02.02.06
Posted in security, virus, worm at 11:52 am by HowardG
Rearing its ugly head in January was the Nyxem worm, also known as Blackdoom, Tearec, Kama Sutra, and Win32/Mywife.E@mm or W32.Blackmal.E@mm. The mass-mailing worm requires users to click on a link or open a file attached to an email to become active. According to a report from US-CERT, the worm targets Windows systems that hide file extensions. The worm’s icon is disguised to make it appear to be a WinZip file. Those who are disseminating the worm attempt to trick people into opening the file by telling recipients it contains free pornographic images.
The worm is disseminated through e-mails that contain subject lines such as “school girl fantasies gone bad”, “the best videoclip ever,” or “Miss Lebanon 2006.”
Once the worm has been launched, the code may do several things. Read the rest of this entry »
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12.27.05
Posted in security, virus, worm at 12:07 pm by HowardG
During the holiday season, e-mails and electronic greetings fill every electronic mailbox, and recipients eagerly open them up in expectation of seeing friendly messages from friends, acquaintances, and relatives. But despite the temptation to let down one’s guard when presented with a festive “Merry Christmas” message, it’s still essential to take the standard precautions against malware. This year, PandaLabs discovered a new Trojan called MerryX.A, which delivers a payload much worse than coal in your Christmas stocking. Read the rest of this entry »
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08.16.05
Posted in security, virus, microsoft, worm at 7:13 pm by HowardG
Zotob (BotOZ spelled backwards?) has emerged as the reining champion in the contest to most quickly exploit an announced Microsoft Security Bulletin. Unseating the existing champion Sasser, which took two weeks to emerge, Zotob has appeared only seven days following the announcement of a vulnerability and an associated security patch. Read the rest of this entry »
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05.17.05
Posted in security, virus, spam, worm at 8:03 pm by DarrenS
Computer security firm, Sophos, estimates that the Sober computer worm has a share of more than 5 percent of all e-mails sent worldwide. In early May, the Sober-N worm infected thousands of computers by pretending as a medium to get tickets for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The first Sober worm was seen in October 2003. Read the rest of this entry »
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04.08.05
Posted in security, virus, worm at 6:31 pm by DarrenS
Corporates are facing security threats from the use of Instant Messaging (IM) services and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems. In April 2005, Akonix Systems, a provider of security solutions revealed that it has tracked over 100 new corporate security threats targeting IM and P2P systems in the first quarter of 2005, a more than 400% increase over the same period last year. Read the rest of this entry »
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07.24.04
Posted in security, microsoft, worm at 8:31 am by DarrenS
Security experts are warning of a malicious worm, which spreads through email with the subject line “More terrorism this year”. It comes in the form of a bilingual mail – in English and Spanish. Read the rest of this entry »
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05.03.04
Posted in security, virus, worm at 3:17 pm by Jessica
This weekend, a new virus hit the Internet. Dubbed .Sasser. by antivirus firms, this virus resembles MSBlaster in that it spreads by simple Internet connection, not by email. That means that if you are connected to the Internet, you are potentially vulnerable. Read the rest of this entry »
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03.17.04
Posted in security, virus, spyware, spam, microsoft, worm at 6:07 pm by Jessica
Poet Samuel Johnson once said that people need to be reminded more than they need to be instructed. Well, get ready for a refresher course in how to protect your PC. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in security, virus, worm at 5:30 pm by Jessica
There’s a new threat on the Internet: Phatbot. Phatbot is a Trojan that can slip onto your hard drive many different ways . Peer-to-Peer file sharing, downloading certain ‘free’ items, or holes in your operating system. Read the rest of this entry »
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02.19.04
Posted in security, virus, worm at 5:42 pm by Jessica
The NetSky worm has indeed shown up stateside, and is causing quite a problem for businesses and consumers alike. This particular worm is known as a “cluster bomb” because it can create up to 300 copies of itself inside a single network. This means it can send itself 300 times on one network before moving onto the next. Read the rest of this entry »
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