After a hiatus, the gang behind the Storm worm is attempting to exploit people's curiosity about a fictional love interest to tempt users into downloading the malware, according to security training organisation the Sans Institute.
Security researcher Roger Thompson has found a new way to link to malicious servers that doesn't involve iframes (inline frames). This time, popular MySpace artist sites are the target.
The latest mass-mailing virus called Wallon is spreading via HTML e-mail and can destroy the Windows Media Player.
A Web site likely to attract fans of the CBS-owned television series Survivor could contain a nasty surprise for its visitors.
A virus that exploits the recently discovered JPEG vulnerability has been discovered spreading over America Online's instant-messaging program.
The Eschelbeck Theory states that only half of the vulnerable systems in the world are patched within the first 30 days of a patch's existence, and that within that same 30-day period, someone invariably releases a virus or a worm to take advantage of the still-vulnerable systems.
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.
Today's polymorphic viruses nearly escape detection by mutating as they spread. Related news: NetSky variant greater threat than thought
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.
Bagle (Bagle.a@mm) looks like yet another worm designed by spammers, much like Sobig and MiMail. Here's how to toast it.
Microsoft accidentally sent the virulent Nimda worm to South Korean developers when it distributed Korean-language versions of Visual Studio .Net that carried the virus, the software company has acknowledged.
Be careful where you surf! This Web-based ActiveX Trojan horse can render your Windows PC absolutely useless.
You know not to open e-mail attachments from suspicious recipients. But what about playing a song from someone you don't know? Turns out that's another way to infect your computer with a virus.
Outlook has been copping some heat lately, largely for attracting virus writers, while Thunderbird has been getting all of the good press. We examine the two products, and other e-mail clients available today, so you can see if replacing Outlook really is an option.
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