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BlackAngel.B worm spreading via Microsoft's MSN Messenger
June 14, 2006 – 6:42 PM
A new worm that carries a message reminiscent of movies such as "The Ring" or "FearDotCom" is currently making rounds in the MSN Messenger community according to antivirus specialist Panda Security. -
First recorded Mac OS X worm meets a well-prepared user community
February 17, 2006 – 5:51 PM
Late yesterday, word spread of the existence of a malicious worm apparently crafted specifically for the Mac OS X platform. A strange new indicator of platform legitimacy has apparently revealed itself, as Mac users - some for the first time - wrestle with the key problems, among them being, what to call this thing? -
Google became unwitting mediary for Kama Sutra worm, affected 50,000
November 9, 2006 – 2:51 PM
Due to posts on Google's official Google Video blog group that contained a link to a computer worm, the Internet search giant is now apologizing, with reports that some 50,000 viewers and subscribers to the group were potentially affected. -
Security firms warn of looming Sober worm threat
December 12, 2005 – 3:05 PM
The New Year may bring yet another threat from the Sober family of worms, according to security researchers who say a recently discovered variant of the worm contains code that could unleash a new round of attacks on Jan. 5, 2006. -
New Year worm disguised in celebratory e-mail
January 2, 2007 – 12:33 PM
As much of a sign of the new year as the big ball in New York City is the sighting of the first spread of a computer worm. In this case, it hit users in the form of an e-mail with the subject line "Happy New Year!" -
MySpace hit by worm, adware and phishing
December 5, 2006 – 12:15 PM
A malicious QuickTime movie file is spreading across social networking site MySpace, embedding itself in the user profile pages of infected victims and changing links to point to phishing sites. -
Worm alert: AIM users at risk
September 19, 2006 – 4:16 PM
FaceTime Communications said Monday the security firm's researchers have identified a new worm that could potentially affect 21.7 million AOL Instant Messenger users. -
TDK launches WORM-type LTO Ultrium 3 data cartridge
December 14, 2004 – 5:20 PM
TDK Corporation has developed the D2406W-LTO3, a WORM-type (Write Once Read Many) LTO Ultrium 3 data cartridge for the LTO (Linear Tape-Open) Ultrium format. -
Second Life hit by worm
November 20, 2006 – 4:48 PM
Second Life had to close its cyber gates for a short time on Sunday after a 'grey goo' virus attacked the virtual world. -
FBI Warns of Sober Worm E-Mail
November 22, 2005 – 6:31 PM
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about e-mail that appears to be sent from the FBI but instead comes from hackers attempting to spread the Sober worm. -
Panda discovers rootkit functions in new Bagle worm variants
March 28, 2006 – 5:09 PM
Anti-virus specialist Panda Software today said that newly found versions of the Bagle worm use rootkits to hide its activities on an infected computer. The firm expects that rootkits may become a widely used tool for cyber criminals in the near future. -
New Sober variant an efficient worm, but infections already dying down
November 23, 2005 – 7:10 PM
The latest Sober variant is spreading around the world and has infected millions of computers. The new worm disguises itself as an official email from the FBI, CIA or Bundeskriminalamt (Germany's federal police) and asks people to open an attachment - apparently convincing enough for many users to do so. The attachment scans for email addresses and sends copies to other computers. In addition, the worm disables Microsoft's anti-malware tool. -
Kama Sutra e-mail virus primed to strike on Feb 3
February 2, 2006 – 9:33 PM
Important information stored on home computers could be wiped clean by an e-mail virus called Kama Sutra that is timed to strike today.
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