Funner Worm Spreads to US
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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.
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Ziff Davis - A new version of the Sober worm is having quite a bit of success infecting users in Europe through the use of social engineering.
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New worm first appears as an instant message from a familiar contact, asking users to upload a picture of themselves.
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After a fairly quiet fall, mass-mailing worm starts to spread on Windows PCs. Plus: Air Force turns to Microsoft for security help.
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At least one new variant of a worm spread rapidly from Asia and Europe to US computers, filling up people&#39;s email accounts, but otherwise causing little apparent damage.
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Sophisticated computer worm is setting up a botnet that may be hard to beat.
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Worm is traveling by e-mail, but does not appear to cause much damage.
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A new variant of the Sober worm is rapidly spreading via e-mail. Visit the Virus Threat Center for breaking news and the latest alerts.
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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 PEEPING Tom virus that allows hackers to turn on a computer&#39;s webcam and microphone and spy on users is spreading through the Internet and local computer networks.
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The sophisticated worm, known as W32.pipeline, is setting up a botnet and propagates when an AIM user clicks on a Web link apparently sent from someone in their buddy list.
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The latest variant of the MyDoom mass-mailing worm is spreading fast, even as security firms raise the worm&#39;s threat assessment.
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Security researchers warned Monday of a new worm, dubbed "Funner," targeting Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Messenger IM (instant messaging) system.
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Another candidate in the growing list of exploits on instant messaging clients and servers arrived in the wild. Called W32.Funner, the worm on Monday circulated to attack on the Windows Messenger platform.
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Anti-virus experts at Sophos have advised that a new Internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards across the globe. The Santy worm exploits a vulnerability in a piece of software often used to provide discussion
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New version of mass-mailing worm, discovered Friday, tries to disable defenses on destination PCs.
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A new version of the Sober e-mail worm started spreading in Europe on Friday, according to antivirus vendors, which have given the worm a midlevel threat rating.