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Companies should not deploy a desktop search tool without first considering the security implications because they could end up helping virus writers, say security experts.
Phishers and spammers are 'jumping on the bandwagon' following the MasterCard security breach.
The source code for the Cabir virus has been posted on the Web, leading to concerns that we may soon see the virus in the wild.
Internet vandals have continued to modify the recent Slapper worm and have sent at least four new variants of the hostile Linux program into the electronic wilds.
commentary Who takes the time and effort to pull off malicious stunts, like viruses, malware, worms, Trojans, or any other deliberately damaging actions? And why?
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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.
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.
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