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Israeli teenage Goner virus writers nabbed for authoring and distribution of worm View full post on About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles

A new scam worm on Facebook is using a form of click-jacking to trick users into unknowingly pressing the Facebook “Like” button, which automatically adds the scam worm’s link to the victim’s wall. This increases the likelihood their Facebook friends will visit the link and try to view the video used as the ruse, after [...]

Dubbed Mydoom, Mimail.R, Novarg, or Shimg depending on the antivirus vendor, a worm discovered on January 26th, 2004 has launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against the well-known UNIX vendor, SCO.com. View full post on About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles

The Linux Slapper worm has been given a facelift and this time BBS admins and web bloggers are the target. The new worm has been given a half dozen new names, including Linux/Lupper worm Linux.Plupi, Backdoor.Linux.Smal, ELF_LUPPER.A and Exploit.Linux.Lupii. View full post on About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles

On March 15, 1971, it’s alleged the first computer virus was created. Why alleged? Because Creeper wasn’t a virus at all, nor even a worm. In fact, it”s creator was trying to prove the concept of a mobile application, not an infectious one. Read Full Post Are Viruses Really 40 Today? Probably Not. originally appeared [...]

When Windows is starting, pressing the Shift key can allow you to bypass programs loading during startup. Some malware, such as the UZA O/S worm, disables this feature. Here’s how to re-enable the use of a shift override when Windows is loading. View full post on About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles

When Windows is starting, pressing the Shift key can allow you to bypass programs loading during startup. Some malware, such as the UZA O/S worm, disables this feature. Here’s how to re-enable the use of a shift override when Windows is loading. View full post on About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles

Stuxnet is a super worm that is capable of wreaking global havoc on sensitive and critical computer systems. From energy to manufacturing to research and development, our country is at risk. View full post on Computers-and-Technology Articles from EzineArticles.com