Microsoft Scrambles to Quash 'Friendly' Worm Story
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Researchers' suggestions of using wormlike software to distribute patches draws security concerns.
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Last weekend's disclosure of an alleged security vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, exploited by a new version of an old worm, is raising questions over what constitutes the severity of an exploit. Is it the degree to which we know about it, or the number of systems out there it could possibly hurt?
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Google helped shut down a spreading computer worm this week by denying the malicious software&#39;s use of its search engine, but the Santy.
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A new variant of the Mydoom worm that exploits an unpatched flaw in Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer browser is in the wild and posing particular risk to home and small business users, security experts warn.
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A new variant of the so-called Zafi worm surfaced Tuesday, disguised to appear as a Christmas greeting. Multiple antivirus researchers reported the emergence of the latest iteration of Zafi, classified as
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A new variant of the MyDoom worm that exploits an unpatched flaw in Microsoftâs Internet Explorer browser has emerged to threaten small business and home users in particular, security experts warned this week.
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Timing of viruses that exploit a flaw in IE could be sign that creators are trying to unsettle Microsoft.
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Microsoft this week released a patch to fix an important vulnerability in Internet Explorer, even as a new worm that took advantage of an as-yet-unpatched hole in the Web browser spread.
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Though Microsoft Corp.'s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses, and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on computers -- and that could pose a problem.
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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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Microsoft fixes a critical flaw in the Windows operating system that could be used by criminals to create a self-copying PC worm attack.
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Hacker web sites are claiming to have posted proof-of-concept exploit code for the latest critical Microsoft Corp software vulnerability, which is sometimes a precursor to broader attacks using a worm.
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Microsoft Corp. is flatly denying what it calls &quot;misguided reports&quot; of a flaw in its new Windows XP Service Pack 2 upgrade that exposes security information to hackers.
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A Trojan horse that exploits a recent critical flaw in Microsoft Windows&#39; handling of JPEG images has been posted to several newsgroups, but it has no way to spread, security experts said Tuesday.
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A typo in an official Microsoft e-mail is being blamed for rumors of an imminent Windows Vista service pack.
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Making use of the current trend to send festive greetings via email, a new virus is making the rounds. A variant of the ZAFI worm, the WORM_Zafi.
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Trojan hides under patch update Do not be tempted into opening an email with the subject line: "Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-0065" because it is no such thing.â¦