Virus names likely a lost cause
5:28 PM - March 13, 2006 by
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Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: virus, names
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Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: virus, names
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In early February, antivirus firms warned customers about a computer virus programmed to delete files on the third of each month, but almost every company called the program by a different name.
A month later, the companies still use a hodge-podge of monikers for the program: Blackmal, Nyxem, MyWife, KamaSutra, Blackworm, Tearec and Worm_Grew all describe the same mass-mailing computer virus.
Read the complete story here. (Security Focus)
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