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• Party worm crashed out in Australia

  An e-mail virus first spotted in Asia and which has infected computers in more than 50 countries flaked out here before the party got going over Australia’s long weekend.

• Latest MyDoom worm exploits Web site guestbooks

  A new variant of the MyDoom worm discovered on Tuesday downloads malware from an MP3-downloading site and a personal Web site, according to security experts, who claim that hackers have compromised these sites by exploiting scripting vulnerabilities in their guestbooks.

• SCO ducks MyDoom with new site

  The SCO Group has changed the URL of its Web site in an attempt to head off the effects of the MyDoom worm.

• Worm attack puts Australian users under siege

  Australian computer users are coming under seige, with two separate worms infiltrating systems with damaging and costly effect.

• Author leaves warning in latest Sasser worm

  Antivirus companies discovered a fifth version of the Sasser variant this weekend, within hours of German police arresting an 18-year-old man who confessed to being the Sasser worm's author.

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• Latest MyDoom worm exploits Web site guestbooks

  A new variant of the MyDoom worm discovered on Tuesday downloads malware from an MP3-downloading site and a personal Web site, according to security experts, who claim that hackers have compromised these sites by exploiting scripting vulnerabilities in their guestbooks.

• Netsky, Mydoom.F pose triple threat

  See how Netsky, Bagle, and Mydoom variants have been causing havoc for corporate mail systems and learn how to blunt their attacks. Additional reading: Antivirus Resource Centre

• Beware of backdoor planted by Bagle worm

  The Bagle worm, also known as the Beagle worm, is a mass-mailing threat that has besieged many inboxes and also plants a backdoor on Windows systems. A Trojan attack may be associated with this threat as well.

• Worm out of virus management

  Antivirus management is complex, time consuming, and absolutely essential. Handing it over to a service provider could prove to be the easiestâ€"and safestâ€"option.

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• Trojan horse scanner pitch is a sneaky worm

  An e-mail announcing a new Trojan horse scanner is itself an Internet worm that could flood e-mail servers with useless mail.

• Keeping the outside out: Seven desktop firewalls tested

  We all know about firewalls protecting your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? And what if the attack isn't coming from the outside at all?

• Cartolina is just another way to say ILOVEYOU

  Learn how to say "arrivederci" to this new variation of the ILOVEYOU worm with these preventative steps.

• Anna virus spreading fast

  Looking for jpegs of Anna Kournikova in your inbox? Be aware, looking at her photos may unleash a worm on your PC.

• Worm out of virus management

  Antivirus management is complex, time consuming, and absolutely essential. Handing it over to a service provider could prove to be the easiestâ€"and safestâ€"option.

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