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  • Sophos declares Netsky-P worst virus of 2004

    Netsky-P tops the list of the worst virus outbreaks in 2004--a year marked with nearly a 52 percent increase in new viruses, according to a report released Wednesday by security software maker Sophos.

  • Hacker targets Sophos mouthpiece

    Belgian hacker Gigabyte has developed a worm containing a game that awards points for coconuts thrown at Graham Cluley, the well-known Sophos spokesman.

  • Data insecurity woes for Paris Hilton

    Like many consumers, Paris Hilton is having trouble protecting her own data. The entire contents of her mobile phone address book have turned up on the Internet.

  • Internet fridges: Virus magnets?

    Antivirus experts say Internet-enabled appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines will be prime targets for virus writers. But it may just be a load of spin.

  • Virus Top Ten: Bugbear top of the pops

    November was a Bugbear-fest, with the virus claiming a second month at the top of the virus charts.

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  • Worms part of IT diet

    It's impossible to predict what lurks in cyberspace but there's sufficient evidence, for the corporate sector especially, to wake up and smell the patches. Unfortunately, Westpac failed to heed the warning signs.

  • Mytob worm picks up phishing trick

    New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code.

  • Post-election Bin Laden video spreads a worm for the Hobbit

    Security experts are warning that an email claiming to contain a video of Osama Bin Laden's reaction to the US election result contains a worm. The email is signed by The Hobbit.

  • 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.

  • Is hard time for worm author too harsh?

    Teenager sentenced to 18 months for writing a MSBlast worm got his just deserts, according to a Web poll. What's your take?

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Reviews (3)

  • Happy New Worm

    Anti-virus experts are warning of a troublesome, Christmas-themed e-mail worm and a virus that spreads via MSN Messenger, the popular instant-messaging application.

  • Mobile phone virus hoax on the loose

    Could this be a new wave of annoying hoaxes? A new email hoax has appeared, preying on fears over mobile phone security, one anti-virus vendor has warned.

  • Fooled again: Virus hoaxes persist

    Computer users continue to be duped by false virus alerts persuading them to delete harmless--but sometimes vital--files, and then forward the hoaxes to their friends.

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