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PC-cillin Internet Security 2004
Trend Micro's PC-cillin Internet Security 2004 is (pardon the pun) setting a new trend in antivirus protection.
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Use this link to find a comprehensive index of antivirus and hoax-related articles. The short list of articles that appears below omits the vast majority of information on this site.
Browser Hijacking
Often accused of being drive-by downloads, these pesky Internet parasites specialize in broswer hijacking and can quickly take advantage of an improperly secured system, embedding themselves as a "browser help object" and redirecting you to a host of unsavory sites.
What is a worm?
New email worms can quickly outpace antivirus signature updates. Follow these tips to prevent the spread of fast moving worms.
TROJ_BMPAGENT a.k.a. Agent Trojan
TROJ_BMPAGENT (Trend Micro) a.k.a. Agent Trojan (Kaspersky) was discovered on May 14, 2004. The trojan uses a specially crafted BMP image file to download and run arbitrary code on impacted systems.
Alleged worm authors arrested
The accused authors of Sasser, Netsky, and Phatbot, a.k.a. Agobot have reportedly been arrested by German authorities
Netsky.AC masquerades as Sasser fix
Netsky.AC masquerades as Sasser fix
Bagle.W/X/Y/Z/AA/AB worm
Bagle.W/X/Y/Z/AA/AB worm variants - mass-mailing email and P2P worm
Netsky.X
Netsky.X
Sober.F worm
Sober.F worm
Netsky.Q up to its old tricks
Netsky.Q
Email banking scams
Emails falsely claiming to be from the likes of Citibank, NatWest, and other reputable banking entities attempt to entice recipients into divulging their ATM/Debit card and PIN numbers.
Citibank phishing email
Citibank phishing email: a new phishing email has been released, targeting Citibank customers in a clever web fraud that has all the look and feel of a real Citibank site.
Netsky.P
Netsky.P
A fist full of Bagles
Bagle.Q, Bagle.R, Bagle.S, Bagle.T
Netsky.L worm
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 is actually an imposter. Are the worm wars really over, or has the playing field just changed?
Sober.D worm
A new variant of the Sober worm, Sober.D, was discovered spreading in the early morning hours (GMT) on March 8, 2004.
Bagle.J worm
Bagle.J is a mass-mailing email worm that also spreads via P2P filesharing networks.
MyDoom.G targets Symantec site
MyDoom.G is a mass-mailing email worm with a remote access component that attempts to launch a Denial of Service (DoS) attack against www.symantec.com.
Netsky.D worm
Discovered on March 1, 2004, Netsky.D is a mass-mailing email worm that deletes registry edits left by certain other worms."
Bagle.C worm
A new variant of the Bagle worm was discovered on February 27, 2004. Bagle.C is a mass-mailing email worm with remote access capabilities.
Netsky.C worm
Discovered on February 25th, 2004, Netsky.C is a mass-mailing email worm that also enumerates via mapped drives.
Nimda Simplified
Email used to launch massive DDoS attack on Internet
MyDoom.F worm
MyDoom.F is a mass-mailing email worm that also spreads via mapped network drives. MyDoom.F contains a damaging payload, backdoor component, and DoS attack.
Netsky.B worm
The Netsky.B worm, a mass-mailing email worm that also spreads via P2P and network shares, was discovered early on the 18th of February, 2004.