A British teenager has prevented the outbreak of a computer virus that he discovered when logging on to an Internet chatroom. The case has now been forwarded to the FBI for further investigation.
The Sober attack expected later this week is unlikely to have much effect on company systems, antivirus experts predicted.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment and a technology partner are working with antivirus companies on a fix for a potential security problem in some copy-protected CDs.
The youths who were sentenced for writing the Randex worm built a 30,000 strong botnet to win at online gaming.
This year Windows 32 viruses have accounted for all the positions on the top 10 list, according to a virus occurrence summary.
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A survey of IT security managers and administrators, found that 54 per cent believe their organisation is not doing enough to combat cybercrime.
Sony's copy protection could help hide new viruses on a PC. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.
Messagelabs CTO Mark Sunner claims that ISPs allowing unfiltered traffic to flow to customers is like a water authority pumping out raw sewage. Additional reading: Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author
Increasingly, attackers are using better tools to find vulnerabilities quickly, exploit flaws and hide their attacks.
The recent surge in new worm variants is due to a growing war between virus/worm coders. Additional reading: Visit our antivirus resource centre
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