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- New MyDoom offers 'how to' details
- New MyDoom offers 'how to' detailsWe need INTERNATIONAL Law...Only then will these people be locked up as they should be.There should be an automatic 5 YEAR sentence for releasing a Virus, trojan or for installing SPYWARE on someone's computer.It is heart warmingthat the virus writers have now become more polite...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, UNIX, SECURITY, Operating systems, MyDoom virus, virus, Linux, New MyDoom, Unlike Linsux, BSD
- Discussion threads 2004-09-16
- New MyDoom revives call to catch culprit
- New MyDoom revives call to catch culpritSo, they crud about that kid doing 70% of them..must have been a "weekly" statistic..
- Tags: New MyDoom, MyDoom virus
- Discussion threads 2004-08-05
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- Microsoft targets password stealers
- Microsoft targets password stealersSeeing is believing[i]Those are some staggering numbers, and show just how far and wide this kind of malware has spread.[/i]Ain't it the truth, but seeing is believing. Malware in all its dingy stripes is worse than rust in that it refuses to sleep, and spreads like locust...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Patches, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, password, MSRT, tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
- Discussion threads 2008-06-21
- Live Webcast: Rise of the Mega-Botnets
- Botnets have been around for more than a decade. Long-time users of the Internet chat system, Internet Relay Chat--also known as "IRC," know them well. They were originally used to launch attacks and "take-overs" on IRC servers by malicious individuals, often dubbed "script kiddies", who were out for revenge. ...
- Tags: Webcast, IRC, MessageLabs Ltd., MyDoom Virus, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Internet, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Webcasts 2008-06-13
- Multi Virus Cleaner 2008 (zip)
- Multi Virus Cleaner is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove major viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when cleaning infected systems. Multi Virus Cleaner is regularly updated and can detect hundreds of common viruses, worms,...
- Tags: Virus, Multi Virus Cleaner, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2008-01-29
- A security tip for Microsoft
- I don't know about you but I download a lot of stuff from the Microsoft website and I'm continually being asked to validate my operating system as genuine. The idea is that I'm somehow being protected from ills by running a genuine copy of Windows. I'm not convinced, but here's an...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft
- Blog posts 2007-07-18
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (exe)
- The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which,...
- Tags: Antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Malicious Software, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Security, Software
- Software downloads 2007-06-13
- Five reasons to love--and hate--Windows Vista
- Five reasons to love--and hate--Windows VistaBetter yet........the $300 price tag for Ultimate. It's like $300 is the magic number for any of Microsoft's major products.But only if it doesn't work as advertized.I haven't had this problem with Vista and don't expect to.The number one reason to hate vistaWindows Genuine...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, User Account Protection, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
- Avast Virus Cleaner Tool (exe)
- Avast Virus Cleaner is a free tool that completely removes selected viruses and worms from your computer. It stops viruses that are active in memory, disinfects your files, removes virus registry and start-up items, and even deletes the virus-working files. Version 1.0.209 can handle virus families: Badtrans--Beagle aka Bagle, (A-Z,...
- Tags: Tool, Virus, Avast Virus Cleaner, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2006-11-12
- Why Windows is less secure than Linux
- Why Windows is less secure than LinuxModular Design is GoodDon't shoot the messenger folks!WRONG WRONG WRONGMr. Stiennon has made some crucial mistakes in his "analysis". Let's see if ZDNet's lame comments system will let me post a link to the blog I wrote in response to this article:LinkOr...http://techrepublic.com.com/5254-6257-0.html?forumID=99&threadID=184332&messageID=1995023&id=2926438Or...http://techrepublic.com.com/5254-6257-0.html?forumID=99&threadID=184332&messageID=1995023&id=2926438J.JaBrokenAn unexpected failure...
- Tags: Operating systems, Web servers, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Blogging, Modular Design, Now-What, Microsoft Windows, Windows IS, Linux, Apache Software Foundation, distributed denial of service
- Discussion threads 2006-04-14
- Kama Sutra worm hype may bite back
- Kama Sutra worm hype may bite backThank you, MyDoom!Because of all the hype surrounding MyDoom variants, people have become more cautious about suspicious e-mail attachments. Since KS used the same method of spreading via email, people already knew what to do with it when it came around.The KS...
- Tags: E-mail, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, iDefense, worm, Kama Sutra worm, F-Secure Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-02-03
- Evasion bug bites virus shields
- Evasion bug bites virus shieldsWhat do you mean by "virus shield"?I've never heard of Trend... Symantec... McAfee... I don't have any of their applications. I've also not had a virus on my PC since I switched to Linux. Too bad they didn't mention this "software product" which also...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Linux, SECURITY, antivirus, virus, virus shield, Apple Macintosh, evasion bug
- Discussion threads 2005-10-31
- Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ring
- Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ringFraud ring or no...Very clever young minds deprived of social conscience will likely keep abreast of technical advances for years to come, inventing malicious schemes for the sheer enjoyment of it while teasing despised authorities. Schools and technical institutes should offer courses and...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, hacking, credit card, credit card fraud, Zotob worm, Coder, virus, window, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-08-30
- VACCINE: War of the Worms in Wired and Wireless Networks
- The highlight of worm outbreaks in 2004 was a new phenomenon called 'War of the Worms' between NetSky, Bagle and MyDoom worm variants. Their aftermaths caused the record-high of 12 outbreaks in first quarter alone. This war created complex interactions among worms. This paper tries to answer following questions: how...
- Tags: Vaccine, Wired Inc., Network, Worm, Wireless Network, Wireless, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2005-08-03
- Kaspersky debuts Linux antivirus in the U.S.
- Kaspersky debuts Linux antivirus in the U.S.If there are no Linux Viruses ...... why would anyone need the anti-virus?Maybe some need it for their sadboxed virus creationthough they shouldn't care too much about hosing their virtual Windows box, they don't care about the real ones. Maybe they are porting.Virus...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, OPEN SOURCE, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Linux, antivirus, virus, Kaspersky Lab, Linux antiviru
- Discussion threads 2005-08-01
- The importance of distribution: India's open source CD push
- The importance of distribution: India's open source CD pushLinux is more expensive!I've been using Linux about 8 years along with Windows. Most cost is not for Windows or Linux. Most is for hardware, not operating system. Frankly I spend more money to buy new Linux CD distributions than for Windows...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Cyberthreats, Now-What, open source, Linux, Microsoft Windows, CD, GPL, computer
- Discussion threads 2005-05-27
- Virus-infected e-mail down 30%, phishing down 45% in April 2005
- Postini said phishing attempts decreased by 45% in April 2005, but phishing remains one of the major e-mail threats. E-mail security vendor said it blocked 9 mln phishing attempts during April 2005. The number of virus-infected messages decreased by 30%.Top ten viruses for April 2005:netsky - 12,247,654mytob - 6,803,913mime -...
- Tags: phishing
- Blog posts 2005-05-02
- VoIP "on its way to the gallows?" Sorry, Wayne, you're being Rash
- VoIP "on its way to the gallows?" Sorry, Wayne, you're being RashZDNET Please Stop!I don't mean to offend Mr Shaw, and this comment is broader than your blogs...but PLEASE, these constant VOIP blogs have VERY little interest to mainstream IT folks that come to ZD site!! Does anyone notice...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Internet, VoIP, blog
- Discussion threads 2005-03-24
- Updated MyDoom targets Google--again
- Updated MyDoom targets Google--againI'm SO sick of this...It's time to get tough on these Malware writers. Really, it is.I normally despise this idea, but I think Guaranteed, or minimum sentences are the only thing that will work.ISP's and ScanningWhile many of the ISP's are limiting the size of files...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Google Inc., virus, server, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2005-02-17
- Spyware is more like a parasite than a virus
- It is becoming a favorite dictate of the security pundit that "spyware is a virus.�? That would be so nice if true. The desire seems to be to not create a separate box for spyware. That way there will be no need for these upstart anti-spyware vendors, no...
- Tags: Virus, Bath, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2005-02-06
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