Windows Explorer, one of the most crucial components of Microsoft's operating system, was quarantined last week after being falsely identified as malicious code by an antivirus company.
Why would Microsoft send you an announcement of a new antivirus product from Russia? It wouldn't. Yet the author of the Apher worm (w32.apher@mm) is willing to bet someone will fall for it.
The latest variant of the Klez worm sometimes chooses to hitch a ride on sensitive documents, resulting in victims' confidential information spreading with the malicious program, Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky Labs said Friday.
The Bugbear worm has now surpassed Klez.H as the fastest-spreading virus, and is getting more virulent by the day - but it is bringing an unexpected benefit.
A destructive worm is spreading via e-mail - and its payload has the potential to cause the deletion of files in all folders.
Fizzer may have fizzled but frustration still prevails. Is it time to ditch Microsoft's e-mail clients?
Kaspersky Internet Security 6 provides thorough protection against online threats, but ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6 remains a better buy.
An e-mail announcing a new Trojan horse scanner is itself an Internet worm that could flood e-mail servers with useless mail.
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