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    Five Internet Service Providers have been recruited by the government to hunt down virus-infected computers used to send spam or launch DDoS attacks from Australia.

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    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.

  • Microsoft slammed for 'stupid' friendly-worm idea

    Reminiscent of the "good" Nachi worm unleashed in 2003, Microsoft researchers have touted the idea of "friendly worms" to issue software patches, which has been labelled "stupid" by security experts.

  • The next virus threat: IP telephony

    While mobile telephone viruses have been the subject of headlines recently, IP-based telephones could represent a more immediate security threat for many businesses.

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    Gil Shwed, Check Point Software CEO, weighs in on who's winning the war of attrition between virus writers and security companies.

  • Australia alerted to Fretheme worm

    Australian businesses are being warned to install patches and signature files to protect against a worm variant which has surfaced in the US and Europe.

  • 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.

  • Netsky, Mydoom.F pose triple threat

    See how Netsky, Bagle, and Mydoom variants have been causing havoc for corporate mail systems and learn how to blunt their attacks. Additional reading: Antivirus Resource Centre

  • Slapper worm gains strength in numbers

    A new worm that attacks Linux Web servers compromises more than 3,500 machines, creating a rogue peer-to-peer network that has been used to flood other computers with data.

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