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Anyone for another Bagle?
News Like the Sobig viruses, Bagle.B is capable of sending its own email out, which means that it can efficiently create a steady stream of infected messages. Like the original virus, Bagle.B spreads by sending an email... [18 Feb 2004]
SCO puts $250,000 bounty on MyDoom virus writer's head
News As part of the announcement, Microsoft offered two $250,000 rewards for the individuals or groups that released the MSBlast worm and the Sobig.F mass-mailing computer virus. We are already ahead of... [28 Jan 2004]
'High risk' virus floods internet and attack SCO
News Early data indicated an epidemic several times the size of the Sobig.F virus, which caused widespread infections last summer, said Scott Petry, a vice president of engineering at email service provider Postini. [27 Jan 2004]
Bagle worm threat cools
News Despite the drop-off, concerns remain that Bagle - which seems patterned on last year's most effective virus, Sobig - is just the first of a series of programs that will become more effective at attacking PCs with each... [21 Jan 2004]
Virus update: Bagle spread leaves bad taste in the mouth
News However, despite the timing, Clark believes that suggestions that Bagle is set to become the next Sobig, with some warning of multiple variants with increasing levels of severity, are wide of the mark. [19 Jan 2004]
Virus alert: Beware of dodgy Bagle
News According to Daniel Zatz, security director for Computer Associates Australia, Bagle-A carries an expiry date, possibly indicating more robust versions of the worm could be slated for release soon - drawing comparison to the... [19 Jan 2004]
Are virus writers resting on their laurels?
News In the aftermath of the virus double whammy that was Sobig and Blaster that wreaked havoc on email systems during the late summer, analysts and antivirus experts were primed for another outbreak on the same scale, which... [03 Nov 2003]
Swen trumps Sobig to top virus league
News August's number one virus, Sobig, has two entries in this month's chart, with the Sobig.F rating a miserable fourth at 5.6 per cent of all reported viruses and Sobig.A at number six with... [02 Oct 2003]
Police computers brought down by 'good worm'
News The Sobig.F virus is activated when a user clicks on an infected email attachment. Computer administrators have had a tough fortnight because the Nachi worm was released a few days after the MSBlast worm... [28 Aug 2003]
Virus warning: Sobig is so back
News The Sobig email virus which caused havoc two months ago has reappeared in a virulent new form, according to email service provider MessageLabs. The new worm, codenamed W32/Sobig.F-mm, appeared on Monday,... [19 Aug 2003]
Sobig continues to clog inboxes throughout Thursday
News The latest variant of the Sobig virus continued to spread on Thursday, underscoring how mass-mailing computer viruses can still be a nuisance. In the past 24 hours, the virus, known as Sobig.E, mainly... [27 Jun 2003]
Virus warning: Return of Sobig is so bad for spam
News A new variant of the Sobig virus has started spreading worldwide, raising fears that spammers will have a host of new PCs to use as platforms for sending bulk email. Initial analysis by antivirus companies indicated that... [26 Jun 2003]
Virus warning: Now it's Bugbear making a comeback
News In the week which saw the return of the latest variant Sobig, virus users are being warned of another worm which is on the comeback trail - Bugbear. As ever, caution is advised when opening any attachment. [05 Jun 2003]
Sobig virus may be the tip of the iceberg
News Sobig.C is already spreading rapidly around the world, and experts are warning that it may be succeeded in a few days by yet another upgrade. A variant of the Sobig worm appeared over the weekend and is... [03 Jun 2003]
Virus chart exposes severity of Palyh and Fizzer
News W32/Sobig-A (Sobig) 3.1 per cent Palyh caused particular concern and confusion as it arrived in an email which purported to be from support@microsoft.com - a fact which duped many unsuspecting users into... [30 May 2003]
