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News

  • E-mail malware takes a break in August
    Wednesday 5 September 2007 – 02:53 in Networking
    Security company Sophos said that the month of August saw a dramatic drop in malware spreading (in the form of email attachments). The company found that only 1 in 1000 emails was infected with malware, compared to 1 in 322 during the first six month of
  • Researchers eye machines to analyze malware
    Thursday 8 June 2006 – 08:43
    The reverse engineer - better known amongst security researchers by his nom de plume, Halvar Flake - created an automated system for classifying software into groups, a process for which he believes machines are much better suited.
  • Panda Software warns that malware increasingly targets MMOs
    Wednesday 17 May 2006 – 12:48
    Panda Software, a Glendale California-based computer security company, says malware is increasingly targeting MMO games. Crooks are using Trojan horse programs to steal login details, which can later be used to sell off rare items and virtual gold. Two popular games, Lineage and World of Warcraft have been the target of several Trojans recently.
  • China replaces U.S. as top malware country, says Sophos
    Tuesday 3 April 2007 – 01:02
    Following a continuous increase in malware over the past months, China is now listed by Sophos as the leading malware country.
  • Russia overtakes the UK and China in production of malware
    Friday 22 February 2008 – 01:10 in Business
    Security Vendor, PC Tools, today announced that recent studies show Russia to be the world’s highest producer of malware.

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  • Q1 2007 malware summarized in report*
    Wednesday 25 April 2007 – 02:30
    Q1 2007 malware summarized in report Internet security specialist Sophos has released a report on the rise of malware in the first quarter of 2007. ...
  • Welcome to Your Worst Malware Nightmare*
    Friday 20 October 2006 – 05:09
    Welcome to Your Worst Malware Nightmare Spyware and adware have have emerged as a more pervasive and insidious threat than worms and viruses, which previously ruled the highways and byways of the Internet as sources of chaos and ruin.. Without some kind of software protection in place, no one active on the Internet is safe and sound.

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