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W32/Badtrans-B (Sophos)
White Paper DOC. Name: W32/Badtrans-B Type: Win32 worm At the time of publication of our initial alert (Sat, 24 Nov 2001 16:00:35 (GMT), Sophos had received just one report of this worm from the wild. Within a few days, Sophos has received many reports of this... [14 Aug 2003]
Virus warning: Now it's Bugbear making a comeback
News All are a double extension - often purporting to be something relatively innocuous such as .doc. But may appear for example as document.doc.exe - in attempt to dupe users into thinking it is a Word file. [05 Jun 2003]
Best of Reader Comments: Your top email tips
News Look at the attachment and the name of it, especially if it's something that could carry a virus such as .exe, .doc or .vbs. If your attachment is a Word.doc make sure that you've turned off 'track changes' if you don't want the recipient to see... [18 Jul 2002]
The best of Reader Comments: Bring on the legal eagles
Comment The Doc, Debases Kanjilal, is suing analyst, Henry Blodget for the losses he suffered in the dot-com crash of last year (http://www.silicon.com/a43077 ). Myself, I go to this thing called a 'club night' where you can hear a wide selection of tunes... [09 Mar 2001]
Virus alert: Melissa stalks UK corporates again
News Once the document (Anniv.DOC) is opened, the virus emails itself to the first fifty names in the infected user's address book. MessageLabs is warning users to update scanners and be on the lookout for the document, which currently arrives in an... [18 Jan 2001]
EC set to investigate Network Solutions
News The EC also revealed that it has written to the Department of Commerce (DoC) in the US - which is itself currently conducting a review of NSI's operations - to highlight its concerns. The European Commission confirmed today that it is to... [30 Jul 1999]
