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Worm: (1) A destructive program that replicates itself throughout a single computer or across a network, both wired and wireless. It can do damage by sheer reproduction, consuming internal disk...; Full Worm Definition >>

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Trick or treat: AIM Worm delivers backdoor, rootkit and adware: Trick or treat: AIM worm delivers backdoor, rootkit and adwareRe: Aim wormhttp://www.analogstereo.com/ferrari_328_owners_manual.htmRE: Trick or treat: AIM worm delivers backdoor, rootkit and adwarehttp://www.analogstereo.com/ferrari_328_owners_manual.htm; Tags: Rootkits, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, AIM worm, Trick-or-Treat, worm, rootkit, AOL Instant Messenger, adware; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Salesforce.com and Google opens more cans of Worms: The world and his dog seem in rapture about the announcement that Google and Salesforce.com have tied the application knot and that they've both effectively become channel partners. Phil Wainewright has the most detailed analysis: Salesforce.com has more than 41,000 customers, including a growing number of large enterprises. It's...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Google Apps, Worm, Phil, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Worms Blast (dmg): It's been a long time since the tooled-up nematodes blasted away on the Mac. Now the great news is that they are firmly back on our favourite platform, even if they have yet to make it back on to solid ground. There's no wriggling out of it now. This game...; Tags: Worm, Feral Interactive, Cyberthreats, Games, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Personal Technology, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-03-03
Another view: SOA opening up 'can of Worms' in organizations: SOA is a journey. A long journey. Bring several changes of clothes. Are organizations really ready to throw out manual processes and standardize? Back in December, reported here in this blogsite, Oracle's Larry Ellison admitted as much, saying it will probably be 10-20 years...; Tags: SOA, Worm, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-02-25
Storm Worm goes phishing: The dreaded Storm worm is now being used for phishing scams, according to security researchers. F-Secure outlined a phishing scam involving the Storm worm all resources on i-halifax.com and noted that the site's IP address changed every second or so--it was hosted within a botnet. ...; Tags: Worm, F-Secure Corp., Storm Worm, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-10

Notebook: Google/Orkut Worm, Leaky HP laptops; Google text ad Trojan; Sun patches: Today's dose of security items includes an Orkut worm, HP's laptop woes; Google ad Trojan and Sun Management Center patches. Trend Micro: Google/Worm compromises 400,000+ accounts Trend Micro said in an advisory that a worm is making life hell for Google/Orkut. According to the advisory:...; Tags: Google Inc., Text Advertisement, Notebook, Advertisement, Hewlett-Packard Co., Orkut.com, Bitdefender, Sun Microsystems Inc., Problem, Trojan Horse, Patch Management, Worm, Security Issue, Laptop Computer, Social Networking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-12-20
OpenSocial opens new can of Worms: OpenSocial opens new can of wormsOpenSocial opens new can of wormsDestined to fail for one reason: Google. Google has proven over and over again they do not know how to make good applications be it for the desktop or the web. Their lack of knowledge and skills in...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Google OpenSocial, Google Inc., worm; Discussion threads 2007-10-31
TechRepublic's Windows Vista Security Guide 1: Viruses, Worms, and spyware: Hardly a day goes by without news of a new virus or worm spreading its way across the Internet. In a constantly escalating battle, virus authors find new ways of attacking machines as antivirus vendors try to find new ways to prevent viruses. As an IT professional, you're caught in...; Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Worm, Spyware, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security; Download resources 2007-10-17
Storm Worm botnet partitions for sale: SecureWorks researcher Joe Stewart left has seen evidence that the massive Storm Worm botnet is being broken up into smaller networks, a surefire sign that the CPU power is up for sale to spammers and denial-of-service attackers. Stewart, a reverse engineering guru who has been tracking Storm...; Tags: Supercomputer, P2P, Malware, Worm, Rootkits, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Peer To Peer (P2P), Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-10-15
Podcast: News to know midday: Storm Worm; OLPC; Gmail 2.0: On today's podcast: Storm Worm botnet numbers via Microsoft. OLPC launches XO laptop in U.S. Google testing new Gmail overhaul. by Larry Dignan; Tags: Podcast, Google Gmail, Worm, One Laptop Per Child Project, Podcasts, E-mail Providers, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-09-24
Storm Worm botnet numbers, via Microsoft: If the statistics from Microsoft's MSRT malicious software removal tool are anything to go by, the Storm Worm botnet is not quite the world's most powerful supercomputer. The tool -- which is updated and shipped once a month on Patch Tuesday -- removed malware associated with Storm...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Worm, Machine, MSRT, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-09-24
Skype for Windows Worm reported: here's what to do: Skype for Windows worm reported: here's what to doDoes this affect Vista or only XPJust curious if Vista is affected by this?RE: Skype for Windows worm reported: here's what to do"Open it with notepad, ctrl+a and delete all entries this will resume your antivirus updates, save, close."Delete all my hosts...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Skype Technologies S.A., Windows worm, Microsoft Windows, worm; Discussion threads 2007-09-11
IM Worm squirming through Skype: Internet phone company Skype is warning about a new piece of malware spreading through the software's instant messaging feature. The confirmation comes on the heels of forum posts from Skype users asking for help deciphering IMs from contacts attempting to lure them into clicking on a rigged...; Tags: Trend Micro Inc., IM, Malware, Skype Technologies S.A., Worm, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-09-10
Skype for Windows Worm reported: here's what to do: Just in via a Skype blog posting from Skype's Villu Arak: Skype has learned that a computer virus called "w32/Ramex.A" is affecting users of Skype for Windows. Users whose computers are infected with this virus will send a chat message to other Skype users asking them to click on...; Tags: Antivirus, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Windows, Worm, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-09-10
Storm Worm botnet could be world's most powerful supercomputer: Nearly nine months after it was first discovered, the Storm Worm Trojan continues to surge, building what experts believe could be the world's most powerful supercomputer. The Trojan, which uses a myriad of social engineering lures to trick Windows users into downloading malware, has successfully...; Tags: Operation, Supercomputer, Malware, Worm, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-09-06
Mac Worm rumors swirl; Dai Zovi ships unofficial Mac OS X patch: Mac worm rumors swirl; Dai Zovi ships unofficial Mac OS X patchThis flaw means nothing to me .Do you want to know why ? Read this excerpt from the story:Amidst unconfirmed rumors that anonymous hackers have created a worm that exploits an unpatched code execution flaw in Mac OS X...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Unpatched system, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, worm, virus, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-07-18
Mac Worm rumors swirl; Dai Zovi ships unofficial Mac OS X patch: Amidst unconfirmed rumors that anonymous hackers have created a worm that exploits an unpatched code execution flaw in Mac OS X Intel, a team of researchers have come up with a way to completely disable a buggy portion of the Mac code base.Led by Mac security guru Dino Dai Zovi...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Wi-Fi security, Vulnerability research, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Microsoft, Metasploit, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-18
First Worm for Mac OS X?: Rape.osx is an alleged worm that targets Mac OS X. According to Slashdot:"Controversy is slowly building over the development of a claimed new worm that targets OS X systems, dubbed by its inventor Rape.osx. Using a currently undisclosed vulnerability in mDNSResponder, the worm is said to give access to root...; Tags: Security, Mac OS, Hack; Blog posts 2007-07-18
ISC Infocon (widget): ISC Infocon monitors the Internet Storm Center ISC Infocon. The purpose of ISC Infocon is best described on the ISC Web site. The intent of the Infocon is to reflect changes in malicious traffic and the possibility of disrupted connectivity. In particular important is the concept of change. Every host...; Tags: Internet Storm Center, Traffic, Worm, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security; Software downloads 2007-06-14
OpenOffice Worm Badbunny hops across operating systems: OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systemsNow that's sharing without bordersprobably more love to come, just not as distributable once two of the three fix it so that it can't happen.Oh well, at least the perp who made this isn't working on cancer curing research or international banking, . ....; Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Badbunny, worm, OpenOffice, OpenOffice worm, operating system; Discussion threads 2007-06-11