News (40)

  • Sober code cracked

    Anti-virus firms have cracked an algorithm that was being used by the Sober worm to 'communicate' with its author.

  • Sober worm offshoot trades on Paris Hilton, FBI

    There is no Easter Bunny, and that's not a real Paris Hilton video in your e-mail box. Nor is the FBI likely to be e-mailing you to ask you questions about visiting illegal Web sites.

  • Latest Sober threatens e-mail gateways

    The latest Sober virus, which was first spotted over the weekend, has generated the vast majority of virus-laden e-mail traffic over the last 24 hours and could cause problems for corporate e-mail gateways, according to anti-virus firms.

  • Social engineering helps Sober top virus charts

    Despite being released in the third week of last month, Sober was by far the most successful piece of malware and accounted for more than 40 percent of all viruses in November, according to Sophos.

  • FBI hunts down worm writers

    The FBI is "confident" it will capture those who are responsible for creating and spreading the MSBlast worm and the Sobig.F virus, the bureau said Tuesday.

More News >

Blogs (1)

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Limelight kills botnets better than cops do

    Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots -- except maybe the media.

Features and Case Studies (9)

  • Large-scale worm attacks on the horizon?

    What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.

  • Dangerous trojan in SoBig.F worm?

    The worst part of SoBig.F may not be that it is spreading quickly and bogging down networks. Several antivirus companies have discovered that this worm carries a hidden Trojan.

  • FBI: Insiders most dangerous

    Internal employees are becoming the biggest threat in organisations, according to the annual FBI and the Computer Security Institute computer 2004 crime report. But attacks and costs are down.

  • New generation of attacks pose increasing security challenges

    Get the details on the latest threats and see how they are requiring an escalation in the war against viruses, worms, and other malware.

  • Latest MyDoom attacks Yahoo people search

    A new variant of the MyDoom worm, described variously as MyDoom.Q or MyDoom.O, was discovered on Tuesday that uses Yahoo's People Search to find new email addresses.

More Features and Case Studies >

Create an e-mail alert for "antivirus"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
antivirus


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

  1. Popularity: 2 anti-virus
  2. Popularity: 1 bank
  3. Popularity: 1 botnet
  4. Popularity: 3 cia
  5. Popularity: 3 code red
  6. Popularity: 2 criminal
  7. Popularity: 2 ddos
  8. Popularity: 4 european union
  9. Popularity: 1 explorer
  10. Popularity: 1 gray
  11. Popularity: 2 hack
  12. Popularity: 3 hilton
  13. Popularity: 1 isp
  14. Popularity: 2 lemos
  15. Popularity: 1 linux
  16. Popularity: 1 love bug
  17. Popularity: 5 malware
  18. Popularity: 1 melissa
  19. Popularity: 1 microsoft
  20. Popularity: 2 msblast
  21. Popularity: 2 nimda
  22. Popularity: 1 operating system
  23. Popularity: 3 paris
  24. Popularity: 1 patrick
  25. Popularity: 1 readme.exe
  26. Popularity: 2 robert
  27. Popularity: 2 robert lemos
  28. Popularity: 1 schneier
  29. Popularity: 2 search
  30. Popularity: 11 security
  31. Popularity: 4 sircam
  32. Popularity: 2 slammer
  33. Popularity: 2 slammer worm
  34. Popularity: 1 slapper
  35. Popularity: 6 sober
  36. Popularity: 3 sobig
  37. Popularity: 3 sobig.f
  38. Popularity: 2 spam
  39. Popularity: 2 spyware
  40. Popularity: 1 telco
  41. Popularity: 2 threats
  42. Popularity: 8 trojan
  43. Popularity: 1 us attacks
  44. Popularity: 2 variant
  45. Popularity: 23 virus
  46. Popularity: 7 viruses
  47. Popularity: 3 vulnerabilities
  48. Popularity: 2 vulnerability
  49. Popularity: 3 worms
  50. Popularity: 1 2001
Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Alex Serpo Is green IT a marketing fad?
    It seems that green IT has dropped off the radar, with other technology issues moving to the fore. But was green IT ever a real technology movement, or was it just a marketing fad?
  • Array Gutless studios have the wrong target
    I have one word for the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT). Gutless.
  • Array NBN needs workers on board
    Without consensus on labour issues, the eventual winner of the NBN may end up as little more than a lame duck and a cashed-up symbol of the conflict between the desire for progress and the lack of mechanisms to deliver it.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured