Worms
Beware of Koobface the social worm
By: Stephen Withers
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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By: Stephen Withers
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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TrustDefender looks deep into banking trojan’s soul
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Banking trojans, such as the reviled “SilentBanker” trojan that is capturing unsuspecting and even anti-virus protected users by surprise and ripping money out of bank accounts, are digital curses upon not only users but the financial industry as a whole. Security experts TrustDefender take it apart in their latest blog entry.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Banking trojans, such as the reviled “SilentBanker” trojan that is capturing unsuspecting and even anti-virus protected users by surprise and ripping money out of bank accounts, are digital curses upon not only users but the financial industry as a whole. Security experts TrustDefender take it apart in their latest blog entry.
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Google Readers at risk from unsocial Facebook worm
By: Davey Winder
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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By: Davey Winder
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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Worms in space: NASA confirms International Space Station infected
By: Davey Winder
NASA has confirmed that a laptop aboard the International Space Station has been infected with the W32.Gammima.AG worm, and admits this isn't the first time it has happened...
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By: Davey Winder
NASA has confirmed that a laptop aboard the International Space Station has been infected with the W32.Gammima.AG worm, and admits this isn't the first time it has happened...
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Paris Hilton Tosses Dwarf On The Street as Koobface worms its way into Facebook and MySpace
By: Davey Winder
Kaspersky Lab is warning of a new worm, which like its slimy equivalent has been chopped in two and continues to move around. In the case of Koobface one half is heading for Facebook while the other attacks MySpace...
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By: Davey Winder
Kaspersky Lab is warning of a new worm, which like its slimy equivalent has been chopped in two and continues to move around. In the case of Koobface one half is heading for Facebook while the other attacks MySpace...
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Storm continues as USA declares war on Iran
By: Davey Winder
Is it "The beginning of World War III" as news breaks that the "US Army crossed Iran's borders" and there are now "20000 US Soldiers in Iran" which in effect means "USA declares war on Iran" as a number of reports are suggesting?
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By: Davey Winder
Is it "The beginning of World War III" as news breaks that the "US Army crossed Iran's borders" and there are now "20000 US Soldiers in Iran" which in effect means "USA declares war on Iran" as a number of reports are suggesting?
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Sophos horrified at Microsoft notion of a ‘good worm’
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Computer viruses and worms are incredibly good at spreading themselves across the Internet, merrily infecting PCs with their dastardly payloads. But what if that payload was beneficial, rather than harmful? A Microsoft Research paper suggests these ‘friendly worms’ could be helpful – but Sophos says this is pure ‘nonsense’ – and on this we heartily agree!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Computer viruses and worms are incredibly good at spreading themselves across the Internet, merrily infecting PCs with their dastardly payloads. But what if that payload was beneficial, rather than harmful? A Microsoft Research paper suggests these ‘friendly worms’ could be helpful – but Sophos says this is pure ‘nonsense’ – and on this we heartily agree!
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Nokia and Symbian mobiles under attack from new worm
By: Stan Beer
A new SymbianOS worm has been discovered to be actively spreading on various mobile phone networks harvesting phone numbers stored in contact lists to send multimedia messages. The incident, while still relatively contained, could signal a trend to mobile phone malware exploitation that security firms have long been predicting as inevitable.
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By: Stan Beer
A new SymbianOS worm has been discovered to be actively spreading on various mobile phone networks harvesting phone numbers stored in contact lists to send multimedia messages. The incident, while still relatively contained, could signal a trend to mobile phone malware exploitation that security firms have long been predicting as inevitable.
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