Antivirus News Articles

'Worm' bombards Vermont. E-Mail
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - latest anti-virus signatures. Tony Elliott of SoVerNet, the 20-Aug-03
Siss added that companies should update their mail gateways with the

Should I worry about computer security?
Detroit News, MI - antivirus program. Some Internet service providers, including 20-Aug-03
included with the operating system. You should make sure you have an

Two more worms spread across the Internet
Boston.com, MA - software maker Symantec Corp., said the new version plants a "Trojan horse 20-Aug-03
But Vincent Weafer, senior director of the security response team at antivirus

Worm burrows into local computers
Henderson Gleaner, KY - prevalent e-mail virus by midday, according to MessageLabs, an anti-virus 20-Aug-03
virus began spreading around the world Tuesday and had become the biggest and most

Old Virus Has A New Trick: Mailing Itself In Quantity
New York Times - versions of most antivirus programs. Like other variants of 20-Aug-03
director of Symantec Security Response. The program is blocked by recent

"SoBig.F" virus is new threat
NZ City, New Zealand - 3 from a Category 2 threat because of the large number of reports it has 20-Aug-03
Anti-virus experts Symantec have upgraded the threat from the virus to a Category

Microsoft mulls auto update
Australian IT, Australia - existing security tools in Windows XP and suggestions for buying anti-virus 20-Aug-03
www.microsoft.com/protect - that offers step-by-step instructions for turning on

Security Alert: Network Associates Avert Raises Risk Assessment
Yahoo News (press release) - announced that McAfee® AVERT(TM) (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team), the 20-Aug-03
(NYSE: NET - News) the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, today

Computer Virus Hurts Air Canada System
Miami Herald, FL - infected with the "Blaster" worm, which debuted last week. 20-Aug-03
Called the "Welchia" worm by antivirus companies, it targets computers

Microsoft Mulls Security in Wake of Worm
Miami Herald, FL - setting up firewalls, visiting Microsoft's update site and buying anti-virus 20-Aug-03
on Tuesday, the company bought ads in several newspapers telling customers about

Helplines blasted as worm catches unwary
Australian IT, Australia - and firewall protection were unscathed, Mr Montgomery said. 20-Aug-03
employees. Almost all Trend Micro customers that activated antivirus

Antivirus worm chews through Canadian systems
The Globe and Mail, Canada - earlier virus brought computer networks to a standstill Tuesday 20-Aug-03
By CRAIG WONG. Toronto — A computer worm designed to eliminate an

Computer Virus Infects Air Canada Check-In System
Reuters, UK - chief technology officer of anti-virus vendor Panda Software. 20-Aug-03
It has also been dubbed "Welchia" or "Nachi," said Patrick Hinojosa,

SoBig.F Worm Reported Spreading
TechNewsWorld - patch from Microsoft's Web site , update their antivirus programs and obtain 20-Aug-03
Weafer recommended that home and small business users download the latest security

New SoBig Worm Spreading Online
WGAL Channel.com, PA - Previous versions of the virus came from a single, faked e-mail address. 20-Aug-03
Antivirus companies said many clients were reporting problems with the virus.

Citibank warns about bogus e-mail
The Straits Times, Singapore - Symantec, told The Straits Times: 'It is hard for your spam filters to 20-Aug-03
Mr Ross Wilson, senior regional director for anti-virus software and security company

Update: Navy says intranet hit by worm but still functioning
ComputerWorld - antivirus the Sobig.F is arriving at NMCI user desktops, but the Navy's anti 20-Aug-03
Navy's prime contractor on the program, Electronic Data Systems Corp., worked with

Sobig Strikes Again And Again . . .
Information Week - back, with the latest variant spreading quickly, antivirus experts said 20-Aug-03
The Sobig E-mail virus that made its debut in the beginning of the year keeps coming

This worm tries to disguise itself from antivirus apps
Tech Republic, KY - file, making it harder for antivirus products to recognize Sobig.f. 20-Aug-03
But Sobig.f differs in that it appends garbage characters to the end of the infected

Update: Navy says intranet hit by worm but still functioning
ComputerWorld - on the program, Electronic Data Systems Corp., worked with antivirus 20-Aug-03
afternoon, the US Naval Network Warfare Command, along with the Navy's prime contractor

New Computer Worms On Cyber-Prowl
WCCO, MN - a Category 3 to a Category 2, based on the number of submissions of the virus 20-Aug-03
Symantec - maker of Norton Anti-Virus - has upgraded the threat of Sobig.F from

Windows admin 'feature' poses latest hazard
ZDNet.co.uk, UK - agreed the message service is a threat and recommended that administrators 20-Aug-03
Alex Shipp, a senior antivirus technologist at email security company MessageLabs,

Opt-in News
Opt-in News, IL - and Spam filtering solutions, has partnered with with ISP SonMedia Online. 20-Aug-03
[full story]. Excedent Technologies, a provider of email outsourcing, anti-virus

Excedent and SonMedia Partner to Offer Family-Safe Email to ISP
Help Net Security, Croatia - business email outsourcing, anti-virus and Spam filtering solutions, today 20-Aug-03
Vienna, Virginia (August 20, 2003) – Excedent Technologies, a global leader in

Worms and Viruses, Oh My
SEcurity Administrator, OH - consult with companies such as Microsoft, Symantec and McAfee for the latest 20-Aug-03
As always, the advice is to keep your antivirus (AV) definitions up-to-date and

Wanted: Smarter Updates
The Globe and Mail, Canada - that copied the behaviour of self-updating anti-virus software. 20-Aug-03
software. Windows XP introduced Automatic Updates -- a new feature

New Computer Virus Clogs E-Mail Inboxes
Smart Money - Inc. (NET), said he expects the virus to reach the No. 20-Aug-03
Jimmy Kuo, a research fellow at antivirus software maker Network Associates

Sobig.F Slams the Enterprise
ENT News - to a category 3 on its threat scale on Tuesday, due to the number of reports 20-Aug-03
Most anti-virus vendors referred to the worm as Sobig.F. Symantec upgraded the worm

SoBig spam hits millions of mailboxes
VNUNet, UK - Cluley, senior analyst at antivirus company Sophos. "We suspect 20-Aug-03
network shares. "SoBig.F seems to be extremely prevalent," said Graham

Do-good worm targets same flaw but with a twist
Australian Financial Review, Australia - could be part of a competition between rival virus writers. 20-Aug-03
Antivirus company Trend Micro said it was possible the MSBlast.D variant

Sobig-F is 'worst variant yet'
ZDNet.co.uk, UK - is easily the most powerful member of the Sobig family to date. 20-Aug-03
According to Alex Shipp, senior antivirus technologist at MessageLabs, Sobig-F

Navy Marine Corps Intranet goes down
FCW.com - Norton AntiVirus, Raptor Firewall and Mail Gear. Consultant 20-Aug-03
network. Symantec supplies 10 products for NMCI, including NetProwler,

Sobig just got bigger
PC Advisor, UK - PC users to deal with, now there is another bug in the wild bent on causing 20-Aug-03
If the recent attacks from MSBlast weren't enough for reeling antivirus vendors and

Dangerous new variant of Sobig family spreading
Enterprise IT Planet, CT - reminiscent of Yaha by appending rubbish to the end of the file, but 20-Aug-03
In an attempt to bypass local antivirus security, the file size varies on each generation

Do-good worm targets same flaw but with a twist
Australian Financial Review, Australia - set up firewalls and ensure anti-virus software is up to date. Antivirus 20-Aug-03
recommends users download the relevant software patches from Microsoft's website,

Sobig worm returns
Geek.com - for their software to protect themselves from this virus. 20-Aug-03
Antivirus companies are encouraging users to download the latest virus definitions

Patch exterminates PC worm
Red and Black - to download anti-virus software for free from (www.uga.edu/sitesoft.). 20-Aug-03
anti-virus software is very important for protection," Keck said. He urges all students

Virus Experts Available To Discuss The Worm/SoBig.F Outbreak
PRNewswire (press release) - in the world has available virus experts to discuss the worldwide Worm/SoBig 20-Aug-03
20 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Command, one of the oldest antivirus software companies

Virus Experts Available To Discuss The Worm/SoBig.F Outbreak
PRNewswire (press release) - since its inception. He is a recognized expert in the field of antivirus 20-Aug-03
Command Inc., founded the anti-virus solution firm in 1990 and has guided the company

CA releases free cleanup utility for malicious Windows worm
ITWeb, South Africa - company's anti-virus solutions, or who may be using products based on older 20-Aug-03
CA's cleanup utility, ClnPoza.zip, is especially useful for those who don't use the

Small firms ignore security protection
VNUNet, UK - almost one-third of small businesses in the UK do not consider antivirus or 20-Aug-03
high-profile security scares such as the Blaster worm and the latest SoBig variant,

Several viruses attack telecommunications of Finnish companies
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland - advantage of any type of traditional vulnerability in information security. 20-Aug-03
Juha Heino from antivirus company Norman Ibas explains that the worm does not take

‘ Blaster ’ worm hits close to home
Chester News, SC - and keep their anti-virus software up-to-date. “Most anti 20-Aug-03
Alston advised individual home computer users to download the patches,

Software giant has cure for Blaster virus
Montreal Gazette, Canada - and their free Blaster removal tools along with detailed instructions on how 20-Aug-03
If your machine is infected, the page has links to the leading anti-virus vendors

Geeks Grapple With Virus Invasion
Wired News - evil little creations, said Chris Belthoff, senior security analyst antivirus 20-Aug-03
encouraged other malicious coders to devote the weekend to working on their own

ANTI-VIRUS TIPS
San Jose Mercury News, CA - it updated. • Use free scanning programs: Symantec Security 20-Aug-03
to delete files from your computer. • Use anti-virus software and keep

Computer virus strikes e-mail systems
San Jose Mercury News, CA - the file -- which has a .pif extension -- as being malicious. 20-Aug-03
successful. Corporate e-mail servers and anti-virus software recognized

E-mail deluge triggered by 'worm'
CNN/Money - to further attack was spreading quickly around the world, anti-virus 20-Aug-03
attempts to download files from the Internet and potentially leave computers vulnerable

Microsoft wants to update for you
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - up firewalls, visiting Microsoft's update site and buying anti-virus 20-Aug-03
The company bought ads Tuesday in several newspapers telling customers about setting

Anti-Blaster worm spreads - and patches
Computing, UK - may cause problems of its own. "We seem to have an antivirus 20-Aug-03
But antivirus companies have warned that the code is not perfect and

In the papers 20 August
Electric News Net - computer networks, as antivirus experts separately battled a variant of 20-Aug-03
The Wall Street Journal reports that a new strain of an old computer virus has clogged

Sobig.F prevention and cure
ZDNet.co.uk, UK - file, making it harder for antivirus products to recognise Sobig.F. 20-Aug-03
But Sobig.F differs in that it appends garbage characters to the end of the infected

Sobig.F is 'worst variant yet'
ZDNet.co.uk, UK - is easily the most powerful member of the Sobig family to date. 20-Aug-03
According to Alex Shipp, senior antivirus technologist at MessageLabs, Sobig.F

Microsoft considers patching computer glitches for you
Tacoma News Tribune, WA - setting up firewalls, visiting Microsoft's update site and buying antivirus 20-Aug-03
Tuesday, the company bought ads in several newspapers telling customers about

Microsoft launches anti-virus campaign
Everett Herald, WA - up firewalls, visiting Microsoft's update site and buying anti-virus 20-Aug-03
Tuesday, the company began buying ads in newspapers telling customers about setting

SoBig e-mail virus spreads to Hawaii
Pacific Business News, HI - 2 threat," said Symantec, maker of Norton Utilities and Norton Antivirus. 20-Aug-03
Symantec Security Response has upgraded this threat to a Category 3 from a Category

WideXS Selects Vexira Antivirus to Protect Over 60000 Customer
PRNewswire (press release) - breed in enterprise-class email virus scanning on Linux MEDINA, Ohio, Aug. 19-Aug-03
Leading European Web hosting company selects Vexira(TM) Antivirus as best of

WideXS Selects Vexira Antivirus to Protect Over 60000 Customer
PRNewswire (press release) - Central Command: A leader in the anti-virus industry, Central Command, Inc 19-Aug-03
A free 30-day trial version Of Vexira Antivirus may be downloaded from ( http About

Blaster Bounce Unravels in Microsoft's Shadow
Real Money (subscription), NY - entry into the antivirus market -- even as the behemoth's reputation 19-Aug-03
Ironically, what is instead putting pressure on the sector is Microsoft's anticipated

Symantec coughs up $62.5m for virus scan patent
Techworld, MA - is fundamental to several security technology defenses, including antivirus 19-Aug-03
Instead, it said the anti-virus software would get to any infected is a patent that

New web worm tackles bugs
BBC News, UK - it is found," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at anti-virus 19-Aug-03
the Dirty Harry of the internet world, cleaning up malicious MSBlast code wherever

A threat by any other name
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - to detect, contain, and eradicate infected files before they damage your 19-Aug-03
For example, you can use trusted virus protection software like Norton AntiVirus™

ISPs Promote Premium Extras
PC World - to home networking tools and antivirus protection--don't come cheap. 19-Aug-03
But such ISP extras--which range from Internet call-waiting and voice mail services

Corralling security data
Computerworld Australia, Australia - (IDS), firewalls and antivirus tools on its networks. But 18-Aug-03
Corp. has deployed host- and network-based intrusion-detection systems

Virus Advisory : Network Associates AVERT Places Na . . .
FinanzNachrichten.de, Germany - AVERT(TM) (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team), the world-class anti 18-Aug-03
the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that McAfee(R)

New variant of Blaster worm 'fixes' infected systems
ComputerWorld - Blaster worm, according to advisories published by leading antivirus 18-Aug-03
appeared today and spreads by exploiting the same Windows security hole as the original

New MSBlast variant plugs worm hole
BusinessWeek - director for antivirus research at security software firm Trend Micro. 18-Aug-03
That doesn't mean that such worms are a good idea, said Joe Hartmann, North American

Sygate beefs up its security software
Computerworld Australia, Australia - patches, and security applications such as firewalls, antivirus and 18-Aug-03
Agents check whether machines have the proper operating system configurations, appropriate

Unintended Consequences—Blackouts and Worms
PC Magazine - to catch the malicious code, it still spread far faster than most people 18-Aug-03
But although Microsoft did have a patch ready, and the antivirus programs were primed

The end of e-mail viruses and antivirus apps
Help Net Security, Croatia - could result in some changes for today's antivirus products. 17-Aug-03
networks, I expect other virus writers will soon emulate it. And that

Internet worm proves to be more irritating than damaging at KPC
Peninsulaclarion.com, AK - remedy, more than 350,000 computers worldwide were attacked by Friday. 17-Aug-03
According to Symantec, the software and antivirus manufacturer distributing the

Keeping PCs up to date deletes the need to fear attacks from
Des Moines Register, IA - to check your computer for Blaster. Don't have antivirus protection? 17-Aug-03
If not, see the next section on patching Windows. Then use your antivirus software

Worm tricked by change of Web site address
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - computer users -- who bore the brunt of the infection -- to adopt antivirus 16-Aug-03
computer security experts hope the attack will galvanize home and small business

A few basic security measures are enough to prevent attacks from
Online Recruitment, UK - a result of the failure by users to keep the antivirus software in their 15-Aug-03
Likewise, the high number of incidents still being caused by Blaster is also largely

avecho: Anti Virus Fails Us Yet Again
Yahoo News (press release) - big worm SQL slammer, the traditional anti virus companies have been powerless 15-Aug-03
Yet again a highly disruptive attack has hit The Internet: and just like the last

avecho Ltd . - Anti virus fails us yet again
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - big worm SQL slammer, the traditional anti virus companies have been powerless 15-Aug-03
Yet again a highly disruptive attack has hit The Internet: and just like the last

Worm's growth contained as deadline looms
ZDNet.co.uk, UK - clean up compromised computers, according to antivirus firms. 15-Aug-03
The MSBlast worm's infection rate has slowed as companies and home users

Microsoft, Your PC's Security Guard?
TechNewsWorld - GeCAD for an undisclosed sum. And details are starting to 15-Aug-03
In June, 2003, it announced the purchase of Romanian antivirus company

Is anti - virus failing us again ?
Web User, UK - has raised concerns over the effectiveveness of anti virus software. 15-Aug-03
As the Blaster virus continues to wreak havoc across the internet, a security company

Microsoft website suffers DoS attack
PC Advisor, UK - have been rife in the antivirus community. A press release from 15-Aug-03
not Blaster," the spokeswoman said. This contradicts rumours that

Malicious 'Blaster' worm began clogging computers worldwide Aug.
The Beam, DC - Micro that allow DOD military and civilian employees to use the antivirus 15-Aug-03
has several software license agreements with Network Associates, Symantec and Trend

Should you outsource your antivirus/antispam systems?
Tech Republic, KY - and antispam (AV/AS) systems. Another option—outsourcing 14-Aug-03
Most businesses—especially at the enterprise level—run their own antivirus

Slammer Lessons Prove Valuable
PC World - Defense antivirus product to distribute updated virus definitions to users 14-Aug-03
Once the worm emerged on Monday, BIDMC relied on Network Associates' NAI Total Virus

Computer virus scare
Port Macquarie News, Australia - disconnects the computer from the internet, it can be difficult to access 14-Aug-03
Most antivirus websites have downloadable patches to fix the virus - but as the virus

Global virus wreaks havoc
Miami Herald, FL - with antivirus programs, firewalls and patches, software engineer Derek 14-Aug-03
Unisoft initially got hit on Monday, but it took until Wednesday to secure its system

Tips to fight computer viruses
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - ``tools'' menu. • Use anti-virus software and keep it updated. 13-Aug-03
You can also check for updates in the Internet Explorer browser under the

Fortinet Successfully Delivers W32 Blaster/LovSan Worm Protection
Market Wire (press release) - ASIC-powered, network-based antivirus firewall systems for real-time network 13-Aug-03
SANTA CLARA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/13/2003 -- Fortinet -- the only provider of

New Blaster Variant Surfaces
PC World - has already spawned a variation that is also spreading, warn antivirus vendors 13-Aug-03
Less than two days after it first appeared on the Internet, the W32.Blaster worm

Central Command Announces The Vexira Antivirus ISP
NewsForge - of Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD antivirus solutions today announced the 13-Aug-03
Janice Stalward writes "MEDINA, Ohio August 12, 2003 Central Command, a leading provider

Malaysian networks brace for Blaster
TechCentral, Malaysia - that will take over computers and use them this Saturday in a coordinated 13-Aug-03
PETALING JAYA: Antivirus experts have issued warnings about a new Internet virus

Antivirus Companies Warn of New Computer Worm
CNN - (MSFT) software was spreading fast Monday evening, said antivirus companies. 12-Aug-03
DENVER -- A new worm that takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.

Blaster worm spreading, experts warn of attack
ComputerWorld - about the new worm and instructed users to patch affected Windows systems 12-Aug-03
Last night, antivirus and computer security firms around the world issued warnings

Internet worm hits CardCall
Computerworld Australia, Australia - and 100 PCs, after its antivirus software failed to pick up the worm. 12-Aug-03
He said the outage affected the Gold Coast company's IT infrastructure, servers

Central Command Announces the Vexira Antivirus ISP Open License
Yahoo News (press release) - antivirus A leader in the anti-virus industry, Central Command, Inc., a 12-Aug-03
leading Vexira ISP pricing program gives organizations deploying enterprise-class

Central Command Announces the Vexira Antivirus ISP Open License
Yahoo News (press release) - antivirus solutions today announced the immediate availability of the 12-Aug-03
12 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Command, a leading provider of Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD

Worm closes Maryland DMV's, and anti-virus company raises threat
News 8 Austin, TX - company Symantec said the number of infections more than doubled in 12 hours. 12-Aug-03
A spokeswoman said the agency doesn't even have telephone service. The anti-virus

Worm closes Maryland DMV's, and anti-virus company raises threat
News 24 Houston, TX - company Symantec says the number of infections more than doubled in 12 hours. 12-Aug-03
A spokeswoman says the agency doesn't even have telephone service. The anti-virus

Euro symbolic of Outlook's limitations
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - each week and your existing antivirus signature file will not recognise the 12-Aug-03
A: The antivirus software must be regularly updated as new viruses are appearing

Windows Blaster worm spreading, experts warn of attack
MacWorld - warnings about the new worm and instructed users to patch affected Windows 12-Aug-03
On Monday evening, antivirus and computer security firms around the world issued

Neoteris, Fortinet partner on anti-virus gateway solution
EE Times Online - Access Series to scan attachments in Web By deploying FortiGate Antivirus 8-Aug-03
The joint secure access and gateway anti-virus solution allows customers of Neoteris'

Zen Software MDaemon Pro 6 with GroupWare and AntiVirus
PC Pro, UK - available as a plug-in, albeit with additional licence costs. 8-Aug-03
support. Anything not built-in, such as anti-virus scanning, is usually

Antivirus Software
PC World Magazine, Australia - days, antivirus products have become a critical tool for any PC user. 8-Aug-03
With the plethora of viruses, bugs, worms and threats invading the desktop these

Zen Software MDaemon Pro 6 with GroupWare and AntiVirus
PC Pro, UK - releases the full collaborative power of Outlook. It's hard to ignore. 8-Aug-03
VERDICT: A cheaper alternative to Microsoft Exchange for the smaller business, MDaemon

MicroWorld Anti Virus Toolkit
Enterprise IT Planet, CT - that will help you diagonize if your machine is infected by a virus. 8-Aug-03
MicroWorld Technologies Inc.has developed a free eScan AntiVirus toolkit utility,

Microsoft Touts Antispam, Antivirus Features in Exchange 2003
ExchangeAdmin.com, OH - the company's messaging server, will include pervasive antispam and antivirus 8-Aug-03
Microsoft announced that Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, the upcoming release of

Windows is Microsoft's trojan horse
The Inquirer, UK - to RAV antivirus users on the Linux platform, with the message on your 8-Aug-03
Inq: You recently started a campaign trying to lure Linux users, and giving a discount

Panda Software(TM) Launches Employee Antivirus Benefit Program
PRNewswire (press release) - its corporate and institutional licenses with another free license at home. 6-Aug-03
6 /PRNewswire/ -- Antivirus innovator Panda Software will now match every one of

Neoteris Partners with Leading Anti-Virus Vendor to Provide First
Yahoo News (press release) - Access Series(TM) to scan By deploying FortiGate(TM) Antivirus Firewalls 4-Aug-03
The joint secure access and gateway anti-virus solution allows customers of Neoteris'

NOD32 Antivirus Bats 1.000 for the 23rd Time, Extending Top
Yahoo News (press release) - magazine ( www.virusbtn.com ), the world's most prestigious antivirus 4-Aug-03
security solutions, today announced it has won its 23rd VB100% award from Virus Bulletin

NOD32 Antivirus Bats 1.000 for the 23rd Time, Extending Top
PRNewswire (press release) - or human resources." Versatile, Global Eset Software's NOD32 antivirus 4-Aug-03
year's award competition, which pitted NOD32 against other leading anti-virus computer

NOD32 Antivirus Bats 1.000 for the 23rd Time, Extending Top
Yahoo News (press release) - Software's NOD32 antivirus system is available for Windows 95/98/ME 4-Aug-03
in this year's award competition, which pitted NOD32 against other leading anti-virus Eset

NOD32 Antivirus Bats 1.000 for the 23rd Time, Extending Top
PRNewswire (press release) - Virus in Every Category, Resulting in Unprecedented Record SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4-Aug-03
Eset's NOD32 Antivirus Software Again Makes Unbeatable 'Clean Sweep' Of Every

Disguised worm evades antivirus software
CNN - and computer security firms in warning about another vulnerability, this one 1-Aug-03
In an unusual move Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security joined antivirus

Norton AntiVirus 2004 Beta Reopens, Build 10.0.0.86 Released
Neowin, Netherlands - Beta Build 10.0.0.86 for Windows 98/2000/Millennium/XP. Earlier 31-Jul-03
On an unknown release date Symantec Released Norton AntiVirus 2004

Flaws in McAfee antivirus management tool fixed
The Age, Australia - management tool, have been fixed by Network Associates, according to an 31-Jul-03
Multiple vulnerabilities in the McAfee Security ePolicy Orchestrator, an antivirus

Sophos Anti-Virus for NetWare receives Virus Bulletin 100% award
Sophos Anti-Virus, UK - Anti-Virus for NetWare (3.71) has been awarded the VB 100% award in the 29-Jul-03
Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, today announced that Sophos

Surfers take up Standard Bank's anti-virus offer
Mail & Guardian, South Africa - Bank's free McAfee anti-virus and firewall software. In 29-Jul-03
More than 3 000 internet banking customers a day are downloading Standard

Symantec Ends Norton AntiVirus 2004 Beta Run
Neowin, Netherlands - in or this news post is closed. You can register here to become 26-Jul-03
Commenting has been disabled on this post. You're either not logged

Anti virus software provides no safety
ITWeb, South Africa - against these attacks and removes the blame from ABSA. However, anti-virus 23-Jul-03
an antivirus check and updating your software every now and then, safeguards you

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Solutions Enhance NETASQ Intrusion
Help Net Security, Croatia - a well-known producer of IPS-Firewalls to add Kaspersky(r) Anti-Virus 22-Jul-03
security software developer, has concluded an agreement with NETASQ (www.netasq.com),

Hacker vs antivirus expert: This time it's personal
TechCentral, Malaysia - Coconut worm (W32/Coconut-A) which sends itself via e-mail in the form of a 22-Jul-03
British-based Sophos Anti-Virus Plc said it has issued protection against the new

Hacker vs antivirus expert: This time it's personal
TechCentral, Malaysia - has sparked off a war by a female hacker. British-based Sophos 22-Jul-03
PETALING JAYA: A chance comment that most virus-writers are male

Postini Selected by Leading IT Research Firm for Spam Reduction - network security appliances that will be powered by eTrust Antivirus Yahoo News (press release)

SteelCloud Expands Agreement With Computer Associates
PRNewswire (press release) - 4 hours ago
console." SteelCloud and CA are developing a family of fully integrated, highly optimized

SteelCloud Expands Agreement With Computer Associates - setting up firewalls, visiting Microsoft's update site and buying antivirus Yahoo News (press release)

Microsoft weighs automatic fixes
Baltimore Sun, MD - 3 hours ago
ads in several newspapers, which started running Tuesday, telling customers about

SteelCloud Expands Agreement With Computer Associates - thought it may cause further compatibility and Web traffic problems itself. Yahoo News (press release)

Welchi worm patches Blaster ’ s mess
Internet Magazine, UK - 5 hours ago
Although Welchi has been dubbed an 'anti-virus virus' with good intentions, it is

New Computer Virus Clogs E-Mail Inboxes - Beta Build 10.0.0.86 for Windows 98/2000/Millennium/XP. Earlier WFtv.com

Norton AntiVirus 2004 Beta Reopens, Build 10.0.0.86 Released
Neowin, Netherlands - 31-Jul-03
On an unknown release date Symantec Released Norton AntiVirus 2004

Vexira Antivirus Chosen by WideXS - also received licenses to the remaining patents in Hilgraeve's portfolio. Web Host Industry Review

WideXS Selects Vexira Antivirus To Protect Over 60000 Customer - NewsForge

Symantec antivirus buy helps settle suit
CNET News.com - 19-Aug-03
Cupertino, Calif.-based Symantec, known for its Norton line of antivirus software,

Vexira Antivirus Chosen by WideXS - also received licenses to the remaining patents in Hilgraeve's portfolio. Web Host Industry Review

WideXS Selects Vexira Antivirus To Protect Over 60000 Customer - NewsForge

WideXS Selects Vexira Antivirus to Protect Over 60000 Customer - Yahoo News (press release)

Symantec antivirus buy helps settle suit
CNET News.com -

Internet Worm Clogs State Computers - (IBM Antivirus) yet they too ended up abandoning them. WAVE

New worm strikes state computers - Louisville Courier Journal

Windows is Microsoft's trojan horse
The Inquirer, UK - 8-Aug-03
IBM had a great anti-virus lab, a product that scored well on benchmarks

Worm vs. Worm - computer networks, as antivirus experts separately battled a variant of Washington Post

Newest Blaster Variant Plugs Hole - PC World

Microsoft ponders tighter PC security - Salem Statesman Journal

In the papers 20 August
Electric News Net -

On the heels of LovSan, an old virus threat rises again - network security appliances that will be powered by eTrust Antivirus USA Today

Sobig rears its head again - ZDNet.co.uk

World squirms as Sobig returns - CNET News.com

SteelCloud Expands Agreement With Computer Associates
PRNewswire (press release) -

On the heels of LovSan, an old virus threat rises again - said the outbreak reminds him of the fall of 2001, which saw the infamous USA Today

Sobig rears its head again - ZDNet.co.uk

World squirms as Sobig returns - CNET News.com

Computer worms on fast attack
Nashville City Paper, TN -

Mimos Blaster-ed by computer virus - their signature files to include this worm. This will stop Star

INFO FAQ: - Daily Times

Preventing and removing the Nachi worm
ZDNet.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago
either MSBlast or Nachi. Most antivirus software companies have updated

New Computer Virus Clogs E-Mail Inboxes - corrected by my Norton AntiVirus 2001 on my home computer. Smart Money

Global e-mail virus spreads - MLive.com (subscription)

Viruses slow networks - Seattle Post Intelligencer

WFtv.com

FAQ | Fixing a glitch that has display reverting to 16-bit color
San Jose Mercury News, CA -

Microsoft pushes security - anti-virus viruses into the past, but we have never seen one Seattle Post Intelligencer

New variant of Blaster worm 'fixes' infected systems - ComputerWorld

Worm vs. Worm - Washington Post

ITWeb - 11 hours ago
He said: "The virus therefore has an anti-virus action. We have seen

Symantec buys patent, takes 1st qtr charge - could result in some changes for today's antivirus products. Reuters

The end of e-mail viruses and antivirus apps
Help Net Security, Croatia - 17-Aug-03
networks, I expect other virus writers will soon emulate it. And that

New Fast-Spreading Sobig Worm Adds to 'Worm Week' - days, antivirus products have become a critical tool for any PC user. Reuters

Dangerous new variant of Sobig family spreading - Enterprise IT Planet

New strain of Sobig virus circulating - InfoWorld

IDG.com - Aug 8, 2003
With the plethora of viruses, bugs, worms and threats invading the desktop these

Symantec buys patent, takes 1st qtr charge - including antivirus technologies, and it is an essential part of providing Reuters

Symantec buys Hilgraeve patent - CNN/Money

Symantec Buys Anti-Virus Patent, Settles Suit for $62.5m
Computer Business Review, UK - 19-Aug-03
This is a patent that is fundamental to several security technology defenses,

Network Associates Announces New McAfee SpamKiller for WebShield - firewall solutions, such as McAfee VirusScan and McAfee Personal Firewall PRNewswire (press release)

Network Associates Launches New McAfee SpamKiller Appliances to - Yahoo News (press release)

Computer Networks News - PRNewswire (press release)

McAfee Security Consumer Experts Recommend Users Employ Both Anti
Help Net Security, Croatia -

Nachi worm cleans up after Blaster - software should catch both worms, security experts said. PC Pro

Networks Felled by New Worm
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
Symantec said in alerts on their Web sites. Properly updated anti-virus

Computer virus hinders airline - on to computers which do not already have a "patch" designed to fix the NEWS.com.au

Viruses gum up networks - The Globe and Mail

'Dirty Harry' worm cleaning up cyberspace virus
Ananova, UK - 10 hours ago
According to anti-virus company Sophos, the Nachi worm uses the same hole to download

‘ Sobig ’ worm is spreading - solution." Postini's award-winning Perimeter Manager secures both email Nashville City Paper

Nashville City Paper - Nashville City Paper

Postini Selected by Leading IT Research Firm for Spam Reduction
PRNewswire (press release) - 3 hours ago
In addition, the solution is a great complement to our comprehensive anti-virus

Another SoBig virus strikes - corrected by my Norton AntiVirus 2001 on my home computer. MSNBC

New Variant Of Sobig Worm Spreading Fast - InternetWeek.com

Sobig strikes again and again - iT News

ZDNet.co.uk

FAQ | Fixing a glitch that has display reverting to 16-bit color
San Jose Mercury News, CA -

Another SoBig virus strikes - in the last 20 hours and the BBC has received dozens of infected e-mails. MSNBC

Sobig virus variant spreads like wildfire - CMPnetAsia

New Variant Of Sobig Worm Spreading Fast - InternetWeek.com

iT News

New computer virus hits inboxes
BBC News, UK -

New Worm Clogs Computers - contractor, are releasing a new patch that blocks the worm. Local6.com

Microsoft thwarts expected Blaster worm Web site attack - ITWeb

Second Windows worm slows state computers
Kentucky Post, KY - 56 minutes ago
Employees of Murphy's office, working with Microsoft and an anti virus

Blaster virus fails to make waves - consult with companies such as Microsoft, Symantec and McAfee for the latest Japan Times

Microsoft averts patch site attack; worm's spread slows - Boston Globe

Worms and Viruses, Oh My
SEcurity Administrator, OH - 2 hours ago
As always, the advice is to keep your antivirus (AV) definitions up-to-date and

Blaster virus fails to make waves - since it surfaced last week, according to anti-virus software company Symantec Japan Times

Microsoft averts patch site attack; worm's spread slows - Boston Globe

New worm is a good guy
Shepparton News, Australia - 18-Aug-03
Blaster, also dubbed MSBlaster LoveSan, has infected more than 570,000 computers

It's Back - - New Variant of Sobig Hits the Net - (MSFT) software was spreading fast Monday evening, said antivirus companies. InternetNews.com

Variant of Sobig virus spreads - The Globe and Mail

SoBig spam hits millions of mailboxes - VNUNet

Antivirus Companies Warn of New Computer Worm
CNN -

Blaster virus spreads further - their signature files to include this worm. This will stop Internet Magazine

Preventing and removing the Nachi worm
ZDNet.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago
either MSBlast or Nachi. Most antivirus software companies have updated

New strain of Sobig virus circulating - may cause problems of its own. "We seem to have an antivirus InfoWorld

New strain of Sobig virus circulating - IDG.com

Anti-Blaster worm spreads - and patches
Computing, UK - 7 hours ago
But antivirus companies have warned that the code is not perfect and

Anti-worm worm makes rounds, cleanses systems of infection - about yet another Internet worm rapidly spreading around the world. Geek.com

Do-gooder worm fixes Blaster hole - New Scientist

Sobig.F adds to ‘worst ever' worm week
ITWeb, South Africa - 5 hours ago
[Johannesburg, 20 August 2003] - Anti-virus experts have issued warnings

Should I worry about computer security? - earlier virus brought computer networks to a standstill Tuesday Detroit News

Update: Two worm strains spreading on the Internet - ComputerWorld

Good’ version of worm circulates - MSNBC

Daily Times - 17 hours ago
By CRAIG WONG. Toronto — A computer worm designed to eliminate an

Update: Two worm strains spreading on the Internet - to detect, contain, and eradicate infected files before they damage your ComputerWorld

Good’ version of worm circulates - MSNBC

Microsoft thwarts worm attack - iT News

A threat by any other name
AME Info, United Arab Emirates -

Worms Hit Airline, Military as Microsoft Mulls Forced Fixes - to check your computer for Blaster. Don't have antivirus protection? Computer Business Review

Keeping PCs up to date deletes the need to fear attacks from
Des Moines Register, IA - 17-Aug-03
If not, see the next section on patching Windows. Then use your antivirus software

New MSBlast variant plugs worm hole - to catch the malicious code, it still spread far faster than most people BusinessWeek

Unintended Consequences—Blackouts and Worms
PC Magazine - 18-Aug-03
But although Microsoft did have a patch ready, and the antivirus programs were primed

Microsoft weighs automatic fixes - back, with the latest variant spreading quickly, antivirus experts said Baltimore Sun

Mimos Blaster-ed by computer virus - Star

Sobig Strikes Again And Again . . .
Information Week - 19 hours ago
The Sobig E-mail virus that made its debut in the beginning of the year keeps coming