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Latest Sasser variant encourages users to patch
News It can be that dangerous computer viruses similar the Blaster worm infect your computer While antivirus experts are not positive whether Sasser.E started spreading before or after the arrest, Microsoft... [11 May 2004]
Spanish virus writer arrested
News The virus itself is almost a precursor to the Blaster worm, which caused carnage to email systems in August, by using a Microsoft security hole to allow the hacker to gain control of the machine. The authorities managed... [27 Nov 2003]
Virus crackdown: Microsoft sends out the bounty hunters
News MSBlast, also known as Blaster and Lovsan, spread to as many as 1.2 million computers, according to data from security company Symantec. Microsoft is to offer two $250,000 bounties for information that leads to the... [05 Nov 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Net Antibodies
Comment A primary result has been a visible slow down in network performance, and I estimate that the SoBig virus and Blaster worm consumed more than 50 per cent of the global network capacity at their peak. Experts estimate... [30 Oct 2003]
Juvenile held in US for MSBlast follow-up attacks
News The original MSBlast worm (also known as Blaster and Lovsan), along with a flawed copycat known as Welchia and Nachi that was intended to protect vulnerable systems from the original worm, likely infected more than a... [29 Sep 2003]
Virus writers: "Hanging is too good for them"
News The debate over the best way to punish virus writers has sparked off again in the wake of the Blaster arrest - and still there is little sympathy for teenagers facing prison terms for their crimes.... [03 Sep 2003]
Virus writers: Should we 'lock them up and throw away the key'?
News The arrest of Jeffrey Lee Parson, the 18-year-old thought to be responsible for the spread of the Blaster worm, has once again sparked off the debate into how virus writers should be punished. While some... [01 Sep 2003]
FBI arrests Blaster worm suspect
News We believe he is a key and significant player in the Blaster worm problem and that his arrest is a significant step forward," McKay said during a news conference. According to the complaint, FBI agents... [01 Sep 2003]
FBI set to make Blaster virus arrest
News Agents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation are close to arresting a teenager whom they suspect of writing the Blaster virus. Companies and home computer users have had to deal with the MSBlast worm - also known... [29 Aug 2003]
