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Antivirus companies have discovered a worm, dubbed Cellery-A, that poses as an interactive version of Russian computer game Tetris at the same time as spreading across networks.
Antivirus firms are warning users to think twice before opening electronic Christmas and new year greetings because they could easily fall victim to viruses and phishing attacks.
Virus writers are merging spam, phishing and Trojan programs to develop more complex attacks on the unwary.
Security experts are urging administrators to turn off a feature on antivirus applications that causes almost as much chaos as a virus.
Security company Symantec raised its severity rating of the latest incarnation of the NetSky worm.
A new e-mail worm has started to spread quickly, taking advantage of an Internet Explorer vulnerability that was first disclosed two years ago.
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