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  • Researcher denies Slammer worm accountability

    Security researcher David Litchfield's 'proof of concept' code was probably used to build SQL Slammer, but that will not stop him publishing

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    What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.

  • Virus-writer bounty no 'silver bullet': AU police

    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.

  • Counting the cost of Slammer

    Analyst firms have begun to weigh in with initial estimates of the damage done by the SQL Slammer worm, the virulent program that spread quickly throughout the Internet a week ago.

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  • Out-hacking the Fizzer virus?

    Internet relay chat network administrators have found several possible ways of stopping the Fizzer worm, but they might run afoul of US hacking laws.

  • Large-scale worm attacks on the horizon?

    What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.

  • New worm threat flagged

    E-mail filtering company MessageLabs has issued an initial warning to anti-virus vendors that a new mass-mailing worm maybe on the march.

  • Worms part of IT diet

    It's impossible to predict what lurks in cyberspace but there's sufficient evidence, for the corporate sector especially, to wake up and smell the patches. Unfortunately, Westpac failed to heed the warning signs.

  • Worms boost cyberattack stats for 2003

    The number of security events detected by companies in the first quarter of 2003 jumped nearly 84 percent over the preceding three months, according to a report.

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Reviews (56)

  • Why the SirCam worm is only the beginning for new viruses.

    While the media was preoccupied with Code Red last weekend, a second major worm was making the rounds. SirCam didn't target the White House, nor did it capitalise on Microsoft's vulnerabilities, nor did it specifically target Outlook. Stealth was just what the virus writer wanted, and under the crush of Code Red's press coverage, that's what SirCam got. Now SirCam is the number one virus in the world.

  • Worm out of virus management

    Antivirus management is complex, time consuming, and absolutely essential. Handing it over to a service provider could prove to be the easiestâ€"and safestâ€"option.

  • Happy New Worm

    Anti-virus experts are warning of a troublesome, Christmas-themed e-mail worm and a virus that spreads via MSN Messenger, the popular instant-messaging application.

  • Bigger, badder Code Red worms being built

    As I write this, there are two new fast-spreading Internet worms for Windows users: Apost does the now-familiar "email itself to everyone" thing we've come to expect from Windows worms and viruses, except this worm sends multiple copies of itself.

  • McAfee VirusScan Plus 2007

    Despite a face-lift, the redesigned McAfee VirusScan Plus continues to consume system resources and leaves its customers lacking support.

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