Virus writers have taken advantage of the onset of a US war on Iraq to release an e-mail supposedly offering a variety of war-themed attachments, ranging from secret US spy pictures to screensavers mocking President Bush.
Virus writers have apparently made the early developer list for Microsoft.Net.
The Australian Federal Police today welcomed Microsoft's virus-writer bounty initiative, but warned it is not a 'silver bullet' in the war against the authors and distributors of viruses.
The most significant changes to IT security have come from sociological shifts such as young virus writers finding love or seeking employment after international wars, says a security veteran.
The FBI is "confident" it will capture those who are responsible for creating and spreading the MSBlast worm and the Sobig.F virus, the bureau said Tuesday.
If you recently signed up with Microsoft's OneCare Live antivirus service -- and you use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express -- there is a chance that your stored e-mails have been wiped out.
Google stitched up some gaping holes in its desktop search software recently but the nature of the tool's design means that the contents of users' hard drives will remain under constant threat of exposure.
If the iPhone does as expected and takes a decent chunk of the growing smartphone market then the overall penetration of OS X will skyrocket and attract some serious attention from malware writers.
Symantec published its 10th Internet Threat Report this week and quietly admitted a few days later that its predictions of increasing Mac-targeted spyware threats have not been realised.
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Attorney Hemanshu Nigam says virus writers "ought to think twice before they hit the send button."
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It's unwise for security vendors to say they will never hire students who studied virus-writing in school.
New generation of software focuses as much on security as on glitzy features, as consumers get frustrated by viruses and fraud threats.
In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
It is not only the staff at RMIT Labs who have been busy, virus writers worked hard too.
The MSBlast worm that wreaked havoc last week signals a sea change in the virus world. E-mail viruses are on their way out and so are antivirus solutions as we know them today.
In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
A proof-of-concept worm proves that Adobe Acrobat files can be infected with viruses.
"Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice See you later. Thanks"--Text of e-mail message that accompanies files spreading the W32.Sircam.worm@mm virus.
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