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  • JPEG-based virus attack gets closer

    A virus writer has got close to exploiting a critical flaw in the way Microsoft Windows handles JPEGs.

  • Microsoft says virus writer bounties are working

    The software giant has revealed that the US$5 million fund it set up to reward information about virus writers may yet lead to the arrest of the authors of three major viruses.

  • Virus writers get slapper happy

    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.

  • E-mail worm exploits Sept 11

    An e-mail claiming to have information about the September 11 attacks on the US releases a mass mailing worm.

  • Sony halts production of 'rootkit' CDs

    Sony BMG Music Entertainment said on Friday that it will suspend production of CDs with copy-protection technology that has been exploited by virus writers to try to hide their malicious code on PCs.

  • Virus writers ignore seasonal cheer: Aust antivirus execs

    The expected rush of viruses using social engineering techniques to capitalise on Christmas and New Years' Day has failed to materialise, with no threats utilising the tactic found by leading anti-virus companies.

  • EMI considers opening its DRM to inspection

    The EMI Group is reviewing a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to allow reverse engineering of its digital rights management (DRM) software, EMI said on Friday.

  • Virus targets 64-bit Windows

    Virus writers have unleashed the first program that infects 64-bit Windows files, antivirus firm Symantec said Monday.

  • Gartner: Sony's DRM 'spyware' is unacceptable

    Gartner has criticised Sony for using rootkit technology to hide its Digital Rights Management (DRM) tool, which the analyst group said meets both the 'formal and informal definitions of spyware', and is 'unacceptable' behaviour.

  • Malware authors mixing a lethal cocktail

    Virus writers are combining their efforts with hackers and spammers to launch Swiss Army knife-like malware attacks on users, Kaspersky Labs warned this week.

  • MSN Messenger targeted by two more worms

    Just weeks after Microsoft forced millions of MSN Messenger users to update their client software in order to stop the spread of a worm, the popular instant messenger service is once more being exploited by virus writers.

  • Kaspersky predicts Vista security holes

    Antivirus experts from Kaspersky Labs have predicted that 90 percent of current malware will run on Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista.

  • Spammers use YouTube to spread Storm worm

    In yet another twist to the Storm worm menace, spammers are using a fake YouTube site to trick users into downloading the malicious code.

  • Virus exploits celebrity cachet

    Users hoping for a sneaky peek at some candid shots of Hollywood star Julia Roberts in compromising positions are facing disappointment -- the e-mail attachment turns out to be a computer virus.

  • Jacko suicide spam infects pop fans

    Virus writers have started using public interest in the Michael Jackson trial to try and fool users into executing malware on their PCs, according to antivirus firm Sophos.

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