Virus in the News

Computer Economics, Inc. states, "Nearly 63,000 viruses have rolled through the Internet, causing an estimated $65 billion in damage."

December 2005

Sober Worm Variant Set to Launch in January, Security Firm ... - 2005/12/11

Online security threats increased in 2005--report - 2005/12/11
Antivirus Vendors Struggle To Keep Up With Attacks  - 2005/12/11

GIAA says security codes changes after JAL snafu  - 2005/12/10

W32/Gobot-N  - 2005/12/09

W32.Spybot.ABDO - 2005/12/07

IMlogic Spots Interactive Instant Messaging Worm - 2005/12/07

New internet scams on the rise: report - 2005/12/07

W32/Sdbot-AGC - 2005/12/07

AOL Instant Messenger worm chat with the target user - 2005/12/07

Computer threats up 48 percent for year - 2005/12/06

Why didn't more anti-virus programs spot Sony's rootkit? - 2005/12/06

Troj/Danmec-E - 2005/12/05

Clunky-B Trojan Rides IE Flaw - 2005/12/05

A new computer virus called FBI - 2005/12/04

Troj/Borobot-R - 2005/12/04

New Computer Virus Affecting Thousands - 2005/12/03

Troj/Feutel-AT - 2005/12/03

November 2005

Sober climbs November worm charts -2005/11/30
Sober storms charts as month's biggest attack - 2005/11/30

Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in November 2005 - 2005/11/30

Trojan.Lodav.C - 2005/11/28

FBI Unable To Stop Spread Of E-Mail Virus - 2005/11/27

Sober-Y Virus Is The Worst Of The Year - 2005/11/26

Mitglieder Trojan Overtakes Sober, Reports Panda Software - 2005/11/25

W32/Rbot-AYG  - 2005/11/25

Consumers underestimate computer virus threat  - 2005/11/24

Computer Users Warned of E-Mail Scam, IE Vulnerability  - 2005/11/24

'FBI-Paris Hilton' worm called the year's worst  - 2005/11/23

Troj/Dumaru-BR  - 2005/11/23

Trojan.Goldun.H  - 2005/11/23

AIM Worm Virus Linked To Middle East Malware  - 2005/11/19

Sober virus outbreak springs six variants  - 2005/11/16

Sober Virus Clones Taunt AV Vendors - 2005/11/16

Ratio of China's computers infected by virus reaches 85.57% - 2005/11/14

W32/Rbot-AVN - 2005/11/14

Airport board seeks porn e-mail inquiry - 2005/11/12

Hidden Sony code exploited by Trojan horse hackers - 2005/11/11
AV Firms Say New Trojan Uses Sony DRM Rootkit - 2005/11/11
Trojan.Kondeli - 2005/11/11

30 countries struggling in Mitglieder 'avalanche'  - 2005/11/09

Virus hits Chow's new MP3 song - 2005/11/07

Australian ISPs recruited to kill zombies - 2005/11/07

W32/Loosky-B - 2005/11/07

W32/Tilebot-AS - 2005/11/06

New virus causes heightened security - 2005/11/04

Troj/Melay-A - 2005/11/03
Backdoor.Zagaban - 2005/11/03

Troj/Singu-W  - 2005/11/02

Netsky comes top in virus chart - 2005/11/01

October 2005

Hackers are attacking across a wider front - 2005/10/31

AIM worm plays nasty new trick - 2005/10/28

Updrop.A:trojan - 2005/10/28

Troj/ProDoor-A - 2005/10/27

Hacks, Attacks, and Viruses, OH MY! - 2005/10/27

W32/Agobot-TW  - 2005/10/26

A Windows Worm Mockup? - 2005/10/24

Troj/DNSBust-C - 2005/10/23

Botnet operation controlled 1.5m PCs - 2005/10/21
Potholes on the information superhighway - 2005/10/21
Virus writers aim for Skype users - 2005/10/21
Web virus hits campus - 2005/10/21

Trojan.Gamqowi  - 2005/10/20

Say hello to the Skype Trojan - 2005/10/18

Teen Uses Worm to Promote Site - 2005/10/18

A sophisticated Trojan-worm hybrid threatens users' privacy and ... - 2005/10/17

Bloodhound.Exploit.49 - 2005/10/15

The 'Dirty Dozen' spamming countries - 2005/10/15
Worry Watch: Sober.Y raises an orange alert - 2005/10/15

New Trojan horse twist holds your files for ransom - 2005/10/14

W32/Sdbot-ADX - 2005/10/13

Computer virus risk high: IE Internet - 2005/10/05

W32/Rbot-AAQE - 2005/10/04

Virus warning issued as people switch to multimedia phones - 2005/10/03
W32/Rbot-AQA - 2005/10/03

Trojan uses unpatched MS Office hole - 2005/10/03
Computer networks more vulnerable than ever - 2005/10/03

New Worm Is Redirecting Google and Yahoo Traffic - 2005/10/01

Trojan rides in on unpatched Office flaw - 2005/10/01

September 2005

Computer virus spreads on campus - 2005/09/30

Trojan Targets Unpatched Windows Flaw - 2005/09/30

Trojan.Neasemal - 2005/09/29

SNEAKY MONSTERS - 2005/09/29

Consumers' virus worry  - 2005/09/29

W32/Rbot-APD  - 2005/09/27

Worm sends letter disguised as known e-mail  - 2005/09/26

'More than half of computers hit by virus'  - 2005/09/26

Worm spoofs Google, says Panda  - 2005/09/25

Netsky-P remains top virus in Sophos list - 2005/09/23

Virus brings ‘Star-News' nearly to halt - 2005/09/23

Symbian Virus Targets Mobiles, Windows PCs - 2005/09/22

Virus-infected bot networks on increase, company warns - 2005/09/22

Bagle variant floods inboxes worldwide - 2005/09/21

W32/Tilebot-S - 2005/09/21

Viruses not just a Windows issue - 2005/09/21

Spammed Trojan horse attempts to turn off security on attacked PCs - 2005/09/20

A Messaging Worm Spreads Under the Guise of a Postcard, Reports ... - 2005/09/20

Another Bagle Trojan on the loose - 2005/09/19

Most Computer Users Walk a Digital Tightrope, According to ... - 2005/09/13

Hackers hit mobile users with new generation virus - 2005/09/11

Sneaky computer viruses attack quietly - 2005/09/08
Fire, virus and human error are the three biggest threats to ... - 2005/09/08
Computer crime skyrocketing - 2005/09/08

Trojan converts porn to Islam - 2005/09/06
Flaws plague new computer-virus program - 2005/09/06
Fire, cockup and virus calamity vex storage managers - 2005/09/06

Virus writers exploit Katrina disaster - 2005/09/05

Money motive drove virus suspects - 2005/09/05 

Mytob on top, August charts - 2005/09/05 

Net worm slithers to steal corporate IP - 2005/09/05 

Business 'ignorant of DoS attack threat' - 2005/09/05
Top Ten Viruses & Hoaxes: Netsky-P Still Tops List for August 2005 - 2005/09/05

Hurricane hackers use Katrina news to spread virus - 2005/09/02

Malware: Computing's Dirty Dozen - 2005/09/02

Small businesses face virus and spam attacks - 2005/09/02

First virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found - 2005/09/01

Oops..Zen Neeon Players ship with Wullik.B worm - 2005/09/01

Computer worm hits clinic computers - 2005/09/01

August 2005

Crouching Trojan, Hidden Malware - 2005/08/31

Computer worm stealing corporate info - 2005/08/30

The Future of Computer Worms - 2005/08/30

Spyware can affect computer function - 2005/08/30

The worm has turned - 2005/08/30

CSU: Computer housing student financial data breached - 2005/08/30

Authentium Reports Computer Virus Outbreaks Doubling Every Twelve ... - 2005/08/29

Computer worm hits UNL computers - 2005/08/23

Zotob worm beats IT departments in race to patch vulnerable ... - 2005/08/23

Cisco Intrusion Detection Products May Allow Intrusion - 2005/08/23

News Roundup- 2005/08/23

Hacker Underground Erupts in Virtual Turf Wars - 2005/08/23

Fresh strain of LoveBug virus is out - 2005/08/22

Customs computer system shuts down for hours - 2005/08/22

Hospital struck by computer virus - 2005/08/22

New Worm Attack Underscores Importance of Updating Security ... - 2005/08/22

The Evolution and Death of the Laptop Computer - Aug 22, 2005

The Worm Business - 2005/08/22

The threat from above - 2005/08/22

New computer virus spews fear in South Africa - 2005/08/22

Flawed code throttled spread of Zotob variants - 2005/08/22

Computer worm stops production - 2005/08/22

Live on television, a worm attacks - 2005/08/21

The new Trojan war - 2005/08/21

The Nation in Brief- 2005/08/21

New hackers organized, professional - 2005/08/21

A fast-moving computer worm attacking IT systems in the US, UK ... - 2005/08/20

Computer worm hits network at Tech - 2005/08/20

Computer virus puts crimp in customs operations - 2005/08/20

Computers vulnerable to new electronic worm - 2005/08/19

Massive airport delays blamed on virus - 2005/08/19

Computer Worm Stops Auto Production at DaimlerChrysler Plants - 2005/08/19

Worm Knocks Out 911 Service To Jefferson County - 2005/08/19

Virus brings down US Homeland Security - report - 2005/08/19

Recent Worm Activity Shows Complacency Is Dangerous - 2005/08/18

Windows vulnerability sparks viral warfare - 2005/08/18

Computer virus stalls Durango plant - 2005/08/18

Virus Outbreak: New Worm Attacks Media Giants - 2005/08/18

Lex live: Computer viruses - 2005/08/17

Flashy New Super-Worm Destroys Millions of PCs, Hogs Spotlight - 2005/08/17

Worm Burrows Into Network Flaw - 2005/08/17

Computer Worm Invades Monroe County - 2005/08/17

ZoTob Worms Takes Out Media Outlets, Makes Headlines - 2005/08/17

Worms Wreaking Havoc on Windows Users - 2005/08/17

Computer Worm Shuts Down Norman Manufacturer - 2005/08/17

Computer Virus Causes Radio Havoc - 2005/08/17

New worm threatens Windows 2000 computers - 2005/08/16

Keylogger back with a vengeance - 2005/08/16

W32.Zotob.B - Page 1 - 2005/08/16

Hackers Set To Hit Malaysia Again - 2005/08/16

Port Knocking - 2005/08/06

Spyware’s Greatest Threats - 2005/08/05

Mytob is July's biggest nuisance- 2005/08/02

July 2005

Virus Writers Adopting Stealth Strategy- Jul 22, 2005

The Inside Story on Security Breaches - Jul 29, 2005

New Worms Spread Through MSN Messenger and AIM - Jul 25, 2005

June 2005

Threats To Computer - 2005/06/30

Virus writing on the increase - 2005/06/30

New shots fired in virus war - 2005/06/20
UK Under Cyber Attack 2005/06/16

Latest Mytob worms phish for trouble - 2005/06/08

Bagle variants hit with three-stage punch - 2005/06/02

Bin Laden Trojan quickly constrained 0 2995/06/05

Mytob's Hackers May Spawn Unstoppable 'Super Worm' - 2005/06/05

Ever-Morphing Bagle Virus Going Strong - 2005/06/05

Experts Available to Discuss New Three-Step Attack on PCs - 2005/06/03

Sober-N Worm Tops List of Viruses - 2005/06/01

One in 38 Emails in May was a Virus or Hoax - 2005/06/01

Hackers, Spammers Partner Up To Wreak Havoc - 2005/06/02

Sober Overtakes Zafi as Viral King - 2005/06/01

Latest Online Menace: Custom Worms Built For Industrial Espionage - 2005/06/01

Malware writers get down and dirty - 2005/06/02

Sober Worm Makes Up Five Percent of All E-Mail - 2005/06/01

May 2005

Sober-Q worm spams mail in English and German - 2005/05/16

Sober is back with vengeance! - 2005/05/16

Virus writers stage gorilla attack - 2005/05/10

Hackers Resort to Gorilla Tactics with Wurmark-K Worm, Sophos ...  -2005/05/10

Beware of mobile Trojan! - 2005/05/08

New computer virus causing headaches here in the Valley and around ...  - 2005/05/03

Fake Blair email hides Trojans - 2005/05/06

Internet worm infects through AIM - 2005/05/06

Sober.N virus leads spate of software security woes - 2005/05/05

New computer virus causing global chaos - 2005/05/04

World Cup Tickets Are Bait for New Computer Virus - 2005/05/04

April 2005

New Computer Virus Kills Music Files - 2005/04/25

Trend Micro antivirus fix wasn't tested before release - 2005/04/25

Security Watch: Achtung! Eine Worm Outbreak! - 2005/04/25

New Worm Targets P2P Networks - 2005/04/25

Software code security critical issue - 2005/04/25

Trouble Caused by Trend Micro Virus Pattern File - 2005/04/25

Viruses invade cellphones! 7 ways to be safe - 2005/04/25

New Bagle variant spread - 2005/04/22

Sub7 / Backdoor-G RAT - 2005/04/22

Virus Writers Turn from Worms  - 2005/04/21

More than half PCs infected with virus - 2004/04/21

Mobile Virus Count Reaches 52 - 2005/04/21

This Is One Sober Worm You Don't Want To Get - 2005/04/20

IM Worm Prompts Reuters Messaging Shutdown - 2005/04/18

Kelvir worm threat level set to high - 2005/04/18

Bogus blogs to dupe the masses - 2005/04/14

Don't you know your blog's toxic? - 2005/04/14

Computer breeches worry experts - 2005/04/14

Worm prompts temporary shutdown of Reuters Messaging - 2005/04/14

Security Bytes: Mytob variants on the march - 2005/04/14

Computer Hack Attack - 2005/04/14

Hackers spread worms through blogs - 2005/04/13

City hacker blamed for spreading virus - 2005/04/13

Venezuela-based computer virus writer stole US$132,000 in three ... - 2005/04/12

Trojan Masquerades as Microsoft Security Update - 2005/04/11

Site-blocking worm carries phishing risk - 2005/04/11

Police ready to stop the 'spread of obscenity virus' - 2005/04/11

Mytob Family Reproduces Like Rabbits - 2005/04/11

New virus threat poses as Microsoft security email - 2005/04/08

Virus attacks up 50% in 2004: study - 2005/04/07

Computer virus comes in fake e-mail message - 2005/04/07

Do You Feel Like Your Computer is Being Watched - 2005/04/07

Ambition worm spoils DeWine - 2005/04/07

Trojan horse found to cause mobile phone crash - 2005/04/07

Hackers on the rampage - 2005/04/07

E-Crime Price Tag Soars Past $4.6 Billion In The UK - 2005/04/06

Zombies, Bots and Botnets – Computer Attacks on the Rise - 2005/04/06

E-Mail Virus In The Form Of A Popular Greeting Card - 2005/04/06

Hi-tech crime unit issues warning on lax security - 2005/04/06

Web postcards hide trojan horse programs - 2005/04/06

Computer virus attacks up 50pc - 2005/04/05

March 2005

Brian Krebs on Computer Security - 2005/03/30

Symantec Acknowledges Two Holes in Antivirus Products  - 2005/03/30

Pharming Attacks Ouwit Even Savvy Surfers  - 2005/03/30

Outlaws and disorder in cyber space -  - 2005/03/28

Instant Messaging – Expressway for Identity Theft, Trojan Horses ... - 2005/03/28

VIRUS THREATS, SPAM RISING  - 2005/03/27

Technology ; Hacker threats, spam still growing: survey: - 2005/03/27

Phishing Attacks Become More Dangerous, Symantec - 2005/03/27

Worm clogs government computers - 2005/02/24

Trojan horse' rides into fray  - 2005/02/23

Unknown computer virus still slowing county offices’ operations - 2005/03/23

Mobile Users Warned Against Phone Viruses - 2005/03/20

Zombies, Bots and Botnets – Computer Attacks on the Rise - 2005/03/20

New Trojan Steals Passwords - 2005/03/18

Internet plot to snatch $530m - 2005/03/18

Planned Bank Heist Raises Trojan Warnings - 2005/03/18

More information on IDE files - 2005/03/18

Man Sentenced in 911 Computer Virus - 2005/03/17

Big bust against Internet fraud - 2005/03/17

Businesses can ill afford computer virus - 2005/03/15

VoIP (Computer Phone) Warning - 2005/03/15

Louisiana man sentenced for 9-1-1 computer virus - 2005/03/14
Can a virus hitch a ride in your car? - 2005/03/13

New "computer worm" that attacks online instant messaging - 2005/03/10

Latest Bagle causes concern - 2005/03/01

Tracking instant messages takes time  - 2005/03/01

February 2005

Computer Associates raises threat assessment for new 'mydoom' ...  - 2005/02/28

CardioRetinometry Attacked - 2005/02/28

'Greyware' threat to Middle East computer users  - 2005/02/26

Son's file just keeps hanging around dad's computer - 2005/02/26

Computer Virus Branding Itself As Message From FBI -2005/02/26

Security warning over 'FBI virus' - 2005/02/24
New virus disguised as "sent failed" e-mail message - 2005/02/24
Virus poses as FBI email - 2005/02/24

Consumer Alert: Cell phone viruses - 2005/02/24

Mydoom Worm Attack Underscores Importance of Updating Security ... - 2005/02/24

China discovers new computer virus - 2005/02/23

New variant of MyDoom computer virus detected - 2005/02/23

Mobile-virus expert: 'Fasten your seatbelt' - 2005/02/17

MyDoom computer worm strikes again - 2005/02/17
Teen sentenced for computer worm attack - 2005/02/15

Virus knocks out city computer systems - 2005/02/15

Cell phones risk getting a computer virus - 2005/02/09

Hackers, virus writers target mobile phones - 2005/02/04

January 2005

NEW COMPUTER VIRUS - 2005/01/31
New computer virus 'bot' spreading - 2005/01/31
New 'bot' virus spreading New computer virus 'bot' spreading - 2005/01/28

Virus warning to Blair - 2005/01/26
Email worms back Fathers 4 Justice - 2005/01/26
Fathers 4 Justice deny internet virus - 2005/01/26
Viruses get political - 2005/01/24

Computer worms regarded as most serious Internet virus

New virus masquerades as news headlines - 2005/01/22

Baba worm pretends to purge porn - 2005/01/20

Computer worm exploits tsunami to spread virus - 2005/01/18

Online Fraudsters Try To Steal Tsunami Aid  - 2005/01/18

Computer virus targets tsunami donations - 2005/01/18

Computer virus poses as plea for tsunami relief donations - 2005/01/17

Cellery-A computer virus lets you play Tetris - 2005/01/14

The Deadly Duo - Spam and Viruses - 2004 Year-End Recap - 2005/01/11

Experts: Devastating U.S. Cyber-Attack Within 10 Years - 2005/01/09

Computer virus reports tripled in Japan - 02005/01/06

SMEs hit by Christmas computer virus - 02005/01/06

Delayed effects of a computer virus -- Sasser developer to appear ...  02005/01/04
DePodesta's Computer Must Have a Bad Virus - 02005/01/03

Virus Stories prior to 2005

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