The fact Fizzer targeted KaZaA bears out the fears of the anti-virus community who have identified file-sharing services and instant messaging as two areas where viruses look set to boom as virus writers attempt to get back in touch with end users.
Today, Trend Micro issued a media alert stating it had discovered a "fully functioning" mobile threat that proved "malware writers are committed in their efforts", and provided a link to a trial product it claims protects against the threat.
Microsoft has unveiled a new subscription-based computer fix-it service, aimed at automatically patching security holes, blocking viruses and spyware, and generally automating the chores of maintaining a computer's health.
File-swappers are ignoring the recording industry's attempts to enforce copyright online, according to a survey. The Pew Internet and American Life Project study, released on Thursday, found that 67 per cent of US internet file-swappers are...
Its researchers use the code to write simple programs for scanning and emulating executable files, and for working with complex threats such as self-mutating viruses, Symantec said. The technology, described in the patent as "data-driven detection...
The more [that] creators of viruses know about how antivirus mechanisms in Windows operating systems work, the easier it will be to create viruses or disable or destroy those mechanisms," Allchin testified during a May 2002 antitrust trial.
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