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News MyDoom, the virus that took down SCO's website and had a pop at Microsoft and the RIAA into the bargain, has lost its place at the top of the chart for most reported virus in February. February's malware... [01 Mar 2004]
Virus crisis: 2001 will beat this year for attacks
News Alex Shipp, chief anti-virus technologist at MessageLabs, said: "The viruses are getting smarter and more lethal. When the Love Bug struck in May, one in every 700 emails contained a virus. According to... [14 Dec 2000]
Virus watch: The top ten viruses for June
News The Magistr virus, which has dominated the virus charts for the past three months, headed up the Sophos top ten list again in June. The polymorphic virus, which comes with its own SMTP... [03 Jul 2001]
Virus Update: US press lay blame at Microsoft's door
News The 'I love you' virus continued to dominate the front pages of US newspapers over the weekend with attention turning to perpetrators both inside and outside the industry. The Los Angeles Times took a different spin on... [08 May 2000]
Cheat Sheet: Virus names and alerts
Cheat Sheet According to Natasha Staley, information analyst at MessageLabs in the case of the mistakenly identified new virus name "the first vendor quietly renames it after a few days have passed" in line with the rest of the... [08 Nov 2004]
Virus warning: Don't take a Ganda at war pics
News Virus writers have taken advantage of the imminent onset of war to release an email supposedly offering a variety of war-themed attachments - ranging from secret US spy pictures of Iraq to screensavers mocking US... [19 Mar 2003]
Virus top ten: Magistr rules the roost
News The Magistr virus has been the most reported virus of the last 6 months despite the fact that fixes and protection for the virus have been available for months The news comes in... [19 Jul 2001]
Virus Update: Love Bug fix available for free
News With many companies across the globe still suffering from the effects of the 'I Love You' virus, services company Wavex has posted a free virus scanner for the virulent worm program. A company spokesman... [05 May 2000]
Virus Update: Pentagon smitten by Love Bug
News As the US woke up today, it too fell under the spell of the 'I Love You' virus. According to US reports, one of the first victims was the Pentagon, which redistributed the virus through its automatic... [04 May 2000]
Virus highlights Palestinian plight
News The virus, contained in an email carrying the subject line "Re: Injustice", causes little damage, but could potentially bring down computer systems with a mass-mailing payload enclosed in an email attachment. [20 Mar 2001]
Picture imperfect: Virus spreads via graphics attachments
News Dubbed the Afeto virus, it works by searching for a .jpeg file on a user's machine and sending it to other computers embedded in a Microsoft Word document. The recipient receives an email that carries the words "para... [30 Nov 2000]
Virus Alert: Prolin worm on the prowl
News Prolin was created by an unknown hacker, using the pseudonym 'The Penguin' which Kasperksy believes identifies the author of the virus as a pro-Linux campaigner. The virus has mainly been found in... [04 Dec 2000]
Virus alert: Beware of dodgy Bagle
News According to Zatz, while Bagle-A is already successful, responsible for an alarming 80 per cent jump in queries to CA's help desk and in virus submissions to rival computer security company Sophos, the current version of... [19 Jan 2004]
Virus writers to exploit run-up to Y2K
News Wick Hill MD, Ian Kilpatrick, predicts that virus creators will attempt to exploit the turbulent period to release further variations "into the wild" in the hope that system administrators will interpret... [07 Sep 1999]
Virus Update: Love Bug delves deeper than email
News As the Love Bug virus continues its rampage across UK companies, some companies are finding the impact is affecting more than email services. Ascot-based training firm Perceptron has been left picking up the pieces after... [04 May 2000]
