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A handful of jailbroken iPhone users who installed SSH from Cydia (in order to connect to their phone and make changes to the filesystem) have found that a hacker has created a worm set to infect them. The worm, affecting SSH-enabled devices whose owners forgot to change the default password, changes the background i... |
9 November 2009
05:33 GMT |
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Worms for iPhone and iPod touch has received an update packed with tons of improvements and fixes. The enhancements have been made largely based on customer feedback and suggestions, says Team17, the game’s developer. Worms version 1.01 contains both major improvements as well as a slew of more minor tweaks an... |
14 August 2009
09:22 GMT |
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Team17 Software Ltd. has released iPhone and iPod touch versions of Worms, one of the world's best known strategy video games. The title is touted as being the first mobile Worms game developed at Team17’s studio “for ultimate authenticity.” “Bringing a zany mix of iconic, crazy weapons a... |
16 July 2009
06:57 GMT |
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Ever since the appearance of consoles, the platform games have been loved by people of any age. Why? The answer is simple: they are easy to play, lots of fun, and, from time to time, they give a little challenge to the player by facing them with terrifying level bosses. One of the best examples in this sense is Donke... |
28 May 2009
12:21 GMT |
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One of the top families of malicious code targeting the Windows platform has evolved with the addition of worm behavior, Microsoft warns. According to data made public via the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, the Win32/Vundo Trojan infected over 3.6 million computers in the second half of 2008, and occupies th... |
23 April 2009
05:22 GMT |
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Intego, the well-known security firm that provides the widest range of software to protect Mac users from the dangers of the Internet, has announced the discovery of a serious worm that may affect Windows computers - Conficker. Intego claims that the worm has been getting a lot of attention, including some “air... |
7 April 2009
06:45 GMT |
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The Conficker worm proved a perfect fit for this year's April Fools' Day. With the security community holding its breath waiting to witness the evolution of the malicious code, scheduled for April 1, 2009, in order to react with counter measures, Worm:Win32/Conficker.D proved a dud. The worm did evolve to t... |
2 April 2009
05:43 GMT |
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The Worm:Win32/Conficker.D targeting Windows operating systems, including Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP, is set to make yet another step further in its evolution come next week, on April 1, 2009. The worm, which is reported to have infected anywhere from eight to 12 million machines (and even more) since it... |
27 March 2009
12:09 GMT |
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While Microsoft building Windows 7 as the evolution of Windows Vista has its obvious advantages in terms of performance, compatibility and support, it also has a downside when it comes down to security, exposing users of the next iteration of the Windows client to the same risks as its precursor. An illustrative exam... |
20 January 2009
12:31 GMT |
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Worm:Win32/Conficker.B is a new piece of malware targeting a vulnerability in Server Service affecting all supporter versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP SP3. Microsoft published details related to the new malicious code designed to exploit the MS08-067 Critical vulnerability re... |
5 January 2009
07:04 GMT |
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Microsoft confirmed not only that malware attacks designed to take advantage of a Server Service vulnerability, affecting both Windows client and server versions of the platform, were no longer isolated and targeted cases, but also that infections with malicious code had been detected. On November 25, Bill Sisk, Micr... |
26 November 2008
08:43 GMT |
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Experts from the network security vendor Fortinet report that new worms spreading on Facebook are making use of links to pages hosted on popular Google services like Google Reader or Picasa Web Albums in order to bypass security filters and reduce user suspicions.The general propagation of malware like the notorious ... |
30 October 2008
10:40 GMT |
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Last week, Microsoft released an out of cycle patch for a critical vulnerability in the Server service which allows for remote code execution. Security experts speculated at the time that new worms would make use of this vulnerability to spread and not long after, such a component was detected in a new Trojan named G... |
27 October 2008
06:06 GMT |
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Researchers from Finnish security vendor F-Secure have recently analyzed a worm with rootkit capabilities that tries to execute code directly into the OS kernel by exploiting a known Windows vulnerability. This is for the first time when the technique is encountered in such applications.“Most malware with rootk... |
1 October 2008
10:40 GMT |
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Scientists from the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah found a connection between some genes, which may lead to a healthier and longer life. Based on tests developed on some worms that have identical genetic designs as we do, researchers found that a gene associated with aging and another one l... |
19 September 2008
09:47 GMT |
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NASA confirmed, at a recent space operations meeting (ISS 30P SORR), that a worm had been discovered on laptops on the International Space Station. Even if NASA has not disclosed its name, the malware in question appears to be W32.Gammima.AG and it spreads by copying itself to removable devices. The NASA officials no... |
27 August 2008
19:24 GMT |
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The worm that we previously reported on as being the latest threat to Facebook and MySpace community has been eliminated, as users can no longer click on malicious links. Max Kelly, Head of Security at Facebook, assures that at least Facebook users can forget about the danger and put it behind them."We spent most of ... |
8 August 2008
08:53 GMT |
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One of Adobe's applications, Flash player, is used by two versions of a malicious software in order to infect the computers of Facebook and MySpace social networks users, as we already reported. Users are taken to certain fake websites that promise to reveal exclusive videos of celebrities or hidden-camera foota... |
6 August 2008
08:53 GMT |
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Kaspersky Lab released a warning for MySpace and Facebook users, regarding two new versions of a worm, Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.a. and Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.b respectively, that put the security of those who have accounts on the two web services at risk. The MySpace worm creates some catchy phrases that are sent to... |
2 August 2008
05:36 GMT |
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Believe it or not, worms can calculate their way to food through a process roughly equivalent to a derivative in calculus. Unfortunately, humans and other animals are also able to do so, although there is still not enough evidence to support this claim. Basically, worms are able to locate food by tasting the environm... |
24 July 2008
06:59 GMT |
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A report conducted by PandaLabs a month ago revealed that approximately 1 in 5 home computers which have up-to-date security software installed were infected and according to the security company, the situation is almost the same today. According to the findings of the study which included 1.5 million users, 72 perce... |
15 May 2008
05:46 GMT |
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About one month ago, the folks at Panda Labs warned that a new MSN Messenger worm was spotted on the web, searching for vulnerable computers through the popular instant messaging client. The "kissing pig" worm still exists on the web, according to some users, but what's more important is that the majority of ant... |
15 May 2008
04:21 GMT |
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Not long after a mass attack JavaScript injection was reported to have infected hundreds of thousands of websites, a new SQL injection Worm was found loose on the web. According to the ISC(Internet Storm Center) website, a total of 4,000 websites have been found infected, after a quick run at a Google search. The rep... |
8 May 2008
10:28 GMT |
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Users simply like instant messengers and since the companies that built them are continuously improving them on a monthly basis, some of these applications are pretty powerful. However, having such an impressive popularity doesn't necessarily mean that they're 100 percent secure because, according to new fi... |
7 May 2008
08:45 GMT |
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Security company Sophos has published an advisory concerning one of the most popular instant messaging clients on the web, namely Yahoo Messenger. According to the security notification, there's a new worm spotted in the wild which only targets Yahoo Messenger users and attempts to propagate by sending links of ... |
11 April 2008
10:37 GMT |
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Sex is considered the engine of the evolution. Without sex, we would all be similar clones. Sex brings diversity, but also it can repair the effects of negative mutations. Healthy genes from one parent can counteract the presence of a damaged (mutated) gene from the other parent, resulting healthier offspring. Thus, ... |
7 April 2008
05:23 GMT |
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Browsers and operating systems are still the preferred avenue for attacks, vulnerability exploits and spreading malicious code. But at the same time, the consistent effort poured by developers to bulletproof the main attack vectors from Windows Vista to Linux, and from Internet Explorer 7 to Firefox, means that malwa... |
24 March 2008
16:41 GMT |
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Fidel Castro's act of transferring his power to his brother, Raul, just a couple of weeks ago (don't think about it in the Highlander way of taking the other's power!) gave cyber criminals a business idea. Seeing as they would take advantage of anything and not shying away from profiting off of disaste... |
10 March 2008
13:51 GMT |
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The hybrid Trojan/worm malware deployed to gullible Internet users has caused quite a stir in February, according to the latest statistics from Panda Security, formerly known as PandaLabs. The lethal duo coming in one package has comprised 17.6 percent of the total infections happening in the passed month, 2.6 percen... |
4 March 2008
14:56 GMT |
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Usually, when hacking a computer, cyber criminals have to choose one of the seven levels this can be attempted at. All of the reported stories of famous over-protected sites, that have had their security found a match for, have suffered because of this. Just in the same way, Trojans work with your PC on a level under... |
29 February 2008
11:26 GMT |
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While it is the struggle of end users, members of the security industry and ultimately Microsoft itself to keep malware off of the Windows operating system, the Redmond company is preparing a 180-degree shift in this strategy. In this context, Microsoft is proposing nothing less than to put malicious code on the user... |
18 February 2008
05:27 GMT |
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At the bottom of the oceans, the lowest level of the ocean waters, submarine volcanoes are found. They erupt periodically, but also phenomena similar to others that accompany terrestrial volcanoes, such as submarine geysers, can be found and are called hydrothermal vents (hot vents) or black smokers. The submarine v... |
15 February 2008
09:39 GMT |
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With reports about Valentine's Day spams, scams, worms and Trojans coming in as early as the 11th of January, it's a wonder that cyber criminals haven't cooled down and remained contempt with the batch of malware that they have already sent out. I mean they could have taken the day off just to enjoy th... |
14 February 2008
09:28 GMT |
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Windows Live Messenger accounts for the largest community for any IM client worldwide. At the end of 2007, in November, as Microsoft was unveiling Windows Live 2.0, the next generation of its suite of software and services in the cloud, the company estimated that Windows Live Messenger had an install base of approxim... |
29 January 2008
07:06 GMT |
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SMobile Systems, a US-based mobile security solution provider, announced that it has prepared a mobile anti-virus update and disinfection tool for the company's Security Shield platform in order to protect Symbian S60 Nokia phones from being attacked by the latest mobile virus known as the Beselo worm. The vi... |
29 January 2008
03:41 GMT |
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The Windows functions are always under attack because disabling a vital function of the operating system automatically means an open door for the hacker, who would be able to infiltrate into the computer and conduct his malicious activities. Today, a new worm has been spotted in the wild and, according to security co... |
24 January 2008
14:16 GMT |
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Christmas came with an avalanche of computer security threats, starting with unsolicited email messages and ending with Trojan horses, viruses and other pieces of malware attempting to steal usernames and passwords. However, the holiday season is history now, so get ready for the next spamming period full of... love... |
16 January 2008
15:06 GMT |
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January 2008 comes with a new trend when talking about computer security because lots of worms, Trojan horses, viruses or other pieces of malware attempt to disable important Windows functions in order to hide their files. WORM_YAHLOVER.AL is just another worm designed to work on Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Serv... |
14 January 2008
13:31 GMT |
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A new worm has been spotted in the wild and, as far I can see, all the addicted gamers out there are vulnerable unless they got their computers protected. Security vendor Trend Micro writes that WORM_LEGMIR.FU affects most versions of the Microsoft operating system, including Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2... |
9 January 2008
08:37 GMT |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the third report concerning MSN Messenger after January 1st. God, this instant messaging application is really dangerous these days, so in case you're one of its users, you should really read this. Roderick Ordoñez of Trend Micro informed today that a new worm ha... |
8 January 2008
04:32 GMT |
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A few days ago, everybody has started talking about a new backdoor that targets the MSN accounts and attempts to steal usernames and passwords stored on an affected system. Today, Roel of Viruslist.com published a closer analysis on the threat, revealing that it was created by someone from Netherlands. "Firstly all t... |
7 January 2008
14:31 GMT |
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MSN Messenger is once again under attack, as Trend Micro detected one more Windows worm attempting to spread itself through the famous instant messaging application. WORM_IRCBOT.EL may infect Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003, having a medium damage potential and a medium distribution potential. The worm c... |
4 January 2008
16:36 GMT |
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Gmail and Yahoo have always been two of the most popular email services on the web and this obviously caught the hackers' and spammers' attention. A few days ago, it happened again: a new infection has been spotted in the wild, being used by attackers to gather new email addresses for other spamming purpose... |
4 January 2008
11:41 GMT |
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Here's another Windows worm with high distribution potential and high damage potential. This means that it can easily reach your computer and harm the data stored on the system as fast as you would say WORM_SPYBOT.AP. Security vendor Trend Micro has informed that the worm is able to infect Windows 98, ME, NT, 20... |
4 January 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Earlier this day, security company Trend Micro has published an advisory concerning a malicious JavaScript that attempts to open Internet Explorer in order to download additional infections on an affected computer. Now, another Microsoft Windows component is affected by a pretty dangerous infection: Windows Task Sche... |
3 January 2008
05:58 GMT |
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We've seen many of these before, but since it is a new infection, it may be a really threat for your computer. With a continuously growing up popularity, the instant messenger and chatting applications reach every single computer in the world, fact that makes the unpatched and unprotected ones fully vulnerable t... |
28 December 2007
14:36 GMT |
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WORM_RBOT.HBZ is the latest threat spotted in the wild that targets the Windows systems and attempts to drop its files on most versions of the Microsoft operating system including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003. The worm was discovered by security company Trend Micro, which wrote that it could easily reach your... |
28 December 2007
04:24 GMT |
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Spammers are always willing to do anything it's possible to create huge lists of valid email addresses in order to be able to launch new attacks. They are even selling huge lists of emails to other spammers who intend to send unsolicited messages to all the contacts. The latest trend seems to be infecting people... |
27 December 2007
15:51 GMT |
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Christmas has been pretty busy when it comes to computer security, but one of the most important threats was an email scam which attempted to find new victims using images of sexy girls dressed like Santa. As you can see in the picture attached to the article, the email messages attempted to direct the readers to a m... |
27 December 2007
09:43 GMT |
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In case you thought you're safe this Christmas because you have applied the latest definitions for your security software, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you're not safe at all. And a recently-spotted worm comes to support this statement. WORM_DLOADER.TBW is a Windows infection discovered by security... |
27 December 2007
06:02 GMT |
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