fizzer in news
RSS fizzer in newsSort by: Relevance | Date
Re:Viewing 2003: The return of the virus
News Blaster, Code Red, Deloder, Fizzer, Ganda, Lovgate, Magold, Mimail, MyLife, Nachi, Nolor, Sober, Sobig, Slammer, Swen and a whole host of other infections all came along to ensure the year was far more noteworthy than a... [23 Dec 2003]
2003 is becoming a virus writers playground warns Sophos
News W32/Fizzer-A (2.3 per cent) Virus writing and high-profile infections have been on the rise this year, with significant activity over the past couple of months in particular. Figures from Sophos reveal the first six... [30 Jun 2003]
Multi-threat Bugbear marks return to the 'bad old days'
News Coupled with the recent outbreaks of Fizzer and the Sobig variants, Jack Clark, product manager at McAfee, fears we are back in the position we were in six months ago when several outbreaks per month was the norm. [06 Jun 2003]
Virus chart exposes severity of Palyh and Fizzer
News Palyh and Fizzer, the scourge of system administrators during May accounted for 19.9 per cent and 9.8 per cent of all virus reports during the month, making them by far the most prolific infections for users to watch out... [30 May 2003]
Orange cracks down on dual threat of email
News Given the recent high-profile outbreaks of two worms, Fizzer and Palyh, and the ongoing battle against the proliferation of spam, Orange's move is certainly timely. Mobile phone operator Orange has announced a plan to... [21 May 2003]
Fizzer creates chat hell for network operators
News The mass-mailing computer virus Fizzer is threatening to overwhelm several internet relay chat (IRC) networks, prompting the operators of more than 50 networks to band together to stave off the digital infection. [15 May 2003]
Virus watch: What can Fizzer teach us?
News Companies are being urged to learn valuable lessons from the outbreak of the Fizzer worm which began spreading earlier this week. The fact Fizzer targeted KaZaA bears out the fears of the anti-virus... [14 May 2003]
Virus Warning: Fizzer takes off
News The Fizzer worm is starting to take off in Europe with a number of major anti-virus vendors upgrading it to their highest level of threat. By 17:00(BST) Messagelabs had intercepted almost 18,000 emails carrying the... [12 May 2003]
Virus Warning: Fizzer bubbling under
News Fizzer is a self-propagating worm which can propogates itself via email and peer-to-peer file sharing service KaZaA. Security firm F-Secure has given Fizzer a Level One status - its highest alert - while... [12 May 2003]
