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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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Software Viruses Reports
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Rip and Replace: Choosing the Best Strategy when Switching Antivirus Solutions
sponsored by ESET
DATA SHEET:
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Posted: 13 Nov 2009 | Published: 13 Nov 2009
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Podcast: Application Whitelisting: The Must Have Technology for Security and Compliance Today
sponsored by McAfee, Inc.
PODCAST:
In this podcast learn ways to combat the malicious code of malware and trojans from McAfee's Stuart McClure. Gain insight into how application whitelisting, a means of providing security with less overhead without negative performance impact, can aid your compliance initiatives while not raising operational costs.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 14 Sep 2009
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Application Whitelisting: The Must Have Technology for Security and Compliance Today
sponsored by McAfee, Inc.
WEBCAST:
In this webcast, learn ways to combat the malicious code of malware and trojans from McAfee's Stuart McClure. Gain insight into how application whitelisting, a means of providing security with less overhead without negative performance impact, can aid your compliance initiatives while not raising operational costs.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 14 Sep 2009
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Detect Threats with Sophos
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:
Use the Sophos Threat Detection Test to quickly perform a scan and find any viruses, spyware, adware or zero-day threats that might have by-passed your existing protection.
Posted: 16 Apr 2009 | Published: 16 Apr 2009
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Bitpipe Research Guide: Security
sponsored by Bitpipe
RESOURCE CENTER:
Security is all about protecting corporate information and technology assets from intruders, thieves, and vandals.
Posted: 30 Nov 2006 | Published: 30 Nov 2006
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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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