The research group say the next step is to create custom worms designed to perform for test operations, such as varying propagation speed. Researchers at Hewlett-Packard laboratories in Bristol have been working on a new technology designed to...
The explosion in the propagation rate and number of viruses can be linked directly to the growth in the use of email and the internet. Levenhagen: It is arguable that the Love Bug and Nimda viruses have been the worst viruses we have seen, in terms...
Complacent and 'too-busy' users are responsible for the rapid spread of viruses, according to a study released Friday. This vast majority believe that they have no part to play in preventing the spread of viruses, and that it is the responsibility...
One service, known as virus throttling, will limit the speed at which viruses and worms can spread by reducing the number of connections an infected computer can have to the internet. Virus throttling slows down the spread of worms and viruses by...
However, when we see these blended threats the email propagation still seems to be the most successful vector by far," he added. More and more viruses and worms are using a variety of different methods to spread, including email, instant messaging...
Thomas said the virus does not appear to block access to CA's virus patch update site, but could not offer an explanation as to why this had been missed off the list. Computer Associates Australia security architect Chris Thomas said: "We've seen...
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