spread computer viruses
The Impact of Network Topology on the Spread of Anti-Virus Countermeasures
White Paper It simulates the spread of countermeasures based on the idea that computer viruses and countermeasures spread through two separate complex networks - the virus-spreading network and the countermeasure-spreading network. [24 Apr 2008]
The Extraordinary Failure of Anti-Virus Technology
White Paper Because viruses spread, hackers find it easier to compromise business computers, identity theft is better enabled and computer fraud is easier to perpetrate. Virus-infected computers become an exploitable resource for hackers, who assemble and... [11 Apr 2008]
Choosing Antivirus Software
White Paper While most anti-virus software is capable of detecting and removing common viruses, it is often unused or not kept up to date; leading to the spread of viruses. Anti-virus software is designed to detect and remove computer viruses. [10 Apr 2008]
Software Modeling for Open Distributed Network Monitoring Systems
White Paper This need is amplified by the spread of faster and more devastating computer viruses. As computer networks grow in size, both physically and geographically, more scalable solutions to network administration are becoming necessary. [04 Mar 2008]
Worst week for viruses in a year?
News Postini said two variations of the Storm Worm virus, which originally spread across the internet in January, have quickly driven global virus levels 60 times higher than their daily average. The virus then taps into a private peer-to-peer network... [16 Apr 2007]
Next-generation Skype Trojan hits web
News Kurt Sauer, Skype chief security officer, said on Friday: "Harmful viruses and Trojan horses may damage a user's computer and collect private data, regardless of whether a person is using Skype, email or IM clients. [26 Mar 2007]
The A to Z of security
News As well as being virulent, viruses can spawn a sequence of variants - tweaks on the same malware theme that aim to outfox security measures and spread yet more infection. Most computer users should be aware by now that antivirus software will help... [14 Nov 2006]
Google flags up dodgy sites
News Stopbadware.org is one of a number of coalitions aiming to stop the spread of malicious code. Palfrey said: "The initial idea was to say that law in the ordinary sense of the word has not been doing a good job with these highly distributed problems... [07 Aug 2006]
Virus writer suspects bagged by police
News The Metropolitan Police representative said: "This highly organised group is suspected of writing new computer viruses in order to avoid detection by antivirus products. The computer viruses ran in the background on an infected computer without the... [28 Jun 2006]
Spyware Discussion Paper
White Paper Threats such as computer viruses cause concern because they can spread rapidly and have the potential to cause damage, downtime and increased IT support costs. It poses a risk to business and individuals operating online because it is secretly... [14 Apr 2006]
RFID viruses? Don't panic
News But that does not mean that the virus would be able to spread or be in any way effective. While the idea of RFID viruses has surely crossed people's minds, the desire to see RFID technology succeed has suppressed any serious consideration of the... [16 Mar 2006]
Apple users hit by world's first Mac OS X virus
News The virus appears to have spread after members of a Mac user forum were tricked into clicking on the file, which was posted as an external link promising screenshots of the Leopard Mac OS X 10.5. He said in a statement: "Some owners of Mac... [16 Feb 2006]
Inside Kaspersky Labs: AV at the cold heart of Russia
Comment With its military background, it sounds a note of pragmatism which acknowledges that all the pot plants, pool tables and 21st century office space in the world won't help Kaspersky's high-flying Silicon Valley rivals fight viruses any more... [25 Jan 2006]
F-Secure marks birth of first PC virus
News The same could be said of the medium used to spread them: the boot sector is typically the first 512 bytes of a hard disk or floppy disk. Viruses have caused significant pain for computer users. The FBI on Thursday said computer crime cost US... [20 Jan 2006]
Virus alert: Sober trio in the wild
News In recent months, Sober has been used in that country to spread rightwing propaganda. Last month, a variant of the Sober worm was spread as an attachment that claimed to be an old class photo sent by a schoolmate. [16 Nov 2005]
Keep updated for stories matching spread computer viruses via RSS
