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  • MyDoom seeks to destroy antivirus firms

    Antivirus companies are perplexed by a spate of recent viruses that contain messages in which the writers threaten to attack them.

  • New Netsky worm points to South Korea

    Antivirus researchers have discovered a new version of the Netsky worm that contains text linking it to the SoonChunHyang University in Bucheon, South Korea.

  • Does a virus gang own the Internet?

    Who knows what the authors of Netsky and Sasser are thinking. Robert Vamosi offers some speculation based on messages left inside recent viruses by the authors themselves.

  • Security firm hires teenager accused of writing Sasser virus

    Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old from Waffensen in Lower Saxony, who is also thought to be behind the Netsky virus and is currently awaiting trial for writing the Sasser worm, could be about to start work with German firewall company Securepoint.

  • Spammers get fussy as zombie army grows

    The Bobax worm, which is less than a week old but has already spawned four variants, is one of the first worms to conduct a bandwidth test on its infected host to see if it is worthy of being used as a spam zombie.

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    We recommend installing Windows XP SP2 but only after Microsoft has had a few weeks to work out the kinks.

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