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InternetNews January 14, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Last Year's Security Problems May Balloon in 2004 If 2003 was the worst year in history for viruses and spam, hold onto your hat. This year, according to security experts, is setting up to see the malicious problems that appeared last year grow and fester into major security problems for 2004.
InternetNews February 3, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	MyDoom Leads Damaging January Attacks Racking up approximately $38.5 million in economic damages around the world, the virulent MyDoom worm easily took the top spot in January's list of worst viruses.
InternetNews January 7, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Blaster Worm Still Active; Removal Tool Released Tardy home users with unpatched systems are the main culprits.
PC Magazine September 10, 2003 Sebastian Rupley	Could Another SoBig Attack Be Coming This Week? Some virus experts are concerned that September 11 might be the target date for another attack.
InternetNews April 1, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Study: Virus Attacks Up But Infections Hold Steady Last year more -- and more dangerous -- viruses raced across the Internet than ever, according to a new study. But there was a glimmer of good news.
InternetNews December 29, 2005 Sharon Gaudin	Hackers Exploiting Zero Day Windows Flaw The Zero Day exploit of the Windows Metafile bug has racked up six variants as of Thursday afternoon and has left security analysts wondering what's coming next.
InternetNews February 12, 2004 Ryan Naraine	MyDoom Ends but Open Ports Attracting Mutants Microsoft releases a virus removal tool, but unpatched drone machines are still a major threat.
InternetNews February 9, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Stripped-Down MyDoom Hits Microsoft.... Again A new variant of the virulent MyDoom worm has been found in the wild, launching what one analyst fears may be a vicious attack against Microsoft Corp.'s Web site.
InternetNews January 27, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Riding on Open Code, Bagle Worm Returns The worm is flooding inboxes again, with likely two different new variants.
Knowledge@Wharton September 10, 2003	System Alert: You've Got... Worms Was the recent spate of attacks just more of the same -- or are virus writers beginning to infect computers with other gains in mind? Experts at Wharton and elsewhere weigh in on possible motives and defenses against them.
InternetNews February 17, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Blaster Type Virus Attack Called 'Imminent' Exploit code for 'critical' Windows ASN.1 flaw could lead to major network disruption. Microsoft Patches 'Critical' ASN.1 Flaw
InternetNews March 16, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Report: Threats Coming from all Sides A Symantec study shows that the number of software security flaws has leveled off over the past year. That sounds like good news until you find out that it's leveled off at seven new vulnerabilities a day, or 2,636 a year.
InternetNews May 26, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Korgo Worm Targets LSASS Flaw The detection of a new network worm is a clear indication that users have still not applied Microsoft's MS04-011 update.
InternetNews July 20, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Windows 2000 Exploit Code Released Exploit code for a known security flaw in Microsoft Windows 2000 has been posted online, putting millions of users at risk of a PC hijack. Apply those MS04-019 and MS04-022 security patches as needed.
InternetNews August 30, 2005 Tim Gray	Zotob Writer Had Busy Summer One of the programmers arrested last week in connection with the Zotob worm outbreak may have authored at least 20 other worms, according to SophosLabs.
CFO January 30, 2004 Esther Shein	Spy vs. Spy Companies are spending billions on network security, but staying ahead of hackers may be a pipe dream.
InternetNews April 13, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Browser-based Attacks 'Surging' Virulent viruses and worms aren't the only things to watch out for. Security analysts say browser-based attacks are escalating in frequency and damage. And now a new study backs up the warnings.
InternetNews December 28, 2004 Tim Gray	Santy Worm Moves On The Santy.A worm uses search engines to find websites running forum software with an exploitable PHP security hole. Less than a week after Google stopped the worm, variants are reportedly utilizing other search engines.
InternetNews May 3, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Sasser Worm Reined But Variants Sprout Experts continue to stress the importance of applying Microsoft's MS04-011 patch.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Jackson Ratcliffe	Dominican U. Secures Network to Protect Students and Faculty Dominican University of California takes steps to combat worms, viruses and spyware.
InternetNews January 11, 2005 Tim Gray	Microsoft Patches Three Holes, Offers Removal Tool The company issues fixes for Internet Explorer vulnerabilities and offers a free anti-malicious software removal tool.
InternetNews February 3, 2005 Sharon Gaudin	Virus Poses as Saddam Hussein Death Photos A worm is quickly spreading in the wild in an email that claims to have attached photos of Saddam Hussein killed in an escape attempt.
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Blaster Redux? SSL Worm Threat Rising Security experts have spotted the first signs of a Blaster-like worm circulating underground, prompting fears that major Internet disruptions could be less than a week away.
InternetNews March 1, 2005 Jim Wagner	Fresh Bagle Attacks Under Way A wave of Bagle variants is slipping past anti-virus software and into computers.
InternetNews August 12, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Widcomm Bluetooth a Virus Risk A security research firm has discovered a serious vulnerability in Widcomm's widely deployed Bluetooth Connectivity Software that could lead to wireless delivery of malicious worms and viruses.
PC Magazine July 13, 2004 Alexandra Robbins	The Virus Wars As the problem continues to escalate, the future direction of the virus wars is something of an unknown, because it depends on so many variables, including the shifting motivations for virus writing.
InternetNews March 1, 2004 Jim Wagner	New Worms Mean March Madness for IT Pros The latest 'Bagle' worm leaves a bad taste, but it's the return of the Netsky worm that has many security experts worried.
T.H.E. Journal November 2001 Sharon Ruckman	Computer Parasitology: 8 Proactive Steps for Protection Computer worms pose a great threat to school network systems. Over the next decade they will change the nature of anti-virus software and require paradigm shifts in network infrastructure. Here are eight proactive steps your institution can take for protection...
IEEE Spectrum May 2005 Riordan, Wespi & Zamboni	How to Hook Worms Because a computer network cannot ward off every last Internet worm, it must sound an alarm the minute one slithers inside.
PC Magazine October 14, 2003	The Lookout: Blaster and SoBig Move In The Blaster worm continued to tear through the Internet in August, followed almost immediately by an improved version of the SoBig worm, as security experts struggled to find and fix infected systems.
InternetNews June 4, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Look Out For 3-Headed Plexus Worm A patch Microsoft issued in April could fend off the malicious mutant.
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Ryan Naraine	MS to Help Zap Worms Automatically Microsoft is working on a plan to distribute worm removal tools within automatic updates by the end of this year.
InternetNews April 20, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Exploit for Windows SSL Flaw Circulating Unpatched systems are at risk of DoS attacks but security experts warn the threat level could grow considerably.
InternetNews February 26, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Worms Continue to Wriggle, Wreak Havoc 'Zero-day' exploits and new styles of viruses send security firms scrambling to patch the latest holes in the network.
PC World September 4, 2001 Kim Zetter	Did FBI Ignore Code Red Warning? Fast-spreading malicious worm may have had a less successful predecessor...
InternetNews January 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine	MyDoom Mutant Squirms; Blocks Anti-Virus Sites Experts warn that the new variant virus is potentially more dangerous than the original.
InternetNews December 21, 2004 Tim Gray	Holiday Worm Putting Grinch in Season Santy.A might sound like some kind of holiday cheer but as thousands of Web site operators are quickly finding out, the nasty little worm is only spreading fear.
PC World October 13, 2000 Kim Zetter	How It Works: Viruses They're the "common cold" for computers; we'll show you how they operate and how to protect your PC...
CIO October 15, 2003 Paul Roberts	Virus Attacks What a month. Human frailty, spam and a dangerous Microsoft Windows vulnerability combined to produce four major Internet worm attacks in August. A rundown.
InternetNews December 29, 2004 Tim Gray	Viruses Crowd Internet in 2004 A banner year for virus writers meant a bad year for Internet users, but much of the damage was preventable.
InternetNews July 13, 2006 Andy Patrizio	PowerPoint the Latest Target of Virus Writers Now PowerPoint is the target of a zero-day vulnerability, although it uses the same modus operandi as so many other viruses.
InternetNews April 12, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Beware of Browser-based Attacks Hackers entering through holes in browsers 'may pose the next significant security threat to IT operations,' a new report warns.
PC Magazine August 19, 2003 Sheryl Canter	Effective Immunity Viruses keep spreading, and PCs keep getting infected. What can you do to stay secure?
HBS Working Knowledge October 20, 2003 Wendy Guild Swearingen	New Rules for Information Security In a new book from Harvard Business School Press, Digital Defense, Thomas J. Parenty explains how security technologies are changing the rules of business. Plus: Q&A
InternetNews December 14, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	New Zafi-D Worm Spreads Christmas Fear The latest variant in the Zafi worm family has hit the Wild, disguising itself as a Christmas greeting. Discovered on Dec. 13, the worm already has earned 'medium threat alert' status.
InternetNews March 19, 2004 Ryan Naraine	It is Time for Some 'Friendly' Worms Let's face it folks, the virus writers have the upper hand these days. Is it time for the industry to be bold and imaginative about fighting back?
PC World December 4, 2002 Paul Roberts	Klez Worm Was Worst of 2002 The prolific virus was reported more than any other this year, and simple human error likely caused its spread.
Scientific American June 2009 Michael Moyer	What Conficker Reveals About Internet Crime The worm exposes the sophisticated international criminal networks behind modern computer viruses
InternetNews August 2, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Three-in-One Virus Zapper Released Microsoft's latest tool helps disinfects systems impacted by the recent Mydoom, Zindos and Doomjuice worms... Working on a long-term plan to improve worm-removal tools.
PC World August 12, 2002 Tom Mainelli	Symantec Unveils Automated Norton AntiVirus Updated program zaps latest worms, seeks out instant messaging nasties, and doesn't bother you with the details.