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Virus Alert: Worm Carries Fake Password Warning
A worm reported Monday runs an attached file when an email message is viewed on unpatched Microsoft email clients.
Virus Alert: New Trojan, Worm Give Hackers Remote Access
Symantec on Friday issued alerts for a Trojan horse and a worm that both give hackers remote access to a computer.
Virus Alert: Rolark Still Lurking
For the second day in a row, antivirus software vendor Panda Software was issuing an alert Thursday for a new Trojan called Rolark.
Virus Alert: Win2K Vulnerability Exploited
Two viruses that target flaws in Windows 2000 were reported Wednesday by antivirus vendors.
Virus Alert: Worm Carries Destructive Payload
An Internet worm reported Tuesday attempts to spread by emailing itself via SMTP and using the ICQ and KaZaA networks.
Virus Alert: New Variant of LovGate Virus
Several antivirus software vendors were issuing alerts on Monday for a new strain of the LovGate virus.
Virus Update: Who Next? Bluto?
A worm reported Friday by antivirus software vendor Symantec displays a fake 'Popeye' error message.
Virus Alert: Trojan Targets Outlook Express
A Trojan horse reported Thursday inserts a file in the Microsoft Outlook Express signature, sending a code that tries to access a specific Web site when the message is opened.
Virus Alert: More Sightings of W32/Ganda@mm
Antivirus software vendor McAfee issued a low-level notice Wednesday for W32/Ganda@mm, a mass-mailing worm that kills certain processes running on the victim machine.
Virus Alert: Worm Sends Anti-War Email
A worm using Microsoft Outlook's Messaging Application Programming Interface sends out an anti-war email message with itself as an attachment to addresses listed in the user's Outlook address book.
Virus Alert: Worm Disguised As 'Spy Pics' Email
A mass-mailing worm that contains its own SMTP engine and sends email to contacts from a machine's Windows address book alludes to Iraq spy pictures in the subject line.
Virus Alert: Beware Fake eCard, Error Message
A worm and backdoor Trojan that spreads via file sharing on KaZaA networks and email tries to trick users with a bogus eCard message, according to antivirus software vendor Sophos.
Virus Alert: Worm Activates Game
A worm distributed via email initially appears to merely activate a game for users. But security vendor Sophos says it does more than that.
NetContinuum Upgrade Focuses on DNS Attacks
Web security gateway vendor NetContinuum has upgraded its NC-1000 appliance to enable deeper inspection of Domain Name System traffic that traditional firewalls are unable to secure.
Virus Alert: CodeRed.F Able to Spread Indefinitely
Several antivirus software vendors on Wednesday were reporting multiple incidents of the CodeRed.F worm from Japan and Italy.
Virus Alert: NiceHello Email Worm Using Spanish Phrases
The NiceHello e-mail worm was still being reported Tuesday by various antivirus software vendors. NiceHello reaches computers in an e-mail with variable characteristics, notably the use of Spanish phrases in the subject field, message text and attachments.
Virus Alert: Deloder Worm Connecting Via Port 445
Several antivirus software vendors were issuing alerts Monday for the Deloder worm (W32/Deloder.A), which originated in China and infects computers running under Windows 2000 and XP.
Virus Alert: Mass-Mailing Worm Is No Game
A mass-mailing worm that uses Microsoft Outlook to send itself to all contacts in the Outlook address book opens a program that looks like a shooting game.
Virus Alert: Word Macro Virus Renames, Replicates Files
A multifaceted Word macro virus with an encrypted replication routine carries several possible payloads designed to delete or rename a variety of files.
Virus Alert: A Naughty Visual Basic Worm
A polymorphic Visual Basic Script worm reported Thursday by antivirus vendor Symantec attempts to spread through KaZaA Lite.
Virus Alert: New Backdoor.SubSeven Strain Out
A variant of the Backdoor.SubSeven Trojan horse allows a hacker to access and gain control of a computer, though Symantec gives it an overall low risk assessment.
Virus Alert: Worm Dogs Popular File-Sharing Networks
Antivirus software vendor Trend Micro is giving a low risk rating to a memory-resident worm designed to propagate copies of itself via email, KaZaA, and other popular peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.
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