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RSS spread in newsMicrosoft creates patch to stop virus spread
News The Outlook 2000 email Security Update and the Outlook 98 email Security Update will provide three added layers of protection from most viruses that spread via email attachments. Microsoft is developing a patch to protect Outlook email users from... [16 May 2000]
Nokia employs pincer movement to spread Series 60
Nokia is planning to spread the use of Series 60 in two directions, aiming to use the platform on both high-end devices and lower-end handsets. Nokia is adopting a pincer movement in its attempt to get its Series 60 software onto various types of... [02 Nov 2004]
Sasser's heirs spread slowly
Symantec has also detected the worm, but has not seen it spread widely, said Dave Cole, a director of product management at Symantec Security Response. A double-edged threat that attempts to hijack Windows PCs has surfaced in at least three... [18 Jul 2005]
UK businesses falling behind in tech spread
News The key ICTs the EC used to judge the spread of ebusiness ranged from having an internet connection to employing a LAN and extranet. UK businesses are falling behind Scandinavian countries in terms of deploying technology, a report from the... [19 Jul 2005]
Nokia's high-low strategy to spread Series 60
News Nokia is planning to spread the use of Series 60 in two directions, aiming to use the platform on both high-end devices and lower-end handsets. Nokia is adopting a pincer movement in its attempt to get its Series 60 software onto various types of... [02 Nov 2004]
MSN-Yahoo! IM love-in could spread worms
News and others connect their global IM networks, IM worms will spread faster and attack a larger population of end-users. The planned bridge between MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger has one drawback, experts warn: it could act as a conduit for a... [13 Oct 2005]
Don't Spread Firefox: Hack attack strikes again
News Spread Firefox, the marketing website for the open source Firefox web browser, has been hacked again and is expected to be offline until later this month. The cyber break-in was discovered this week, according to a notice sent on Tuesday by the... [05 Oct 2005]
'Dumb' users spread viruses - official
News Complacent and 'too-busy' users are responsible for the rapid spread of viruses, according to a study released Friday. This vast majority believe that they have no part to play in preventing the spread of viruses, and that it is the responsibility... [06 Feb 2004]
'eBay' worm starts to spread
News The Myfip worm was first detected more than a month ago but email security firm Messagelabs said it has noticed the worm is starting to spread. An email that claims to have been sent by online auction company eBay's webmaster contains a worm that... [26 Oct 2004]
Google stops spread of Santy worm
Google has responded to calls from antivirus companies to stop the advance of an Internet worm that was using the search engine's technology to spread among online bulletin boards. Google was prompted into action after antivirus companies, such as... [22 Dec 2004]
XP Service Pack 2: Microsoft wants you to spread the word
News One of the more interesting schemes under discussion is Microsoft tapping up the evangelism of the IT pro, asking its own employees to spread the word among friends and relatives in the non-Microsoft world. [14 May 2004]
Virus update: Bagle spread leaves bad taste in the mouth
News The latest virus outbreak to hit the headlines is the Bagle worm, which was first spotted overnight in Australia; however, its subsequent spread has been global and engineered to hit companies hardest when they are under-resourced. [19 Jan 2004]
Mobiles to track bird flu and Aids spread
News Doctors tracking the spread of HIV and bird flu have a new tool to help in the fight against such deadly diseases - the humble mobile phone. Medics in Rwanda have trialled a new application that lets medical and government staff report data... [18 Oct 2006]
MySQL worm spread halted
News The program did not spread on its own, but downloaded targets from IRC servers. Without those commands, the worm is not going to be able to spread. Such programs are numerous (Symantec's catalogue holds more than 6,500) and, as the MySQL worm... [31 Jan 2005]
Gnutella mired in chocolate spread injunction
News Ferrero won a temporary injunction in the Cologne superior court, claiming its trademarked brand would be inextricably and detrimentally linked by name to the file-sharing site, which most famously distributes copyright protected music. [28 Feb 2001]
