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  • 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.

  • Viruses pose as financial tips

    Take this advice - don’t be fooled into opening emails that claim to have all the answers to the approaching end of financial year, as it might just be the next malevolent virus dressed up in a desirable disguise, one industry expert has warned.

  • Internet fridges: Virus magnets?

    Antivirus experts say Internet-enabled appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines will be prime targets for virus writers. But it may just be a load of spin.

  • UPDATE: JPEG worm breaks new ground

    Antivirus companies have warned of a new virus that communicates through digital images, but security experts aren't sure how much of a threat this latest evolutionary branch of malicious code poses.

  • Security firm sees bumper crop of worms

    Computer viruses are proliferating faster than ever, according to British security company MessageLabs, which has reported that it caught as many pests in the first half of 2002 as it did in all of last year.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Sharpei virus hits C# note

    Virus writers took another shot at Microsoft's .Net vision.

  • Commentary: Virus school?

    It's unwise for security vendors to say they will never hire students who studied virus-writing in school.

  • 2001: Year of the "junkyard" virus

    As antivirus companies look back to log the year's busiest viruses, it seems virtuoso worm writing has gone out of style.

  • 'Network aware' viruses storm AU charts

    Half of the 10 most virulent viruses last month were 'network aware', meaning they spread using the file system protocol of an organisation, according to IT security firm Sophos.

  • New virus first to infect Shockwave Flash

    Antivirus companies warned PC users Tuesday that future Shockwave Flash movies could carry malicious viruses and worms.

  • Viruses wiggle into IM chats

    Experts warn a new breed of viruses attacking the increasingly popular instant messaging services may pose a problem for corporate networks.

  • WinAmp bug opens door to MP3 viruses

    A glitch with the popular WinAmp software for playing digital music files could allow an attacker to embed malicious code into an MP3 file, potentially damaging the user's PC and infecting other MP3s.

  • Spam, viruses and shooting your mouth off

    Columnist Paul Sheehan wrote in today's Sydney Morning Herald about the MyDoom virus, spam, and the SCO-Linux battle. These issues are obviously connected, but Sheehan's explanation demonstrates so poor and convoluted an understanding of the issues, one wonders why he didn't ensure the brain was in gear before engaging the mouth (or keyboard).

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