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• Top 10 Most Prevalent Global Malware

  Just a reminder to keep on your toes as regards malware! Top 10 Most Prevalent Global Malware (from July 1 to July 7, 2005) JAVA_BYTEVER.A HTML_NETSKY.P SPYW_GATOR TSPY_SMALL.SN SPYW_DASHBAR.300 WORM_NETSKY.P WORM_SOBER.S TROJ_DYFUCA.I SPYW_WEBSEARCH.A ADW_HOTBAR.A Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Posted Jul 10 2005, 06:25 PM by John Piers Cilliers with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Anti Virus, General News

• How Do You Keep Your Cell Phone Virus-Free?

  You, too, can be like Paris Hilton : A new cell phone virus has emerged, but unlike Cabir, which spreads through high-end Bluetooth connections, this one is less exclusive. The CommWarrior virus can be transmitted through short-text messages containing photos, sound or video clips. Given the widening popularity of these multimedia messaging services, especially among teens, that means this virus could get us all. The mobile phone industry, led by Nokia , Motorola and Siemens , says it has learned... Posted Mar 09 2005, 04:19 PM by John Piers Cilliers with | with no comments Filed under: Anti Virus

• Spyware, are you infected?

  “Are you using a PC? You probably have spyware. The McAfee site claims a whopping 91 percent of PCs are infected. As every Windows user knows, PCs are ever waging a losing battle with a stunningly vicious array of malware and worms and viruses, all aimed at exploiting one of about ten thousand security flaws and holes in Microsoft Windows.” This statement made by Mark Morford is, I think, c ontentious. He wrote this article and I would be interested to hear what others think about it... Posted Feb 06 2005, 02:08 AM by John Piers Cilliers with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: Anti Virus

• W32/Sober.k@MM, W32/Bagle.bj@MM

  The 11th variant of the Sober virus, W32/Sober.k@MM is a Medium Risk mass-mailing worm hiding inside an email attachment. When run, the worm displays a fake error message in Notepad, infects the host computer and sends itself to stolen email addresses. Outgoing messages may be in German or English, depending on the recipient's domain. W32/Bagle.bj@MM is a Medium Risk mass-mailing worm that tries to open a backdoor on your PC. Carried inside an email attachment, the virus spreads by emailing itself... Posted Feb 01 2005, 11:10 AM by John Piers Cilliers with | with no comments Filed under: Anti Virus

• Trojan horse rides off with game accounts

  Security researchers have warned of a new pest that steals subscriber information for one of the world's most popular online games. British security company Sophos said on Tuesday that the LegMir-Y Trojan horse attempts to steal usernames and passwords for "Lineage," an online fantasy game with more than 4 million paying subscribers, mostly in Korea and other Asian nations. The pest also attempts to turn off antivirus software on an infected PC. Led by "Lineage," online games have become a huge business... Posted Jan 26 2005, 08:18 AM by John Piers Cilliers with | with no comments Filed under: Anti Virus

• Worm Steals CNN Headlines To Stay Timely, Fool Users

  A new worm uses breaking news -- and a devious technique to keep itself up-to-date -- to dupe recipients into opening attachments, an anti-virus firm said Friday. U.K.-based security vendor Sophos said that the Crowt.a worm grabs its subject lines, message content, and attachment names from headlines culled in real-time from CNN's Web site. The worm's subject and attachment filename constantly change to mirror the top headline on CNN.com, while the e-mail message's text is also hijacked from CNN... Posted Jan 25 2005, 09:47 AM by John Piers Cilliers with | with no comments Filed under: Anti Virus

• End of Support for AVG 6.0

  Grisoft announces the end of support for AVG version 6.0 effective on December 31, 2004 for technical reasons. This version has been available since 1999. Its structure does not allow for further improvements planned for version 7 nor improvements in detection techniques expected to come in the future. End of support means we will no longer provide program updates or Virus Database updates for version 6.0 and therefore, within days, this version will not protect against new virus outbreaks! Current... Posted Oct 27 2004, 07:42 PM by John Piers Cilliers with | with no comments Filed under: Anti Virus