Of the seven Windows vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft on Tuesday, security experts say that there is one that is the most likely to be exploited by a worm.
The proportion of e-mails containing viruses rises drastically, according to one company, and the blame is laid at the door of computer users at home.
Australian experts have warned that the Bugbear worm is still cause for concern, despite a fall in the number of reported infections over the long weekend.
Computer viruses are proliferating faster than ever, according to British security company MessageLabs, which has reported that it caught as many pests in the first half of 2002 as it did in all of last year.
More than a week after it first started spreading, the latest variant of the Klez worm continues to infect PC users that haven't taken steps to protect themselves.
More than a week after it first started spreading, the latest variant of the Klez worm continues to infect PC users that haven't taken steps to protect themselves.
Symantec CEO John Thompson says the rapid evolution of cyberattacks is forcing a new calculus of considerations among customers as well as software security providers.
Norton AntiVirus is like detol for computers--it identifies viruses faster than the Heath Department, and stomps worms harder than the cruelest kid.
Cloaked in Microsoft's clothes unknown entities managed to sneak by VeriSign's radar to be issued a series digital certificates. The incident created a threat to every single Windows user but nobody seems to care.
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