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  • SirCam a centipede? The worm has legs

    Antivirus experts expect the SirCam virus to have slowed over the weekend, but it may pick up steam again as holidaying Europeans return to work later today.

  • SirCam set for new attack

    The worm is programmed to reinfect PCs set with the European date format on 16 October - and will roll a dice to decide if it will destroy data on infected PCs.

  • Viruses: Is the worst yet to come?

    Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.

  • Don't tip your hat to the SirCam worm

    SirCam is mass-mailing worm with a sophisticated means of propagation: its own email engine. This worm has the ability to spread quickly and can shut down email servers with excess traffic.

  • Shoho outbreak--New worm, old tricks

    Yet another worm has cleverly taken advantage of a well-publicised and already patched vulnerability in Internet Explorer by offering an e-mail message that sounds legitimate to frequent Internet users.

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  • Viruses: Is the worst yet to come?

    Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.

  • Large-scale worm attacks on the horizon?

    What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.

Reviews (2)

  • Why the SirCam worm is only the beginning for new viruses.

    While the media was preoccupied with Code Red last weekend, a second major worm was making the rounds. SirCam didn't target the White House, nor did it capitalise on Microsoft's vulnerabilities, nor did it specifically target Outlook. Stealth was just what the virus writer wanted, and under the crush of Code Red's press coverage, that's what SirCam got. Now SirCam is the number one virus in the world.

  • A top-notch virus buster

    For zapping viruses, worms, and other malicious code, you can't go wrong with Norton AntiVirus 2003. But current AntiVirus users need not upgrade.

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