Antivirus vendor Sophos is warning of a new variant of the Dumaru worm. Like previous variants, Dumaru.E disguises itself as a security patch from Microsoft. The Swen worm, which likewise ... Read More

A recent report, provocatively named "CyberInsecurity, bears the name of seven high-profile security professionals eager to use the newest rash of worms and Trojans to force governmental regulation of Microsoft. ... Read More

Plagued by so-called drive-by-downloads or rogue applications taking control of your browser? Surfbar, Xupiter, and Internet Optimizer are just a few of the unwelcome parasites that can attach to your ... Read More

ABC News in Charleston, SC has reported a possible Welchi infection disrupted the State Department, forcing a shutdown of computer systems used for checking visa applicants against lists of suspected ... Read More

GFI is offering a free version of GFI DownloadSecurity for ISA Server 6, its content security product that handles the security risk of file downloads without resorting to blocking them all ... Read More

John Schwarz, Chief Operating Officer for Symantec, is calling for tougher laws on disclosure of security vulnerabilities. Jonathan A. Zdziarski of Nuclear Elephant takes a closer look at the frightening ... Read More

Commonly known as "porn dialers", these Trojaned services hijack your dial-up connection, changing it to a pay-per-minute service that quickly adds big charges to your phone bill. Andreas Marx of ... Read More

Also known as Gibe.F, the Swen worm spreads via email, KaZaA, and IRC. Swen attempts to disable security software running on infected systems and modifies the system registry to ensure ... Read More

Jeffrey Lee Parson entered a not-guily plea to charges he intentionally caused "damage to a protected computer". Previously, Parson had admitted writing the Blaster variant that subsequently infected as many ... Read More

No one likes the idea of Big Brother spying on our every move. Or Trojans monitoring our keystrokes. But these may not be the things we have to worry about. ... Read More

In today's hostile computing environment, has the term "virus" kept up with the times?

Much has been made of the need to protect our children from the evils of the Internet. What may have been overlooked is the need to protect the Internet from ... Read More

More flaws have been discovered in RPC/DCOM which, if exploited, could lead to another Internet worm like Blaster. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-039 is rated as critical and affects Windows NT ... Read More

Sobig.f is programmed to stop sending itself today. For those plagued with hundreds or thousands of the Sobig email flooding their inboxes, this will be a tremendous relief. But what ... Read More

...the Hybris virus first debuted during the 2000 holiday season. Three years later, I've just received a copy in my inbox, sandwiched between emails carrying the Dumaru and SoBig.F infections. ... Read More

Several email users have found their browsers hijacked after receiving a piece of spamware that dropped hundreds of porn site shortcuts to their desktop and installed a "toolbar" pointing to ... Read More

BitDefender claims that a Romanian student had been arrested for creating the Blaster.F variant have been denied by Romanian police authorities. Police acknowledge only that they have a suspect in ... Read More

Talk about slander! In May 2002, someone began circulating an email accusing the JDBGMGR.EXE file of being infected with a virus. Hysterically it warned that neither McAfee nor Norton could ... Read More

Antivirus vendors routinely provide free fixes to eradicate high profile threats. McAfee has taken several leaps forward with its McAfee AVERT Stinger, a must-have tool for any antivirus arsenal. Full Story ... Read More