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  • 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.

  • Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested

    A female Belgian virus writer who has allegedly been waging a public and protracted war against an antivirus expert has been arrested and charged by the authorities.

  • One virus writer 'responsible for 70 percent of infections'

    Sven Jaschan, self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser viruses, is responsible for 70 percent of virus infections in 2004, according to a six-month malware round-up published by antivirus firm Sophos on Wednesday.

  • Sophos declares Netsky-P worst virus of 2004

    Netsky-P tops the list of the worst virus outbreaks in 2004--a year marked with nearly a 52 percent increase in new viruses, according to a report released Wednesday by security software maker Sophos.

  • Trojan alert: 'David Beckham' recruits zombies

    A new attempt to entice users to fall victim to a Trojan horse has been discovered by antivirus firm Sophos, after it was posted on a swathe of Internet news groups over the weekend.

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  • Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested

    A female Belgian virus writer who has allegedly been waging a public and protracted war against an antivirus expert has been arrested and charged by the authorities.

  • Sophos chief concedes Unix virus frustration

    Sophos' anti-virus chief, Jan Hruska, says the race to perfect "on-access" virus scanning technology for desktop versions of Linux and FreeBSD has the company's Unix security developers "tearing their hair out".

  • Symantec and Sophos ANZ square off

    The men at the helm of two of Australia's largest security software companies check each other's defences. Additional reading: Microsoft launches Australian security effort

  • 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.

  • Virus writers exploit Microsoft's monthly patch cycle

    The creators of the Bofra worm, which exploits a recently discovered iFrame vulnerability in Internet Explorer, may have timed the release of their worm to throw Microsoft's monthly patch cycle into disarray, say security experts.

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Reviews (2)

  • Viruses pack triple threat

    Virus writers are merging spam, phishing and Trojan programs to develop more complex attacks on the unwary.

  • Another busy year ahead?

    It is not only the staff at RMIT Labs who have been busy, virus writers worked hard too.

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