Though Netsky.L through Netsky.P seemed determine to prove it was just a worm, Netsky.Q - discovered March 29th - is back to earlier tricks. Netsky.Q removes several registry keys responsible ... Read More

A new variant of the Bagle worm has been discovered on March 29, 2004. As with previous variants, Bagle.V is a mass-mailer that spoofs the From address and creates a ... Read More

Criminal phishermen have been busy this weekend, trying to lure unsuspecting consumers into divulging their sensitive financial and personal information. New PayPal scams and Citibank phishing email began appearing ... Read More

The newly discovered Bagle.U worm seems to be returning to its roots, sending itself via an email that contains absolutely no compelling reason to entice users to open the attachment. ... Read More

Shortly after the Bagle worms began exploiting MS03-032, the Netsky.P virus decided to follow suit. Exploiting the older MS01-020, Netsky.P rose to a medium level threat within 24 hours of ... Read More

Four new Bagle worms infect simply by reading the email - there is no email attachment involved. The worms exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft's ActiveX controls and plug-ins. This same ... Read More

Ted Bridis reports that the feds want a ready backdoor into computer systems. Isn't this a bit like demanding a new hole in Swiss cheese?

Three new variants of the Bagle worm have been discovered over the weekend: Bagle.M, Bagle.N, and Bagle.O. Unlike its predecessors, Bagle.N includes a polymorphic routine infecting PE_EXE files on affected ... Read More

Discovered on March 10, 2004, Netsky.L might ordinarily be considered just another variant in the Netsky family. But an abrupt change of behaviour has some security experts wondering whether Netsky.L ... Read More

A new variant of the Sober worm was discovered spreading in the early morning hours (GMT) on March 8, 2004. Dubbed Sober.D by most vendors and Roca.A by antivirus vendor ... Read More

Has your homepage been changed to an unfamiliar site, perhaps even one filled with porn and advertising? Chances are, you've been the victim of a browser hijacking. Just like leaving ... Read More

A battle is waging between three groups of virus writers, each attempting to prove superiority over the other. While these virus writers create worms that hurl accusations at one another, ... Read More

Following a busy weekend that produced several new Bagle variants, including the medium risk Bagle.C and Bagle.E, Monday morning brought yet another Netsky variant. Netsky.D is a mass-mailing email worm ... Read More