Virus spreading snooper pleads guilty 

Virus spreading snooper pleads guilty

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 26 October 2010 9:12 AM
Fake anti-virus scam.
Mass email worm threatens accounts 

Mass email worm threatens accounts

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 10 September 2010 1:04 PM
Uses subject line "Here you Have".
Microsoft looks into malware spreading via USB 

Microsoft looks into malware spreading via USB

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 19 July 2010 10:39 AM
Disabling AutoRun doesn't combat threat.
Clickjacking Facebook worm spreading fast 

Clickjacking Facebook worm spreading fast

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 24 May 2010 9:57 AM
Security experts warn of yet another threat on the social network.
Homer Simpson accused of spreading malware 

Homer Simpson accused of spreading malware

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 14 July 2008 9:37 AM
An screen name once connected to animated TV dad Homer Simpson is being used to spread malware.
Spammers shift to spreading malware 

Spammers shift to spreading malware

In Messaging - 5 December 2007 10:27 AM
Global spam volumes have doubled in the past year, showing a shift away from selling products towards spreading malware, according to new research.
URLs with 'crimeware' spreading, but war on phishing gains ground 

URLs with 'crimeware' spreading, but war on phishing gains ground

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 16 July 2007 10:38 AM
The number of phishing URLs used to spread "crimeware" among consumer PCs rose to an all-time high in May, according to a report from an industry association that works to ...
AusCERT2007: Aussies still being scammed  

AusCERT2007: Aussies still being scammed

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 23 May 2007 3:27 PM
Queenslanders are forking out around $500,000 a month to Nigerian email scammers.
Stration variant spreading through Skype 

Stration variant spreading through Skype

In Networks - By Frank Washkuch, 26 March 2007 1:01 AM
Websense has discovered a new set of malicious code being distributed by the Stration worm through the Skype network.
New Apple QuickTime worm rapidly spreading through MySpace 

New Apple QuickTime worm rapidly spreading through MySpace

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 5 December 2006 9:30 AM
An Apple QuickTime exploit is using MySpace's enormous user base to launch a blended cross-site scripting attack that, if successful, steals users' log-in credentials and ...
Milosevic murder trojan spreading rapidly 

Milosevic murder trojan spreading rapidly

By William Eazel, 16 March 2006 5:55 PM
An email purporting to contain proof that the recently deceased Yugoslav permier Slobodan Milosevic was murdered is being used to spread a malicious trojan, security watchers ...
Sober mutant spreading like wildfire  

Sober mutant spreading like wildfire

By William Eazel, 25 November 2005 12:40 PM
The new Sober-Z worm is spreading at such a rate that it now accounts for over 81 percent of all viruses, making it the most widespread computer virus in the world, security ...
Panda rates Britney top of virus spreading pops 

Panda rates Britney top of virus spreading pops

By David Quainton, 14 June 2005 4:14 PM
Popstar and reality show vixen Britney Spears is the celebrity most frequently used to spread computer viruses, an antivirus firm has revealed.
Image of Death exploit alive and spreading  

Image of Death exploit alive and spreading

By Robert Jaques, 27 September 2004 12:29 PM
Security experts have discovered a toolkit designed to exploit the recently disclosed Microsoft Exploit-MS04-028, popularly dubbed the "Image of Death".
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