Antivirus firms have urged affected users to patch their systems immediately after a new worm was discovered over the weekend that exploits a critical vulnerability in some Windows platforms.
After a 'painful year', Microsoft is slowly making progress on the security front, according to one of its senior European executives.
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.
In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
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
Google stitched up some gaping holes in its desktop search software recently but the nature of the tool's design means that the contents of users' hard drives will remain under constant threat of exposure.
If you recently signed up with Microsoft's OneCare Live antivirus service -- and you use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express -- there is a chance that your stored e-mails have been wiped out.
After a 'painful year', Microsoft is slowly making progress on the security front, according to one of its senior European executives.
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.
In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
Businesses need to remain one step ahead of the hackers and virus writers by ensuring they know more about the holes in their networks than the cyber-criminals, according to one expert.
An obscure messaging feature in Windows could be the latest source of security problems for Internet users, experts have warned.
In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
An obscure messaging feature in Windows could be the latest source of security problems for Internet users, experts have warned.
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.
As I write this, there are two new fast-spreading Internet worms for Windows users: Apost does the now-familiar "email itself to everyone" thing we've come to expect from Windows worms and viruses, except this worm sends multiple copies of itself.
The MSBlast worm that wreaked havoc last week signals a sea change in the virus world. E-mail viruses are on their way out and so are antivirus solutions as we know them today.
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