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  • Experts: Sober time bomb under control

    The Sober attack expected later this week is unlikely to have much effect on company systems, antivirus experts predicted.

  • Accused Sasser author goes on trial

    A German teenager accused of creating an Internet worm that affected millions of computers, including Australian rail services, goes on trial today charged with sabotage.

  • Clock ticking on new Sober onslaught

    A new outbreak of Sober may be coming, security experts have warned, even as e-mail systems worldwide work to get rid of the last infestation of the mass-mailing worm.

  • New Sasser variant indicates copycat script kiddie

    A new version of the Sasser worm has appeared after the arrest of a teenager suspected of writing the original - but it will not be much of a threat to users who have already patched their systems.

  • IM worm speaks your language

    A new MSN Messenger worm often talks to people in their own tongue as it hunts for new victims, security experts have warned.

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  • Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author

    Microsoft's US$5 million fund for rewarding informants for leads on virus attacks has snagged its first success with the arrest of a man in Germany who has confessed to the release of the Sasser worm, the software giant said Saturday.

  • A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

    Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

  • Microsoft: Separate trail led to second virus writer

    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.

  • Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt

    A year on, and the company's US$1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust?

  • Make or break with Windows XP SP2

    Learn about the plethora of security enhancements that Microsoft has included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, and how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications.

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