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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.

  • UK teen sentenced for Randex virus

    A British teenager has been sentenced for his part in writing and distributing the Randex worm which turned infected PCs into 'zombies', controlled by spammers and designed to send out vast quantities of unsolicited email.

  • Virus writers get stealthy

    Virus writers are turning to new tricks as the trend of big-hitting worms eases off in favour of malware that can slip in under the radar

  • 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.

  • Windows Vista tool targeted by virus writers

    Virus writers have published what are thought to be the first examples of malicious code targeting an expected feature of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, around a week after the first beta of the next-generation operating system was released.

  • 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.

  • Chinese cybercops 'nailing virus writers'

    A Chinese police force that is dedicated to fighting virus writers is getting results, according to Russian antivirus company Kaspersky Labs.

  • Virus writer exploits London bomb blasts

    A virus has been spotted in the wild which attempts to exploit concerns surrounding the bomb blasts that rocked London last Thursday and left at least 50 people dead.

  • Ex-virus writer questioned over Slammer

    Police are questioning Benny, a former member of the 29A virus writers' club, over the Internet worm Slammer.

  • AV firms slam 'Irresponsible' virus writer

    Antivirus firms have criticised a Brazilian programmer for writing and distributing source code for the first potentially serious mobile phone virus.

  • Desktop search tools a virus writers' best friend

    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.

  • Webcam virus writer arrested in Spain

    Spanish police have arrested a man suspected of writing a virus that is capable of spying on users through their Webcams and also stealing online bank passwords.

  • Virus writers take an early crack at .Net

    Virus writers have apparently made the early developer list for Microsoft.Net.

  • Marriage and war spawn 10-year virus outbreak

    The most significant changes to IT security have come from sociological shifts such as young virus writers finding love or seeking employment after international wars, says a security veteran.

  • 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.

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