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  • MyDoom virus author undeterred by Microsoft bounty

    Anti-virus companies say malware writers are undeterred by Microsoft's US$250,000 bounty after discovering another variant of the mass-mailing worm MyDoom over the weekend.

  • Microsoft shrugs off MyDoom attack

    The start of a data flood by PCs infected with the MyDoom.B virus had little impact on Microsoft's main Web site on Tuesday in the US, according to Internet watchers.

  • SCO ducks MyDoom with new site

    The SCO Group has changed the URL of its Web site in an attempt to head off the effects of the MyDoom worm.

  • Microsoft offers reward for capture of MyDoom author

    Microsoft promised today to pay a US$250,000 (AU$330,000) reward to anyone who helps authorities capture and prosecute the author of a fast-spreading computer virus that causes victims to launch an electronic attack against Microsoft's own Web site.

  • Watch out: It's virus season again

    Virus writers seem to be trying every trick they can these days to infect our computers, but we can fight back. How? For starters, says Robert, try updating Windows frequently.

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  • MyDoom: How it became the fastest worm ever

    It's official: MyDoom is the fastest spreading e-mail virus or worm in computer history but what's even more incredible is that it does nothing special; instead, it relies largely upon classic, tried-and-true e-mail infection methods dating back at least four years.

  • Watch out: It's virus season again

    Virus writers seem to be trying every trick they can these days to infect our computers, but we can fight back. How? For starters, says Robert, try updating Windows frequently.

  • Worm attacks Google, Microsoft and the Hungarian Prime Minister

    The latest variant of the Zafi worm was discovered on Wednesday and unlike the previous two variants, Zafi.C has been coded to launch a DDoS attack against Google.com, Microsoft.com and miniszterelnok.hu, which is the Web site of the Hungarian Prime Minister.

  • Messagelabs: Clean up Net effluent now

    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

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