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- "Sasser", "Blaster" and "MyDoom": Why Your Network and AV Providers Can't Stop Them
- "Virtual Patch" is a process by which protection agents can be configured to provide an immediate defense against catastrophic risks prior to the availability of a vendor-released patch or upgrade. The "Virtual Patch" process protects systems against attack during the interim of time between the discovery of vulnerability and the...
- Tags: Network, Internet Security Systems Inc., Vulnerability, Blaster Worm, Sasser Worm, MyDoom Virus, Security, Patches, Viruses And Worms
- Webcasts
- The MyDoom Worm
- An e-mail worm continued to clog Internet traffic this week, spreading faster than previous Web bugs by appearing as an innocuous error message. The worm - dubbed "MyDoom," "Novarg" or "WORM_MIMAIL.R" - was copying itself at a fierce pace, so fast that some companies were having to shut down their...
- Tags: MyDoom Virus, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Webcasts
- Live Webcast: Rise of the Mega-Botnets
- Botnets have been around for more than a decade. Long-time users of the Internet chat system, Internet Relay Chat--also known as "IRC," know them well. They were originally used to launch attacks and "take-overs" on IRC servers by malicious individuals, often dubbed "script kiddies", who were out for revenge. ...
- Tags: Webcast, IRC, MessageLabs Ltd., MyDoom Virus, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Internet, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Webcasts 2008-06-13
- Updated MyDoom targets Google--again
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- Tags: Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, SEARCH, MyDoom virus, Sophos Plc., worm, antivirus, e-mail, search engine, antivirus company, Google Inc.
- Technical articles 2005-02-17
- Viruses exploit Microsoft patch cycle
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- Tags: SECURITY, Patches, Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, virus, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., patch, MyDoom virus, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Technical articles 2004-11-11
- Double MyDoom for Internet Explorer flaw
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- Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, Symantec Corp., virus, MyDoom virus, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Technical articles 2004-11-10
- New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread
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- Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, virus, flaw, MyDoom virus, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Technical articles 2004-11-09
- MyDoom seeks to destroy antivirus firms
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- Tags: Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, MyDoom virus, antivirus company, Mikko Hypponen, antivirus, F-Secure Corp., attack, worm, virus
- Technical articles 2004-10-18
- Cisco, Microsoft pledge security interoperability
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- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, MyDoom virus, Cisco Systems Inc., security, Microsoft Corp., network
- Technical articles 2004-10-18
- Updated MyDoom targets Google--again
- how to get rid of viruses, malwares, spywares, etc. ?simple. Uninstall Windows !!!
- Tags: garcha@..., Google Inc., MyDoom virus, Updated MyDoom
- Discussion threads 2005-02-17
- MyDoom spawns four small offshoots
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- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, MyDoom virus, virus
- Technical articles 2004-09-13
- New MyDoom revives call to catch culprit
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- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, MyDoom virus
- Technical articles 2004-08-05
- MyDoom opens door for attack on Microsoft
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- Tags: Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, MyDoom virus, worm, Vincent Weafer, Microsoft Corp., PC
- Technical articles 2004-07-28
- MyDoom.m prevention and cure
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By Robert VamosiCNET News.comThe latest version of the MyDoom virus uses social trickery to get users to infect themselves. MyDoom.m (w32.mydoom.m@mm , also known as MyDoom.l [Norman]), MyDoom.n (Computer...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, MyDoom virus, e-mail
- Technical articles 2004-07-26
- Microsoft delays Windows Server update, 64-bit OS
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- Tags: Network technology, Servers, operating system, server, MyDoom virus, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, chip, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp.
- Technical articles 2004-07-28
- Google, other engines hit by worm variant
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- Tags: E-mail, INTERNET, Performance management, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Google Inc., MyDoom virus, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, performance
- Technical articles 2004-07-27
- Identify/React Chart: MyDoom
- The latest version of the MyDoom virus is here, so keeping track of how to exterminate it is key to maintaining your organization's uptime. TechRepublic's Identify/React chart for MyDoom puts critical information for identifying and eliminating the virus right at your fingertips.
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, MyDoom virus, Identify/React Chart, uptime, virus
- Download resources 2004-08-20
- Tech Tip: Why DoS and DDoS attacks are the plague of the Internet
- By Jonathan YardenSeveral years ago, I worked at a small Website hosting company, where I first encountered the confusion andhavoc caused by a denial-of-service DoS attack. On one occasion,after several hours of being unable to access the Internet,customers no longer cared what the problem was--they just wanted itfixed. ...
- Tags: attack, broadband, denial of service, distributed denial of service, DOS, flood, Internet, MyDoom virus, MyDoom Worm, Web server
- Technical articles 2004-08-20
- Tech Tip: How did MyDoom become the worst virus outbreak ever?
- By Mike Mullins In mid January, 2004, the MyDoom e-mailworm (also known as Novarg, Shimg, or Mimail.R) swept acrossthe Internet in epic proportions. This worm arrives with theexecutable extensions of .pif, .scr, .exe, .cmd, .bat, or .zip. With the exception of the .zip file extension,you should have...
- Tags: e-mail, e-mail security, MyDoom virus, server, SMTP, virus, worm
- Technical articles 2004-07-28
- How did MyDoom become the worst virus outbreak ever?
- This article is from TechRepublic's Security Solutions e-newsletter. Sign up instantly to begin receiving the Security Solutions e-newsletter in your inbox.During the last two weeks of January 2004, the MyDoom e-mail worm (also known as Novarg, Shimg, or Mimail.R) swept across the Internet in epic proportions, causing some analysts to...
- Tags: virus, worm, e-mail, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, e-mail security, User education, server, MyDoom virus, SMTP
- Technical articles 2004-04-09
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