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...Koobface variant hits Facebook users A variant of the Koobface worm is hitting Facebook social networking users. The worm first appeared this July, but security firm McAfee reports a variant of the worm getting past Facebook security filters... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/12/08/233762/koobface-variant-hits-facebook-users.htm
...passwords through keylogging techniques. In third place was Win32/Pacex.Gen, a fast spreading mass-mailing worm first discovered during March. Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AWF was fourth in April, with around 1.80% of detections... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/14/223885/new-security-threats-plague-users.htm
...used by Adobe Systems's Acrobat software, has been identified, according to two security organisations. The worm first appeared on 7 August and has been analysed by Bernardo Quinteros, the head of the Spanish-based security firm HispaSec... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2001/08/09/181850/new-virus-targets-acrobat-files.htm
...users opening an attachment promising porn images, has already infected around 500,000 machines worldwide. The worm first appeared on 16 January and almost immediately went to the top of the virus and worm threat charts compiled by security... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/01/27/213918/kama-sutra-worm-set-to-strike-again-next-week.htm
...dollars in fines. Sentencing is scheduled for 12 November in Seattle. The W32.Blaster-B variant of the Blaster worm first surfaced on the internet a year ago, days after the appearance of W32.Blaster-A. Blaster-B used the filename... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/08/13/204478/blaster-b-culprit-confesses-all.htm
...based worm, it emerged this week. Word macro viruses have plagued users of Microsoft Office since the Melissa worm first appeared in April 1999, costing businesses millions of pounds in repair work and downtime. But the release of Office... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/09/22/197403/ms-office-will-power-.net-worm.htm
...spreading using peer-to-peer file sharing networks and e-mail according to anti-virus supplier Sophos. The worm first appeared on 11 June, and uses a variety of languages, including Hungarian, English, Italians and Spanish. The... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/06/15/203162/death-penalty-worm-spreading.htm
...Blaster internet worm, scheduled for Saturday, will succeed. The worm, also known as the DCOM worm or Lovsan worm, first appeared on the internet late Monday and spread quickly, infecting machines running the Windows XP and Windows 2000... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/08/15/196618/experts-look-ahead-to-tomorrows-blaster-attack.htm
...as robots, or "bots. Randex spreads by breaking into poorly protected computers running Microsoft Windows. The worm first appeared last June and has since spawned dozens of variants. Randex spreads on local area networks, exploiting Windows... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/05/28/202750/ontario-boy-faces-court-over-randex-worm.htm
...Microsoft's automated Windows update website starting on 16 August. Blaster, also known as the DCOM worm or Lovsan worm, first appeared on the internet late on Monday and spread quickly, infecting machines running the Windows XP and Windows 2000... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/08/13/196567/blaster-worm-targets-key-microsoft-site.htm

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...exploitation algorithm, which makes use of geolocation and OS fingerprinting", he explained. 2. Koobface The Koobface worm first appeared in August 2008, targeting social networking sites such as Facebook by infecting user profiles. Koobface possessed... http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-330423.html

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