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Microsoft Creates Anti-Virus Bounty To
Help Track Down Virus Writers

Microsoft Creates Anti-Virus Bounty To
Help Track Down Virus Writers 11/05/2003 10:59 AM
What do you if you're in an unchartered area with no reasonable law enforcement, and criminals are running rampant? You convince everyone to become the "enforcement" arm and find someone rich enough to pay them to help fight crime. Microsoft can't be bothered to fix a few of the holes in their programs that make it incredibly easy to pass on viruses, so instead, they're setting aside $5 million for anti-virus bounty hunters who can track down anyone responsible for worms, trojan horses or viruses. The rewards will be given out in $250,000 wads of cash from Bill Gates wallet increments. So, now, who's going to round up an anti-virus posse?

Computer Virus Like Human Virus

Computer Virus Like Human Virus 05/25/2004 11:41 PM
Xposed May 26 2004 3:45AM GMT

Bagle Virus Riding on the Coattails of
Spam; Deceiving Spam and Virus Filters

Bagle Virus Riding on the Coattails of
Spam; Deceiving Spam and Virus Filters 08/12/2004 02:51 AM
Spam Inspector Software Developers Working to Stay Ahead of Bagle to Keep Users Protected [PRWEB Aug 12, 2004]

New Virus, Yow

New Virus, Yow 01/26/2004 07:42 PM
This virus that’s going around trying to get you to click on a .PIF because it’s partial or has non-ASCII in it or whatever, it’s hitting my inbox harder than it’s ever been hit before. Maybe we’re watching a record being set; the mind boggles at the thought of the billions of these things that are swooshing around mailspace. The stories say the virus-hounds haven’t figured out what it does yet. Well, I can tell you one thing it does: mail itself to everyone in your address book, faking a signature from someone else in your address book. Er, maybe the world should stop using Outlook. Just a suggestion.

new WIN virus?

new WIN virus? 01/01/2005 04:55 AM
Atom 'Smasher' (Jan 28 2004)

Virus, virus everywhere, so let me have
a Mac

Virus, virus everywhere, so let me have
a Mac 04/02/2005 04:03 PM
For a week that saw no product releases, news or comment from Cupertino, the Spymac forums certainly were buzzing with information: Tiger seems to have reached gold master; Adobe accidentally posted official details about the yet-to-be-released version of Photoshop; NYC cops warned the city against iPod thefts. Oh yeah, and that virus thing. In case you missed it, allow me to recap. Earlier this week, Henderson, Tenn.-based DVForge offered $25,0000 to anyone who could create a virus that would spread between two Power Mac G5 computers running Mac OS X Panther on or before July 31. The contest was barely up and running, however, when DVForge rescinded the offer, apparently out of fear of being sued by Apple’s increasingly trigger-happy legal team. While the inevitability of Mac viruses have always been a source of discussions, DVForge’s challenge was squarely aimed at Symantec, who made a few bold statements of its own in its recent Internet Security Threat Report. "Contrary to popular belief, the Macintosh operating system has not always been a safe haven from malicious code," Symantec said. "Out of the public eye for some time, it is now clear that the Mac OS is increasingly becoming a target for the malicious activity that is more commonly associated with Microsoft and various Unix-based operating systems," the report said. It continued: "The various OS X vulnerabilities allow attackers to carry out information disclosure, authentication bypass, code execution, privilege escalation, and DoS attacks. Symantec believes that as the popularity of Apple’s new platform continues to grow, so too will the number of attacks directed at it." Maybe it’s just me, but the possibility of something happening that may or may not be harmful to sensitive data doesn’t seem like cause for alarm. What’s more, DVForge’s claims have likely brought more attention to Symantec’s assertions than the report itself. But let’s forget that. Let's pretend the report was required reading for anyone who is considering purchasing a Mac. Does it change anything? Do any of the millions of Windows users think their computer is virus-free? And similarly, does any Mac user really believe they are completely impenetrable to attack? It’s a silly notion. And, as it has been said time and time again, most viruses start and end with the user, Don’t open strange e-mail attachments. Don’t launch applications that aren’t downloaded from reliable sites. Keep your machine updated with the latest patches. Blah, blah, blah. Besides, if Mac OS X is so perfect, why has Apple’s released so many Security Updates in recent months? But still, DVForge may be right. Perhaps none of the viruses in today’s cyberspace are nimble enough to squirrel their way into OS X’s safeguards. Or, Symantec may be right. I don’t know. I’m not a hacker. And I’d like to think no one on DVForge’s staff is either. But I do know that I feel a heck of lot safer on a Mac than on a Windows machine. And that’s not going to change with a semi-annual report. I also know that Apple has never claimed its OS to be a virus-free zone. But then again, I never experienced an infection on my IBM laptop either. In light of all this hoopla and attention, DVForge posted a new press release on its Web site yesterday, with the following coda: … put up or shut up. Show the industry your evidence that such an in-the-wild OS X virus is indeed possible. Or, publicly retract your company's previously stated position. And so it goes. If nothing else, you have to appreciate DVForge’s overwhelming faith in Mac OS X. With the imminent release of Tiger, I’m sure this will all blow over (probably without an attack on Panther), and Mac users will continue to go about their computing without a second thought to what lurks beyond their browsers. For any number of reasons, we choose to use Macs. And no report — or bounty — can take that away. Michael Simon is a freelance writer and editor, and paginator for The Times in Pawtucket, R.I. He is the author of Failed Attempt, written under the moniker of Morlium, which may be purchased for $9.99, either through the iTunes Music Store or as a full-color paperback. He can be reached for comment or inquiry by e-mail at morlium@mac.com.

New Virus Out

New Virus Out 05/01/2004 02:41 PM

Got Virus?

Got Virus? 08/27/2004 09:28 PM
WebDevInfo Aug 28 2004 0:04AM GMT

Get the right virus protection

Get the right virus protection 04/15/2004 09:12 AM

Man loses job thanks to IM virus

Man loses job thanks to IM virus 07/01/2004 06:56 AM

First 64-bit virus identified

First 64-bit virus identified 05/28/2004 11:13 AM

The virus hunter

The virus hunter 01/26/2004 04:13 PM
Network Associates' Vincent Gullotto is on the front lines in the struggle between virus writers and security managers. Which side is ahead? A status report.

Lehigh virus

Lehigh virus 08/10/2004 07:05 AM
TechTree Aug 10 2004 11:53AM GMT

To Catch A Virus

To Catch A Virus 09/02/2004 09:24 PM

New Virus Running

New Virus Running 01/26/2004 08:48 PM
Significant outbreak of new virus found running hard in wild. Watch yourself...

PHP.Pirus - First PHP virus

PHP.Pirus - First PHP virus 06/11/2004 11:17 AM
[PHP.Pirus] is the first known virus to infect PHP files. PHP is becoming increasingly popular as a server side web site scripting language similar to Perl. Users browsing web sites are not at risk. It is a direct action infector of .php (other than itself) and .htm files in the current directory. Infection consists of appending to files a PHP script that will load and execute the virus. Thus infected files do not contain the virus itself, only a reference to it.

Mac OS X: Virus-Free -- For Now

Mac OS X: Virus-Free -- For Now 03/19/2005 02:29 AM

Although Mac OS X is essentially virus-free, it can still spread malware, and it could be just a matter of time before it becomes a target for hackers. By David Coursey, eWeek

First virus for Windows

First virus for Windows 07/17/2004 04:33 PM
Techzonez Jul 17 2004 8:13PM GMT

The IM Virus That Got Someone Fired

The IM Virus That Got Someone Fired 06/30/2004 07:37 AM
While I'm not saying this couldn't happen, this story of someone who got fired when an IM virus sent out all of his past conversations to everyone on his buddy list certainly has the sound of an urban legend. First, no names or info are given. Second, the story is being told by an exec from a company offering software for enterprise instant messaging that would (in theory) protect against such attacks. If this were a real virus, wouldn't there be plenty of stories about such things? Instead, it seems like this is the only guy who's heard of it. The story sounds too simple to be true. After all of his old conversation were passed on to everyone else, the story goes, he got fired because an old conversation that was passed on to partners at his firm included negative comments about some of them. Once again, it certainly is possible that this happened (or that it will happen in the future). It just seems that the circumstances by which this information came out are a bit suspect.

Virus Schmirus

Virus Schmirus 03/27/2005 10:52 PM
Nice writeup, Rosyna! Sorry for the new post, I wrote too much to fit comfortably into a comment....

new virus is on the prowl

new virus is on the prowl 06/05/2004 11:47 AM
overclockersclub .. Korgo

overclockersclub.com/?read=8636435
track this site | 4 links

VBS/Pub virus on the loose

VBS/Pub virus on the loose 06/10/2004 01:06 PM
The virus is emailed with the attachment name pubrn.vbs and upon execution copies itself the the Windows folder and copies itself to local and network files with the extensions VBS, VBE, HTM, HTT, HTA, HTML and ASP.

SCO Attacked By Virus

SCO Attacked By Virus 01/27/2004 04:02 PM

Experts: Vicious worm 'Linux war' weapon: They just can't catch a break.

Virus experts suggested MyDoom's author was a fan of the Linux open source community, because the bug, which targets computers running Microsoft Windows, launched a Denial of Service Attack on SCO's site.

Goes back to my point about how SCO picked the wrong group of people to steal from.

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Virus del 2004

Virus del 2004 12/27/2004 02:59 PM

the spreading virus of IP law

the spreading virus of IP law 02/15/2004 10:44 AM
So after being battered down again and again, the database bill is back. Congress is again being pressed by IP extremist lobbyists to "solve" the "problem" of "inadequate legal protection" for databases by adding a raft of IP lawyers into the mix. This is an awful law, and were the attention of good people everywhere not focused upon the many awful things happening in DC, it would be dead on arrival. But unfortunately, it lives. PublicKnowledge is doing its part to stop it. Please do something to help stop it again.

More About the First Known Pocket PC
Virus

More About the First Known Pocket PC
Virus 07/20/2004 11:11 AM

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“…Russian-based antivirus firm Kaspersky Labs said Duts was created by Ratter, the pseudonym of a virus writer who is an active member of the international group 29A. The group is famous for its proof-of-concept viruses, like the mobile phone-targeting Cabir and Rugrat, the first known virus capable of attacking 64-bit Windows files. Cabir was launched in June; Rugrat in May.”…

Mozilla virus?

Mozilla virus? 01/17/2004 10:42 PM

I've talked before about my dad's problems using the internet and how he's inundated with IE and Outlook Express exploits, but he surprised me today by showing me his copy of Firebird has been hijacked by something (I insisted he move to Firebird to avoid IE exploits last summer).

Here's a screenshot showing what you get if you try to go to google or yahoo in his copy of Firebird 0.61 (I'm currently downloading 0.7 for him). I've never seen anything like this before, hopefully it's not a sign of things to come.

update: I've done a bit more investigation and it's really weird but google works fine in IE (IE may be running through an ISP proxy -- I forgot to check the settings). I ran ad-aware and removed a couple processes a couple dozen registry keys and a few apps that were clearly spyware, and yet the problem persists in even the newly downloaded firebird after Ad-Aware gives a clean bill of health.

I suspect it's got something to do with the PeoplePC dialup package he has to use to connect to the web. They do offer cheap dialup, I wouldn't be surprised if they made money in other ways such as these (he's had problems in the past with PeoplePC).

My Phone Has A Virus

My Phone Has A Virus 05/13/2004 12:29 PM
I'm sure we'll be seeing plenty more stories of this nature as VoIP becomes even more common. Suddenly, people are realizing that when your voice calls go out over the internet, they become vulnerable to internet-style attacks. That means, if not well set up, it's easier to intercept and record VoIP calls or to hit them with a denial of service or virus attack. There are ways to protect against such things, but the fear is that many companies setting up their own VoIP phone system won't be that careful - and the next time the company gets hit with a bad virus, they won't even be able to call down to their IT department for help since the phones will be down too. It's likely that as this gets more attention, security companies will try to rush into the space and expand their current offerings to cover VoIP as well. Of course, so far current security offerings have had mixed results, so some may wonder how good they'll be on VoIP systems as well.

Containing a Killer Flu Virus

Containing a Killer Flu Virus 04/14/2005 07:00 AM
Laboratories worldwide destroy samples of the 1957 Asian flu virus they received as part of a proficiency testing program. Between 1 million and 4 million people were killed by the pandemic nearly 50 years ago.

The Virus Underground

The Virus Underground 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
Young people around the world spend their Saturday nights writing fiendishly contagious computer viruses and worms. Are they artists, pranksters or techno-saboteurs?

RFC: virus handling

RFC: virus handling 01/28/2004 03:36 PM
Thomas Zehetbauer (Jan 28 2004)

Web Virus Count 2.3

Web Virus Count 2.3 01/08/2004 08:28 PM
A Perl CGI that counts the number of requests generated by viruses on a Web serv

What's The Difference Between DRM And A
Virus?

What's The Difference Between DRM And A
Virus? 06/23/2004 11:06 AM
Over the past few days a number of sites have commented on the fact that the new Beastie Boy album comes with copy protection (though, apparently not in the US or the UK, according to some). While this set off the usual argumen ts about why DRM is bad, The Register has rewritten the story as if t he DRM is a virus or similar malware. They may have a point. The DRM is silently installed without alerting the user as soon as they put the CD into their computer. It prevents their computer from functioning the way it was designed to. In fact, the article suggests the fact that it's installed without asking the end user or getting permission may constitute a crime. I'm not entirely sure, but I think the CDs do note on the case that they come with copy protection, so it is possible that sticker could be considered "letting the user know." Still, this does raise some important questions about DRM and whether or not it will violate any anti-spyware law that's being discussed, since most of them focus on the fact that they're installed without explicit permission.

Computer virus set to hit

Computer virus set to hit 12/12/2003 10:04 PM
EastDay Dec 12 2003 9:38PM ET

Virus Detection

Virus Detection 02/10/2004 07:08 AM
Virus Detection
http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20040209A2

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a miniature device sensitive enough to detect a single virus particle. The device is tiny cantilever, a diving board-like beam of silicon that naturally vibrates at a specific frequency. When a virus particle weighing about one-trillionth as much as a grain of rice lands on the cantilever, it vibrates at a different frequency. The work, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is aimed at developing advanced sensors capable of detecting airborne viruses, bacteria, and other contaminants. Such sensors will have applications in areas including environmental-health monitoring in hospitals and homeland security. The next step will be to coat a cantilever with the antibodies for a specific virus. Only those virus particles would stick to the device, making it possible to create detectors sensitive to specific pathogens.

PC virus: It's all biology

PC virus: It's all biology 05/25/2004 04:35 PM
News24.com May 25 2004 7:57PM GMT

Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus

Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus 03/19/2003 10:44 PM
Health experts believe a deadly flu-like illness that has killed nine people is likely a virus. They’re also encouraged that some victims seem to be recovering. [Wired News] That’s a relief. Our antibiotics can’t kill it, but the human body...

Virus attacks up 50%

Virus attacks up 50% 04/08/2005 05:55 PM
TechSpot Apr 8 2005 9:37PM GMT

New PC virus warning

New PC virus warning 10/31/2003 10:39 PM
itv.com Oct 31 2003 9:45PM ET
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