items tagged with Worms
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-06 21:00:33
The Clicker adware trojan is the most widespread threat on the Web right now possibly due to it regaining popularity as an infection tool of choice.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-31 00:23:40
The infamous Conficker worm first spread its malicious infection across the Internet more than eight years ago and just last month it shot back into prominence, infecting 43 percent of machines in use worldwide in the space of four weeks and, for good measure, it now installs rogue security software on compromised machines.
Read More About Conficker, Back With A Vengeance As Top Worm...
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-17 21:24:57
What's the one word that comes to mind when people discuss worms, viruses, spyware, malware and botnets?
Read More About ABC Avoids Uttering The 'W' Word...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 00:57:44
Trojans continue to dominate e-threats for the second month in a row, with the infamous Conficker also still prevalent, with threats from the worm – otherwise known as Downadup.Gen - increasing from 3.33 percent in June to 4.15 percent of all infections during July.
Read More About Trojans On The March, Conficker Still Stalking...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-07-13 06:27:02
Spammers and malicious code authors have created and launched several new spam and malware campaigns using the death of Michael Jackson as a cover for their infected emails.
Read More About Spammers Exploit Michael Jackson Death...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 00:55:11
Kapersky Lab’s antivirus technologies have been integrated into Juniper Networks SRX series services gateways and J series services routers.
Read More About Kapersky Integration With Juniper...
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.
Read More About More Mac Malware...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-03 08:26:59
Those naughty, malicious little malware writers are becoming increasingly clever and creative in the way they go about spreading infections and misery across the Internet.
Read More About Clever Infection Techniques Top E-Threats List...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-10 23:36:20
AVG has released a new anti-malware solution for Linux which combines email and file server protection in a single distribution package.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-06 23:29:27
Trojans continue their proliferation and spread across the Internet, still dominating the list of the most pernicious threats facing Internet users, according to BitDefender in its April survey released today.
Read More About Trojans Remain The Biggest E-Threat...
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?
Read More About Mac OS X Worm: Time To Get Worried?...
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!
Read More About Twittering Mikeyy Worms Way Into Work...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 04:30:02
That devil of a Conficker worm that’s never far from the surface these days is likely to cause a significant increase in spam levels over the next three months, according to a report by yet another security firm that’s closely monitoring the worm’s exploits.
Read More About Conficker Likely To Cause Rise In Spam Levels...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-14 07:02:10
Security warnings about the impending Conficker worm attacks on computers around the globe have been with us for a while now, and as iTWire reported just a few days ago, while the predicted apocalypse didn’t engulf the world after all, the worm’s still out there. But, be warned, we’re now in the midst of a new security threat of large-scale proportions, according to Kapersky!
Read More About Forget Conficker, There’S A New Threat Driving Past Your Computer!...
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-13 23:23:34
The early bird gets its worm took on a whole new meaning over the weekend as the popular social networking site Twitter received four separate attacks with malware that compromised about 100 user accounts. A number of sources are attributing the attacks to a 17 year old US hacker.
Read More About Twitter Gets Its Worm Four Times...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-30 22:04:21
The dreaded Conficker worm is constantly in the news these days, with consumers and businesses worldwide now bracing themselves for another expected attack from the malicious worm predicted to sweep the Internet on April Fool’s Day tomorrow.
Read More About It’S Raining Free Conficker Protection: Get It Now!...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-30 05:59:18
With April Fool’s Day looming, Trend Micro is offering free protection against a new variant of the malicious Conficker worm that infected an estimated 15 million computers last year and is expected to be launched by “cyberfools” on 1 April.
Read More About Don’T Be An April Fool, Get Protected From Conficker!...
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-03-13 19:24:48
The BBC has pulled off a stunt of some magnitude in purchasing a botnet made up of 20,000-odd computers and using them to demonstrate the power such a group has to send spam or launch a distributed denial of service attack.
Read More About Craven BBC Avoids Naming Botnet Hosts...
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.
Read More About Conficker Update Calls Home More Stealthily...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-03-11 21:42:12
BitDefender is offering a free tool for consumers that will disinfect all versions of Downadup – or the Conficker worm as it’s commonly known – which the security firm says has swept across the globe infecting 15 million computers worldwide.
Read More About Conficker Getting Bigger And Meaner But BitDefender’S Free Disinfection Tool Is Here To Help!...
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