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RSS computer wormWho's afraid of malware? Four in 10 have never had a virus
News The news comes against a background of high-profile infections, with a number of public sector bodies being hit by the Conficker worm. Conficker has in the past infected several public sector computer... [05 Oct 2009]
Hackers target fake ads to steal IDs
News Typically, the site hosting the rogue alerts has been compromised, or a worm, like Conficker, distributes the alerts directly to computers. The ad warned visitors to NYTimes.com that their computer may... [16 Sep 2009]
Porn site goes on Mac attack
News Security experts have discovered two new attacks targeting Mac users, a new version of a worm and a Trojan hidden inside a porn site. Sophos on Wednesday discovered a new version of the Mac OS X Tored... [12 Jun 2009]
Photos: Vicious viruses find a home in art
Photo Here is the MyDoom email worm that was said to have infected one in every 12 emails worldwide in early 2004. Fake anti-spyware program Rogueware Spysheriff will slow a computer and display pop-up ads. [27 Apr 2009]
Browser hijacks and holey software skyrockets
News The worm, which has infected millions of Windows-based PCs that are not patched, is now communicating with other infected machines via peer-to-peer, dropping a mystery payload and installing malware that masquerades as... [14 Apr 2009]
Conficker wakes up with payload for the infected
News The worm also tried to connect to MySpace.com, MSN.com, eBay.com, CNN.com and AOL.com, to test if the computer had internet connectivity. The Conficker worm started to update itself on... [09 Apr 2009]
Should you still be scared of malware?
News While the recent Conficker worm may have turned out to be a damp squib, enterprises are still very much on their guard against malware. John Keeling, director of computer services, John Lewis Asked... [06 Apr 2009]
Robot scientist makes gene discovery - without humans
News Adam is a still a prototype, but King's team - which is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - says they believe their next robot, Eve promise for scientists searching for new drugs to combat diseases such... [03 Apr 2009]
Fake bomb-scare scam explodes on email accounts
News Earlier this year, the Waledac worm tricked people with fake Valentine's emails. Meanwhile, clicking on the fake Reuters video page leads to malicious Waledac code being downloaded on the computer, the... [17 Mar 2009]
Facebook Koobface worm strikes again
News A worm responsible for sending Facebook users malicious code has surfaced. Although the worm appears to be limited in nature, the social engineering attack may be used again, say experts. A Facebook... [05 Dec 2008]
London hospitals still battling computer virus
News W32/Mytob.gen@mm is a mass-mailing worm and backdoor Trojan. Three London hospitals are trying to flush a virus out of computer systems 11 days after it first struck. He said its... [28 Nov 2008]
Hospitals' virus infection: Is the end in sight?
News The virus, which the hospital has identified as the Mytob worm, infected the Trust's network leaving some staff without computer access for days. The computer virus infection that first... [24 Nov 2008]
A Lightweight Online Network Anomaly Detection Scheme Based on Data Mining Methods
White Paper Current anomaly detection algorithms are particularly effective in detecting network threats such as DoS, DDoS, Worm, spam, etc. Anomaly detection applied to intrusion detection and computer security has... [01 Oct 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News Security vendor Symantec has warned that the Storm worm, the malware which contributes to the Storm botnet, is continuing to evolve and now has two further possible avenues of attack. The original Storm... [07 May 2008]
Photos: Viruses and Trojans come to life
Photo This pretty vision is Netsky - a worm that consistently poses a threat via email traffic. Security software firm MessageLabs, has turned a number of cyber threats into works of art using the malicious... [06 Mar 2008]
