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CA antivirus deletes Windows component
News Some Windows 2003 users have been experiencing problems with the operating system recently after antivirus software from CA wrongly detected part of the operating system as malware. The cause of the confusion seems to be Lsass.exe being mistaken... [04 Sep 2006]
Rootkit to protect Trojans goes live
News A is for Antivirus A gang that specialises in the theft of banking information through Trojans is attempting to protect its work by spreading a rootkit that veils malware. B is for Botnets Until late in December 2007, the Master Boot Record (MBR... [10 Jan 2008]
2004 has become the year of the computer virus
News The prolific Netsky.P accounted for 21.4 per cent while the .B and .D variants accounted for 11 per cent and 6.8 per cent respectively, according to antivirus vendor Sophos, making Netsky in all its forms by far the most prolific. [30 Jul 2004]
Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
News A is for Antivirus ATMs today face the internet-born threat of worms and denial of service attacks, as well as being at risk from malware that can harvest customer data or hijack machines. B is for Security from A to Z [04 Mar 2008]
Google launches online security tools
News A is for Antivirus The basic version of the tech - called Google Message Filtering - costs £1.50 per user per year and includes Postini's filtering system to block inbound spam and malware. B is for Botnets [05 Feb 2008]
Cyber spies plan attacks next year
News A is for Antivirus Other major trends over the coming calendar year include an increasing threat to online services - such as banking - and the emergence of a complex and sophisticated malware market, according to the annual Virtual Criminology... [30 Nov 2007]
Virus Top 10: Avril Lavigne gets a number one
News The Avril worm - also known as Lirva (w32.Lirva@mm) and Naith, once active will attempt to email copies of itself to all contacts on an infected system, shut down all antivirus and firewall programs, and launch a web browser to open the website of... [31 Jan 2003]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News A is for Antivirus He explained: "As SDKs became more available for PCs people wrote malware, viruses, worms and applications that looked like legitimate things but in reality were stealing data. B is for Botnets [24 Apr 2008]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News A is for Antivirus The report also notes vulnerabilities in websites are increasingly popular malware vectors as they allow for more sophisticated and multi-stage attacks. B is for Botnets The report states "66 per cent of phishing attacks in the... [09 Apr 2008]
Web 2.0 security risks being ignored
News A is for Antivirus Rashke warned traditional security tools - such as firewalling - did not go deep enough into rich content to determine whether it was a security risk - either incoming as malware or outgoing as data leakage. [31 Jan 2008]
Security 2007: Data theft still the one to watch
News A is for Antivirus F-Secure is also predicting that 2007 will finally become the year when its repeated warnings about mobile phone malware begin to come good. B is for Botnets Jay Heiser, research VP at Gartner, said "professional outsiders and... [04 Jan 2007]
Europe dishing out more spam than US
News A is for Antivirus Sjostedt said: "We've moved away from traditional, individual spammers, to loosely tied groups of spam senders, malware coders and people selling access to botnets. B is for Botnets [07 Feb 2008]
Glasgow: Crackdown on software piracy hotspot
News A is for Antivirus The BSA warned that using unlicensed software also risks loss or corruption of vital data and IT systems, citing research by the IDC that revealed one in three counterfeit products contain spyware, malware or viruses. [07 Feb 2008]
Virus top 10: Virus writers go back to the future
News Zafi.D made up around 30 per cent of all reports to antivirus firm Sophos in February. Zafi.B 9.7 per cent Netsky.B 2.4 per cent For the third month in a row, Zafi.D has topped the most-reported-virus chart. [01 Mar 2005]
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