The company defines its "critical" rating as: "A vulnerability whose exploitation could allow the propagation of an internet worm without user action. At the same time, Nash acknowledged that it is still an arms race with those writing malicious code.
The fact that several similar variations of MyDoom have been released in quick succession suggest that a more lethal version may be in the works, said Sam Curry, VP of product management for Computer Associates International's eTrust software.
In August, a MyDoom variant used Google to find email addresses and a few months later the Santy worm found vulnerable bulletin board applications using various search engines. Security experts are predicting a massive increase this year in so...
Last week, Positive reported that the Data Execution Protection tools included in Service Pack 2 - code intended to prevent would-be attackers from inserting malicious programs into a PC's memory - opened Windows XP systems up to additional threats.
A visit from the Slammer worm, for instance, may have been in part to blame for failures at a nuclear power plant in 2003, the report said. US power plants may have to tighten security against malicious hackers bent on wreaking havoc, according to...
Instant-messaging service users are being hit with more worm and malicious code attacks than ever before. Messenger has one drawback, experts warn: it could act as a conduit for a massive IM worm outbreak.
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