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RSS klez5 years ago: Melissa variant upgraded to high-risk category
News In more recent times we have seen the likes of the Love Bug, Klez, MyDoom, Sasser and Blaster. 06.12.99: The Melissa variant, ExploreZip.worm.pak, is hitting corporate America hard and can now be classified as an... [06 Dec 2004]
Virus writers shouldn't get off so easy
Comment The FBI and its counterparts have failed to convict anyone for a slew of viruses and worms, including Code Red, Nimda, SirCam, Klez, Sobig and Nachi. So, says Declan McCullagh, the individuals who create these menaces... [18 Aug 2004]
5 years ago... US firms reel as Melissa virus spreads
News Melissa has arguably been surpassed by the likes of the Love Bug, Klez and MyDoom in more recent times but in terms of notoriety this 1999 infection still stands head and shoulders above most subsequent viruses. [29 Mar 2004]
Virus warning: Netsky appears as Bagle spreads
News Netsky has a variety of subject lines, message text and attachments, making it more like Klez or MyDoom," said Theriault. Antivirus vendors worldwide have updated their warnings regarding Bagle.B to the highest levels,... [18 Feb 2004]
Virus top 10: MyDoom takes top spot in seven days
News The old favourites in the virus league - the seemingly indestructible Klez-H, which has been doing the rounds for nearly two years, and Mimail, which spawns new versions faster than rabbits on Viagra - are still putting... [02 Feb 2004]
MyDoom is the 'worst ever' virus
News It's only two days old and still growing fast, but at least one security firm is ready to crown the MyDoom virus as the worst ever. Finnish security software and services company F-Secure made the coronation late Wednesday, declaring the... [29 Jan 2004]
Virus Top 10: Writers stayed Sober this Christmas
News Klez-H 1.8 per cent While harassed Christmas shoppers were busy getting in the last minute gifts, virus writers were equally hard at work churning out malicious code in time for the festive season. But, like the... [07 Jan 2004]
Virus Top 10: A Sobering prospect
News Other places in the chart, designed to publicise the greatest threats at large, were taken by familiar names such as Gibe, Klez and Nachi which have been doing the rounds for quite some time. Klez has... [28 Nov 2003]
Are virus writers resting on their laurels?
News Klez.H 4.4 per cent Despite a new virus, Mimail.C, hitting inboxes worldwide over the last few days, the virus chart, detailing the most prevalent viruses during October shows very little variation in the worms which... [03 Nov 2003]
Swen trumps Sobig to top virus league
News W32/Klez-H 2.7 per cent The most commonly received virus for September is a new entry - the Swen worm, which fools users into opening an attachment by masquerading as a Microsoft security update email. [02 Oct 2003]
Police computers brought down by 'good worm'
News Email security firm MessageLabs last week found that one in every 17 email going through its systems contained Sobif.F - a 'regular' virus manages to infect one in 275 emails and a relatively prevalent virus, such as... [28 Aug 2003]
Sobig the worst worm ever
News MessageLabs said one in every 17 messages contains the Sobig virus - far more then the normal 1-in-275 ratio or 1-in-138 ratio that the previous top threat, Klez.H, had produced. The Sobig virus deluging users' inboxes... [21 Aug 2003]
Virus watch: Mimail topples Klez
News The Mimail worm has snatched prime position away from Klez by becoming the fastest spreading internet menace, according to mail filtering company MessageLabs, and is finding rich pickings among home PCs. [08 Aug 2003]
Sobig storms virus chart
News Nevertheless, virus chart staple Klez-H is still putting in a strong performance after 18 months infecting PCs. W32/Klez-H 5.9 per cent The latest variant of the Sobig worm has made a big impact in this... [31 Jul 2003]
Virus writers: We know what you're up to
Comment So much so that MyLife.M has done little damage and has barely registered on the scale determined by the likes of uber-viruses Bugbear, Klez and Melissa. Not wishing to tempt fate, but it appears that virus writers may... [08 Jul 2003]
