New World Cup worm tries to score
World Cup soccer fans should be aware of a new worm being circulated by e-mail with the German-language message "WM-Tickets" or "Weltmeisterschaft," security vendor Sophos warned Wednesday.
New World Cup worm tries to score
New World Cup worm tries to score
New worm installs a rogue Web browser and hijacks the Internet Explorer home page on infected PCs.
IM worm installs 'safe' Web browser
IM worm installs 'safe' Web browser
In an attempt to cash in on users' growing security fears, a new worm propagating itself over Yahoo's IM client disguises itself as a browser defense application.
New Yahoo IM Worm Poses as 'Safety' Browser
New Yahoo IM Worm Poses as 'Safety' Browser
Antivirus companies and the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) issued a warning Friday about sophisticated e-mail attacks that are using a previously unknown hole in Microsoft Word to infiltrate corporate networks.
E-mail attacks target unpatched Word hole
E-mail attacks target unpatched Word hole
Corporations may have the best antivirus, anti-spyware and firewall software, but it hasn't stopped a growing epidemic of spyware.
Keylogger spying at work on the rise, survey says
Keylogger spying at work on the rise, survey says
Microsoft's anti-malware engineering team is proposing the use of distance measure and machine learning techniques to come up with automated way classify virus families.
MS Researchers Tackle Automated Malware Classification
MS Researchers Tackle Automated Malware Classification
ContextPlus, a so-called "one-to-one desktop marketing" company implicated in a number of stealth rootkit infections, has stopped distributing the software, citing problems with distribution partners.
Spyware, Rootkit Maker Stops Distribution
Spyware, Rootkit Maker Stops Distribution
The security software maker informs its customers of an issue in its anti-virus applications that could allow for remote code execution attacks.
Sophos Details Flaw in Anti-Virus Products
Sophos Details Flaw in Anti-Virus Products
Microsoft published the Security Bulletin Summary for May 2006
Researchers have identified at least two viruses disguised as information for fans of the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Germany, a tactic that has scored goals for malware writers in the past.
World Cup Virus Season Kicks Off
World Cup Virus Season Kicks Off
Open-source browser gets tweaked just weeks after Mozilla released a large fix to address several vulnerabilities.
Firefox gets a fresh security update
Firefox gets a fresh security update
Big vendors thrive and small ones dive; mergers on the way.
Anti-Virus Market Is Due for Consolidation
Anti-Virus Market Is Due for Consolidation
Hackers have released a sample code for a virus that could infect both Linux and Windows PCs.
Researchers worry over new cross-platform viruses
Researchers worry over new cross-platform viruses
A Microsoft security official recommends that big businesses invest in an automated process to wipe hard drives and reinstall malware-infested operating systems.
Microsoft Says Recovery from Malware Becoming Impossible
Microsoft Says Recovery from Malware Becoming Impossible
Hackers have posted a new version of malicious software that will make it easier for them to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer (IE) browser.
New generation of IE malware now circulating
New generation of IE malware now circulating
eEye Digital Security's unofficial fix for a high-profile Internet Explorer flaw is proving popular. T
34,000 downloads for eEye IE patch
34,000 downloads for eEye IE patch
News Analysis: While some experts have predicted that the arrival of Microsoft's Vista, along with several stand-alone security products, will threaten independent security vendors, many malware fighters say they aren't worried.
Anti-malware Vendors Stare Down Microsoft Threat
Anti-malware Vendors Stare Down Microsoft Threat
Fix is designed to protect browser's users against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched flaw.
Third party offers temporary IE fix
Third party offers temporary IE fix
The company releases its Billy Goat intrusion detection technology, which was built in part using expertise gained via IBM's research efforts and will be offered by its professional services unit.
IBM Unearths Anti-worm Tools
IBM Unearths Anti-worm Tools
An Israeli couple convicted of inventing a computer virus that set off a major industrial espionage investigation are sentenced to jail.
Israeli Couple Jailed over Computer Virus
Israeli Couple Jailed over Computer Virus