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Sober.P worm threatens
Discovered May 2, 2005, Sober.P (also known as Sober.O) is a mass-mailing email that sends itself in either German or English language, depending on the intended recipient's domain.
Firefox flaws rated extremely critical
Firefox flaws rated extremely critical
Crog IM worm
The Crog worm edits the system registry to lower security settings, modifies the HOSTS file to redirect access to various security sites and shuts down processes associated with various security software.
Kelvir worms
Three new IM worms, Kelvir.A, Kelvir.B, and Kelvir.C were discovered by antivirus vendors on March 6th and 7th, 2005.
Bagle.BE email worm
Discovered on March 1, 2005 in conjunction with several mass-spammed Bagle-like Trojans, Bagle.BE arrives in an email with a blank subject line
Troj/BagleDl-L
Troj/BagleDl-L is a Trojan, not a worm, and does not contain mass-mailing capabilities. However, Troj/BagleDl-L was mass-spammed via email during the morning of March 1st, 2005.
Bagle.AZ worm
Like Bagle.AY, Bagle.AZ is a mass mailing email and P2P filesharing worm with downloader capabilites.
Bagle.AY worm
Bagle.AY is a mass mailing email and P2P filesharing worm with backdoor and downloader capabilites. As with previous variants and most modern email worms, the worm uses its own SMTP engine to spread via email and the From address is spoofed.
MyDoom.AM hijacks HOSTS
MyDoom.AM is a mass-mailing email and P2P filesharing worm that modifies the HOSTS file to prevent infected users from accessing certain antivirus vendor sites.
A stocking full of coal
Ever wonder what Bill Gates gets for Christmas? This year, the Chinese
security firm VenusTech delivered three new Windows exploits just in time for the holidays.
Zafi.D worm spreads Christmas fear
A new variant of the Zafi worm, dubbed Zafi.D, sends itself as a Christmas greeting - in a variety of languages depending on the recipient's domain.
MakeLOVEnotSPAM mask worn byTrojan
Dubbed TrojanDropper.FakeSpamFighter and Troj/Mdrop-IT, the Trojan masquerades as the Lycos infamous MakeLOVEnotSPAM screensaver
Bofra.A / MyDoom variant
Bofra.A worm exploits SHDOCVW.DLL flaw
Klez Help Center
The Klez virus uses a variety of techniques to fool and aggravate users
Homepage Virus
Also known as Homepage, this e-mail worm was discovered in the wild on May 8th, 2001
IRCsome McVeigh Video a RAT
Alleged movie of Timothy McVeigh execution really the Subseven remote access Trojan.
Sobig.E worm
The Sobig.E worm spreads via email. The Sobig.E worm attachment is a ZIP file.
The hoax that cried virus
Email hoaxes aren't just a harmless nuisance. Some consider hoaxes manually-driven email worms - with the vehicle being the gullible user.
Naked Wife
The Naked virus poses as a Macromedia Flash movie of a naked wife.
JS.Exception
JS.Exception - when is a virus not a virus?
!0000 Trick
Does !0000 in your address book really stop viruses?
Nimda worm resources
Nimda worm resources
JS/NoClose
While JS/NoClose might be annoying, it is not malicious and it is definitely not a virus. So why are some antivirus companies triggering alerts?
Yo Mama, Osama
Yo Mama Osama game surreptitiously drops adware Trojan on users' systems.
BadTrans.B
Tips for removing the BadTrans.B virus and blocking it in email