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Malware: Archive: March 2003 

'Ultimate' Spam Weapon Coming to the Enterprise

A new company has made a pretty gutsy promise -- to wipe out spam. And what promises to be consumers' ultimate weapon against spam could be ready for the enterprise as early as this year.

By Sharon Gaudin  |  March 31, 2003

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.

By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 31, 2003

When Patches Aren't Applied

FEATURE: Security experts estimate that barely 50 percent of all software security patches are applied by enterprise IT administrators. With all the threats circulating, why the indifference?

  • 'Important' Patch Issued But Not for NT

    • By Ryan Naraine  |  March 28, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 28, 2003

    Justice Joins Investigation of Network Associates

    Accounting probe expands of security software company.

    By Mark Berniker  |  March 27, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 27, 2003

    Virus Alert: Win2K Vulnerability Exploited

    Two viruses that target flaws in Windows 2000 were reported Wednesday by antivirus vendors.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 26, 2003

    Cyberspace Security: The Symantec View

    In this exclusive CIN interview, Symantec CTO Rob Clyde talks about best practices for securing cyberspace and why we're seeing an increasing number of computer viruses.

    By Esther Shein  |  March 25, 2003

    Meta: Antivirus Vendors will Tackle Spam by 2004

    Leading antivirus vendors will dive into the war over spam, offering users antispam software by 2004, according to a new report from Meta Group.

    By Sharon Gaudin  |  March 25, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 25, 2003

    Calif. Spam Bill Passes Committee

    UPDATE: The bill would fine e-mail marketers $500 for each piece of unsolicited commercial e-mail.

    By Brian Morrissey  |  March 25, 2003

    Virus Alert: New Variant of LovGate Virus

    Several antivirus software vendors were issuing alerts on Monday for a new strain of the LovGate virus.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 24, 2003

    In the Year 2005, Will Your Anti-Spam Arsenal Be the Same?

    A couple of years from now, will you still be relying on the same anti-spam strategy you're using today? Jacqueline Emigh takes a look at the anti-spam scene as it stands today and reveals where it appears to be headed in the near future.

    By Jacqueline Emigh  |  March 24, 2003

    Hotmail Seeks to Rein-in Spammers

    UPDATE: Microsoft imposes a limit on outgoing e-mails for Hotmail users in an attempt to hamper spammers.

    By Thor Olavsrud  |  March 24, 2003

    Virus Update: Who Next? Bluto?

    A worm reported Friday by antivirus software vendor Symantec displays a fake 'Popeye' error message.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 21, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 20, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 19, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 18, 2003

    Picking Your Anti-Spam Poison: The Spam Series, Part 2

    The onslaught of spam is spawning a growing spate of solutions, but which approach to fighting spam is best for your organization? Join Jacqueline Emigh as she reveals the pros and cons of the various host-based services, hardware appliances, and software gateways currently available for combating spam.

    By Jacqueline Emigh  |  March 17, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 17, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 14, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 14, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 13, 2003

    India/Pakistan Virus Writers Take War Online

    What started out as a war of words between two rival hacker groups has escalated into the release of a worm.

    By Sharon Gaudin  |  March 13, 2003

    Opera Rushes Out Another Security Fix

    The browser firm plugs 'extremely critical' security flaws that lets intruders load and execute malicious code on vulnerable machines.

    By Ryan Naraine  |  March 13, 2003

    Code Red Rears Its Ugly Head Again

    A new variant of the Code Red virus has been found in the wild, according to several antivirus companies.

    By Sharon Gaudin  |  March 12, 2003

    Yahoo! Rolls Out New Anti-Spam Features

    The mega-portal rolls out a buffed-up version of its SpamGuard filter for its e-mail users.

    By Brian Morrissey  |  March 11, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 11, 2003

    Stomping Out Spam: The Spam Series, Part 1

    The onslaught of spam is spawning a growing spate of solutions. Join Jacqueline Emigh as she delves into the issue of how spam proliferates so quickly, and why it's driving administrators to deploy anti-spam products in droves.

    By Jacqueline Emigh  |  March 10, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 10, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 07, 2003

    Group Looks to Forge Anti-Spam Standards

    A new anti-spam research group tackles what is becoming an increasingly problematic unsolicited e-mail issue.

    By Mark Berniker  |  March 06, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 06, 2003

    AOL Hits Milestone in Spam Battle

    America Online, Inc., an Internet access and media giant, announced that it has blocked one billion spams in a single day.

    By Sharon Gaudin  |  March 06, 2003

    The Worm That Won't Go Away

    A variant of the Klez worm not only was the most frequently occurring worm for the month of February, it's become the most persistent worm ever, according to a new report.

    By Sharon Gaudin  |  March 05, 2003

    AOL: Spam Problem Is Getting Worse

    The world's largest ISP tells e-marketers the spam deluge has intensified, making AOL mull stricter e-mail policies.

    By Brian Morrissey  |  March 05, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 04, 2003

    Global Internet 'Early Warning System' on the Way

    About three weeks from now, Matrix NetSystems and a still unnamed partner will launch a global Internet 'early warning system' aimed at alerting customers to cyberattacks in plenty of time to fend off damage. Meanwhile, Jacqueline Emigh reports the new Internet management service provider has just inked a deal with netVmg, developer of a solution for routing traffic across ISP links according to specified enterprise policies.

    By Jacqueline Emigh  |  March 04, 2003

    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.

    By eSecurityPlanet Staff  |  March 03, 2003