New worm uses IM to lure victims
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A new version of the worm that spread from infected Microsoft Corp. Internet Information Services (IIS) Web servers in June has been identified and is using instant messages (IMs) and infected Web sites in Russia, Uruguay and the U.S. to spread itself, according to one security company.
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A new worm has been discovered in the wild that&#39;s not just settling for invading users&#39; PCs - it wants to invade their homes too.
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NEW YORK: At least one new variant of a worm spread rapidly from Asia and Europe to US computers on Friday morning, filling up people&#39;s e-mail accounts, but otherwise causing little apparent damage.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2004 (TECHWORLD.COM) - LONDON - A new Trojan horse is circulating that hijacks PCs and uses them to send SMS-based spam to mobile phones.
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Online criminals are exploiting human hopes and fears to spread spam and viruses.
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A new variant of the Bagle email worm is spreading rapidly across the internet today.
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Cheeky virus writers have put a secret message in the latest versions of the MyDoom e-mail worm asking antivirus vendors for a job.
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A Download.Ject-style worm which spreads through instant messages is spreading across the Net, according to intrusion prevention firm PivX.
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A new Internet worm was spreading quickly, threatening to overload computer systems around the world by generating copies by e-mail, security experts said.
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Malware arrives in an e-mail message, launches denial of service attack.
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A new worm has surfaced affecting the AOL Instant Messenger network, security firm FaceTime reported this week. The malware disguises itself as a JPEG image to deliver a Trojan horse onto a PC when executed.
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New software allows recipients of spam to band together to target known websites behind the messages. The idea is to bombard the sites with messages, slowing them down and making them more expensive to run.
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IT security experts have intercepted a previously undocumented Trojan virus with a novel payload that attempts to send spam SMS messages to mobile phones.
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A group of internet security and instant messaging (IM) providers have teamed up to detect and thwart the growing threat of IM and P2P viruses and worms.
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A new computer virus is catching people out by coming back from the dead.
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A new worm, W32/Funner, is spread over the MSN Messenger instant messaging networks. Experts say it has caused minimal damage, but they say IM networks are ripe for more virus attacks.
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Symantec said when someon clicks on an infected link in a message, the worm tries to download code from remote sites, to redirect users to certain Web sites and to send a version of itself to everyone in an IM user&#39;s contact list as well.