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  • E-mail virus volumes down but danger increases

    An anti-virus company reckons the number of viruses being sent by e-mail is continuing to fall -- but according to security experts, better targeting of attacks means the overall threat of infection has increased.

  • E-mail virus alert carries own worm

    A Russian antivirus company has apologised for an e-mailed virus alert that was infected with the very worm the message was supposedly designed to warn against.

  • Sober worm hits new heights

    The Sober.P worm is circulating the Internet in greater quantities than ever, according to antivirus company Sophos.

  • New virus disguised as PayPal e-mail

    A computer virus that camouflages itself as a message from PayPal has started spreading among home users, antivirus companies said.

  • MSN Messenger spreads worm, not love

    A worm that first disguised itself as an e-mail from computer vendors now attempts to trick MSN Messenger users into executing malicious files.

  • Bird flu fears in ANZ exploited by spammers

    Spammers are exploiting fears of a bird flu epidemic in Australia and New Zealand by offering stock market tips for companies that could make money from an epidemic and selling bogus flu medicine.

  • Xombe Trojan poses as Microsoft warning

    An e-mail pretending to be a Windows XP security update harbours a malicious Trojan horse that could let hackers build an "army of zombie computers."

  • E-mail: causing enterprise headaches?

    Businesses are facing a myriad of issues when dealing with e-mail--from monitoring employee use, through to the issues of spam and viruses. How are Australian businesses coping with the threats?

  • Who's afraid of the security nightmare?

    Horror stories, conspiracy theories and the end of the world as we know it. ZDNet talks to Paul Ducklin, head of global support at anti-virus software vendor Sophos about the online and offline threats of viruses.

  • Notification e-mails cause virus-like chaos

    Security experts are urging administrators to turn off a feature on antivirus applications that causes almost as much chaos as a virus.

  • US Homeland Security still infected with Trojans?

    The man in charge of IT security for the US Homeland Security department may lose his job after the revelations that his department's IT systems have misconfigured firewalls, suspicious botnet activity, trojans and virus infections.

  • Trojan horse targets Skype users

    Miscreants have again adapted the Warezov Trojan horse to target Skype users, Websense Security Labs warned last week.

  • Vic Police puts cuffs on spam

    Victoria's state police force has flagged plans to implement managed e-mail and Web filtering services to tackle the increasing threat of Internet nasties.

  • Report: US most prolific source of online attacks

    US networks pumped out the highest percentage of attacks during the second half of last year, with China running a distant second, according to a report released Monday by security firm Symantec.

  • Virus writers take advantage of war

    Virus writers have taken advantage of the onset of a US war on Iraq to release an e-mail supposedly offering a variety of war-themed attachments, ranging from secret US spy pictures to screensavers mocking President Bush.

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