Tag Archives: Worms
Apple Now Has Worms
Let’s make it clear Apple users, malicious viruses do not only affect Windows-based machines. I would get annoyed when Mac users bragged about how secure the Mac is, and how Windows is a magnet for viruses and malicious attacks. On a post dated in late November, Apple urged its users to protect themselves from viruses [...]
Full StoryHappy Birthday Internet Worm
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the Internet Worm, the first major worm that propagated on the Internet. Even though many years have passed and underlying media has changed, worms are still able to wreak havoc and keep system administrators up at night. Today the damage done by worms is far less visible and [...]
Full StoryKoobface Worm Scams Facebook and MySpace Users
If you received a message from a “friend” in the last few days saying that you’ve been caught on tape, it’s not true! If you were scammed than it’s a lesson learned. The malicious software attempts to lure users in with messages ranging from “You’ve been caught on hidden cam” to the one about Hilton [...]
Full StoryFacebook Users Beware!
After two recent worm attacks on Facebook, the popular social networking site responded last night with a statement about its security practices. Regarding the attacks, Max Kelly, head of security at Facebook, wrote this in a blog post: “We spent most of last night working on a fix for a worm, which was targeting people [...]
Full StoryMusic Lovers Beware of the Worm!
There’s a new kind of malicious software targeting Windows users who download music. The new malware affects those who download music files on peer-to-peer networks, and inserts links to dangerous web pages within ASF (Advanced Systems Format) media files. Advanced Systems Format is a Microsoft-defined container format for audio and video streams that can also [...]
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