patched" by the worm itself.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Security, Worm, Scanner, Honeynet Project, Tool, removable storage, Flaw, computer
Conficker postmortem: Hype distracted but threat is real
News Experts say media hype of Conficker worm may have distracted people from the real but less sexy threat--the ongoing, everyday risks on the Internet.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security, Worm, Conficker Working Group, removable storage, computer, virus, network, researcher, Internet
Are regular virus scans necessary with AV protection?
Techguide Find out if you can do away with virus scans by relying on antivirus packages to scan the system in real time.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Scanner, IT Security, File System, Tool, antivirus, Sysinternals
Soca game for US$740M tech revamp
News The Serious Organised Crime Agency in the United Kingdom is embarking on a project to integrate about 50 IT systems, which it expects to commence in 2010.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Authentication and encryption, Data security, Firewalls, Viruses and worms, Supplier, National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, Serious Organised Crime Agency, London
Web site-based crimeware hits all-time high
News The number of Web sites with hidden code for stealing passwords nearly tripled in the past year, as cybercriminals targeted legitimate sites for their cybertheft, according to new report.
Tags: Firewalls, Hacking, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, Malware, Security, Anti Phishing Work Group, IT Security, Password
'Obama worm' probably a student prank, experts say
News Worm that spreads via USB drives and network shares and only displays picture of president once a week, appears to be more of a nuisance than a real threat, security watchers say.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Federal Government, Malware, Security, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., USB Flash Drive, Internet Worm, Computer, network
Dutch police and FBI crack Shadow botnet
News The law-enforcement bodies have cracked a major botnet, asking antivirus company Kaspersky to help victims clean up the malware on their PCs.
Tags: Antivirus software, Security, Viruses and worms, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, FBI, antivirus, malicious program, software, virus
Security firm exposes massive crimeware server
News SecureWorks has revealed the extent of the damage caused by a Trojan and botnet that has been spreading quietly for several years.
Tags: Security, Spam and phishing, Network security, Hacking, Viruses and worms, SecureWorks Inc., Password, User Account, Server, processor
Scammers customize news to deliver you malware
News Latest Waledac scam fakes bomb news in e-mail recipients' hometown and then links to malicious Web site that looks like a Reuters article.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Malware, Security, Scammer, Sophos Plc., security provider, e-mail security, antivirus company, e-mail, Google Search
Microsoft sees big jump in Trojan downloaders
News Latest security report from Redmond says Trojan downloaders based on e-mail scams rose 300 percent in the second half of last year.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Phishing, Microsoft Corp., Security, Adware, Internet Attack, Computer, Advertisement, social networking, software
Signature-based antivirus is dead: get over it
News The effectiveness of signature-based antivirus is much debated. It all comes down to a challenge issued to antivirus companies in a Race to Zero competition at the Defcon security conference.
Tags: Antivirus software, Viruses and worms, Security, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, podcast, software, McAfee Inc., hacking, R&D
