The Sasser worms continued to wriggle into computers on Tuesday, hitting home users hard while affecting companies to a lesser degree than previous attacks, security experts said.
A flaw in the most popular communications protocol for sending data on the Net could let attackers shut down connections between servers and routers, according to an advisory released Tuesday by Britain's national emergency response team.
A newer, better-built version of the Sasser worm has boosted the infectiousness of the original, spreading to more than 10,000 computers over the weekend, antivirus company Symantec said last Monday.
Microsoft is investigating a security breach on a server that hosts its Windowsbeta community, which allows more than 20,000 Windows users a chance to test software that is still in development.
Bagle.a, the first major mass-mailing computer virus this year, is starting to slow down after infecting hundreds of thousands of computers, security experts said on Tuesday.
Microsoft is investigating a security breach on a server that hosts its Windowsbeta community, which allows more than 20,000 Windows users a chance to test software that is still in development.
Forget ironclad shields against Slammer-style attacks. Companies need to cut back on the heroics and focus on limiting their pain.
The software giant eliminates the Windowsupdate.com address that the self-propagating MSBlast worm was set to attack.
Holes in Exchange 2000 and Windows 2000 could allow hackers to view the system registry or gain control of servers. Meanwhile, Microsoft continues to struggle with its reputation for lax security.
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