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More Mac Malware
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-11 02:23:17
A new variant of the Tored malware and yet another bogus codec pose a vague threat to Mac OS X users.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-11 02:23:17
A new variant of the Tored malware and yet another bogus codec pose a vague threat to Mac OS X users.
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Mac OS X worm: time to get worried?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-05 19:41:38
Symantec says a new worm targeting Mac OS X spreads via email and network shares. But is it really a threat?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-05 19:41:38
Symantec says a new worm targeting Mac OS X spreads via email and network shares. But is it really a threat?
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Twittering Mikeyy worms way into work
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-19 10:24:37
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-19 10:24:37
How would you reward the author of not one, but two, worms which are released onto a hugely popular social networking site? The obvious answer is with a job, of course. Doh!
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Warning: Conficker worm finally wakes up
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-09 18:25:22
Could the speculation surrounding the Conficker payload be coming to an end as the latest variant of the virulent worm reveals its hand in the form of links to the Waledac malware family and talk of rogue antivirus installations?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-09 18:25:22
Could the speculation surrounding the Conficker payload be coming to an end as the latest variant of the virulent worm reveals its hand in the form of links to the Waledac malware family and talk of rogue antivirus installations?
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Media left feeling foolish after Conficker fails to strike
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-01 07:22:15
Relax, despite numerous scare mongering reports to the contrary the Conficker worm has not triggered the predicted tech apocalypse on April 1st. But does that mean the Conficker threat has diminished?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-01 07:22:15
Relax, despite numerous scare mongering reports to the contrary the Conficker worm has not triggered the predicted tech apocalypse on April 1st. But does that mean the Conficker threat has diminished?
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Parliamentary Network gets Confickered
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-28 11:07:56
With the much hyped Conficker payload day fast arriving, the last thing you want to hear is that the Parliamentary Network has been infected.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-28 11:07:56
With the much hyped Conficker payload day fast arriving, the last thing you want to hear is that the Parliamentary Network has been infected.
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Conficker update calls home more stealthily
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-13 00:18:40
A new version of the Conficker (aka Downadup) worm is working around attempts to stifle its activity by dramatically increasing the number of domain names used to call home for fresh instructions.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-13 00:18:40
A new version of the Conficker (aka Downadup) worm is working around attempts to stifle its activity by dramatically increasing the number of domain names used to call home for fresh instructions.
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Full Worm Moon wiggles out of sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-11 09:15:55
The full Moon, first seen early on the morning of Wednesday, March 11, 2009, is called a Worm Moon because worms traditionally are waking up from their long winter’s nap, as the ground thaws in the Northern Hemisphere, and are beginning to crawl and wiggle around.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-11 09:15:55
The full Moon, first seen early on the morning of Wednesday, March 11, 2009, is called a Worm Moon because worms traditionally are waking up from their long winter’s nap, as the ground thaws in the Northern Hemisphere, and are beginning to crawl and wiggle around.
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Could Sexy View SMS worm build the first mobile botnet?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-20 04:05:15
Watch out mobile phone users, a new worm is in the wild and spreading via text message. Worryingly, security experts warn it could be building the world's first mobile botnet.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-20 04:05:15
Watch out mobile phone users, a new worm is in the wild and spreading via text message. Worryingly, security experts warn it could be building the world's first mobile botnet.
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Time for an online banking security revolution
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Valentine’s viruses vandalise victim’s PCs
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-15 00:11:24
Ongoing virus and malware threats won’t stop anytime soon, with Valentine’s Day proving to be the latest opportunity for malware writers to wreak havoc on PC users – but shouldn’t PC users be well aware of the threats by now?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-15 00:11:24
Ongoing virus and malware threats won’t stop anytime soon, with Valentine’s Day proving to be the latest opportunity for malware writers to wreak havoc on PC users – but shouldn’t PC users be well aware of the threats by now?
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Catching the Conficker feckers
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-14 08:08:18
It has already become one of the most talked about, and most widespread, worms of recent years. But how do you go about catching the feckers behind Conficker?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-14 08:08:18
It has already become one of the most talked about, and most widespread, worms of recent years. But how do you go about catching the feckers behind Conficker?
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Koobface slips past antivirus defences
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-07 19:48:55
If you've been wondering why Koobface seems to be infecting so many computers, it could be because a majority of antivirus packages have been unable to detect it.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-07 19:48:55
If you've been wondering why Koobface seems to be infecting so many computers, it could be because a majority of antivirus packages have been unable to detect it.
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Beware of Koobface the social worm
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-03 21:15:33
No, it's not the villain in the latest slasher movie - Koobface is a social networking worm affecting MySpace and Facebook. But like Jason and Freddie, Koobface refuses to die.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-03 21:15:33
No, it's not the villain in the latest slasher movie - Koobface is a social networking worm affecting MySpace and Facebook. But like Jason and Freddie, Koobface refuses to die.
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Google Readers at risk from unsocial Facebook worm
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-29 06:42:04
Facebook worms are, sadly, not that uncommon. However, they do all tend to share a common tactic of using a non-existent video requiring a Trojan disguised as a new codec download to work. Now one enterprising scumbag is using Google to leverage trust amongst Facebook victims.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-29 06:42:04
Facebook worms are, sadly, not that uncommon. However, they do all tend to share a common tactic of using a non-existent video requiring a Trojan disguised as a new codec download to work. Now one enterprising scumbag is using Google to leverage trust amongst Facebook victims.
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Microsoft rushes to patch Windows vulnerability, hackers rush to exploit it
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-27 07:44:41
Microsoft might have rushed out an emergency critical patch for Windows, out of the update cycle and in order to stop the bleeding from a privately reported vulnerability. But has it been enough to prevent a hacker spread infection getting into the open Windows wound?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-27 07:44:41
Microsoft might have rushed out an emergency critical patch for Windows, out of the update cycle and in order to stop the bleeding from a privately reported vulnerability. But has it been enough to prevent a hacker spread infection getting into the open Windows wound?
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