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ALSO CALLED:
e-Mail Viruses,
Hoaxes,
IM Virus,
PC Viruses,
Internet Chain Letters,
Email Viruses,
IM Viruses,
Computer Viruses,
Boot Viruses,
Viruses,
Variants,
Mytob,
File Infecting Viruses,
e-Mail Virus,
Encrypted Viruses,
Virus Hoaxes,
Zotob,
Self-replicating Viruses,
Netsky
DEFINITION: The ILOVEYOU virus comes in an e-mail note with "I LOVE YOU" in the subject line and contains an attachment that, when opened, results in the message being re-sent to everyone in the recipient's Microsoft Outlook address book and, perhaps more seriously, the loss of every JPEG, MP3, and certain other files on the recipient's hard disk. Because Microsoft Outlook is widely installed as the e-mail handler
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The Alarming Shift in Cybercrime: How Organized Attacks Now Target Your Wallet
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This paper will examine the shift in the nature of cybercrimes, how the thieves target their victims, and what can be done to prevent them.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 10 Jul 2008
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The Name Game: Malware Naming, Shape Shifters, and Sympathetic Magic
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Read this paper for an in-depth discussion of malware identification, naming and classification and an exploration of the most useful ways for administrators to detect and analyze threats.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009
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The Passing Storm: The Storm/Nuwar Botnet
sponsored by ESET
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This white paper provides a thorough explanation of one of the more potent malware classifications effecting systems and networks today – the Storm/Nuwar Botnet. While security software can mitigate the direct impact of Nuwar and other bot-related malware on individual systems, the wider effects of botnet activity need additional countermeasures.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009
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To Trust or Not - Top 10 Security Risks for Unwary Employees
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To eliminate the gray area of what your employees should and should not trust, know your web defense. This short paper provides a Top 10 list of risks that your employees may assume they can trust but your web defense should not.
Posted: 15 May 2009 | Published: 15 May 2009
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Today’s Blended Threats: Identifying and Stopping Web-based Email Attacks
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Organizations of all sizes continue to be challenged by increasingly sophisticated security threats. Attackers are constantly finding new ways to access valuable data. They use various tools and methods to evade traditional security products. This brief white paper presents a new security solution that can stop new threats quickly and effectively.
Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009
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Today's Blended Threats: Identifying and stopping the growing problem of Web-based attacks
sponsored by M86 Security UK
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Blended threats are spam stealth attacks, moving undetected through your mail servers—blending in with all the other email—until they strike. They can compromise personal or corporate data, "recruit" computers into a network of bots, or initiate keystroke recording that collects passwords and other information.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009
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Top 10 Security Trends
sponsored by Blue Coat
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Read this solution brief to discover the top ten security trends for 2009 and how they may affect your enterprise.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 14 May 2009
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Top 10 Web Trends in 2009
sponsored by Blue Coat
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Read this solution brief to discover the top ten web trends for 2009 and how they may affect your enterprise.
Posted: 15 May 2009 | Published: 15 May 2009
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Top Five Strategies for Combating Modern Threats - Is Anti-virus Dead?
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
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Read this whitepaper to learn about the security implications of modern threats, where emerging technologies can add real value, and five key strategies for ensuring solid malware protection.
Posted: 09 Apr 2009 | Published: 09 Apr 2009
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Why Traditional Anti-Malware Solutions Are No Longer Enough
sponsored by AVG Technologies USA, Inc.
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Security used to be a straightforward matter. Email was the primary attack vector. Simply installing an anti-virus product and using caution with attachments was enough. Today's threats are rapidly evolving, stealthy, and targeted. Read this paper to find out where your current security solutions may be lacking and how to close that gap.
Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Published: 17 Nov 2009
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SOFTWARE VIRUSES DEFINITION (continued): … in corporate networks, the ILOVEYOU virus can spread rapidly from user to user within a corporation. On May 4, 2000, the virus spread so quickly that e-mail had to be shut down in a number of major enterprises such as the Ford Motor Company. The virus reached an estimated 45 million users in a single day. The attachment in the ILOVEYOU virus is a VBScript program that, when opened (for example, by double-clicking on it with your mouse), finds the recipient's Outlook address book and re-sends the note to everyone in it. It then overwrites (and thus destroys) all files of the following file … Software Viruses definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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