The creator of the Melissa computer virus, which hobbled computer systems years ago, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay US$5,000 in fines.
The recent OpenOffice worm may be a sign that malware writers are starting to target the increasingly popular open-source software, industry experts say.
The frequency of previous Sobig variant infections suggests we should be bracing ourselves for the next iteration of the fast-spreading worm any day now.
New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code.
The recent surge in worms could be part of an underground battle to hijack computers for use in Internet crimes, some security experts say -- but others aren't convinced.
The frequency of previous Sobig variant infections suggests we should be bracing ourselves for the next iteration of the fast-spreading worm any day now.
New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code.
Microsoft confirmed on Monday that German authorities had arrested a man suspected of writing and releasing a program widely used to surreptitiously control computers on the Internet.
Increasingly, attackers are using better tools to find vulnerabilities quickly, exploit flaws and hide their attacks.
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Today’s PC viruses, Trojan horses, worms, and blended threats can cause run-of-the-mill Windows or application problems, that could also be caused by your typical hardware or software malfunction. Here are some suggestions for determining if a PC has a virus.
"Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice See you later. Thanks"--Text of e-mail message that accompanies files spreading the W32.Sircam.worm@mm virus.
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