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  • Security experts warn of worm variant

    A variant of the Sobig worm that appeared over the weekend is now spreading rapidly, security experts have warned.

  • New worm threat flagged

    E-mail filtering company MessageLabs has issued an initial warning to anti-virus vendors that a new mass-mailing worm maybe on the march.

  • New Bugbear variant threatens AU computers

    A new variant of the Bugbear virus -- Win32.Bugbear.B -- has emerged and threatens Australian corporate and home personal computers, according to Computer Associates' anti-virus laboratories.

  • MessageLabs reverses stance on Aust Sobig infection

    Net filtering provider MessageLabs has done a back-flip after yesterday releasing figures suggesting the number of e-mails infected by Sobig.f targeted at Australian inboxes was small.

  • No coffee, but here's another Bagle

    A variant of the mass-mailing Bagle virus started spreading Tuesday, as U.S. businesses returned from the long weekend.

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  • New worm threat flagged

    E-mail filtering company MessageLabs has issued an initial warning to anti-virus vendors that a new mass-mailing worm maybe on the march.

  • Trojan masquerades as Skype update

    Cybercriminals are spreading a malicious Trojan horse under the guise of an update to Skype, e-mail security firm MessageLabs said on Monday.

  • 'Klez' variant strikes unprotected PC users

    More than a week after it first started spreading, the latest variant of the Klez worm continues to infect PC users that haven't taken steps to protect themselves.

  • 2007: How was it for security?

    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

  • Microsoft calm over new twist in Bagle saga

    Microsoft is cautiously optimistic that attempts to spread new variants of the Bagle virus exploiting an older vulnerability in its e-mail products will not be successful.

Reviews (1)

  • Welcome to yet another year of viruses

    Commentary: It's sad, but true. We'll see plenty of e-mail viruses in 2004, despite expectations that these pests would disappear in 2003. Here's why viruses won't go away--and how to protect yourself.

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