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Minority Report: Mac OS X virus scares

Comment The malware spreads via Apple's iChat instant messaging system and forwards itself as a file called latestpics.tgz to contacts on the infected users' buddy lists. More predictions of doom followed a few... [03 Mar 2006]

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Malware

'iTunes worm' drops adware on PCs

News The pest is a new version of the Opanki worm and spreads using AOL Instant Messenger, security companies said. The web addresses it uses in the instant messages can differ and so does the payload, the... [21 Jul 2005]

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MyDoom brings down Google

News That's a function of how the worm spreads, said Craig Schmugar, a virus researcher at McAfee. Messages sent by the variants pose as either a "returned mail" message from a postmaster or... [27 Jul 2004]

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Malware

BadtransII Reaches Global Epidemic Proportions (Kaspersky)

White Paper I-Worm.BadtransII is a worm that spreads under Win32 systems. The virus sends e-mail messages with infected files attached, as well as installs a spying Trojan component to steal... [20 Apr 2004]

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BadtransII Is Out There: Additional Text (Kaspersky)

White Paper This is a worm that spreads under Win32 systems. The virus sends e-mail messages with infected files attached, as well as installs a spying Trojan component to steal information from... [17 Apr 2004]