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Malware Writers Target P2P Networks with Phatbot and Polybot Variants

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Some malware that packs an unusual assortment of tools for mischief and has infected thousands of computers on the Internet is being closely watched by security experts. Although the “Phatbot” or “Polybot” program currently poses a low risk to online systems, its potential for devilry prompted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week to…

Passwords Fail the Security Test

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Passwords are the first line of defense in almost every company’s security scheme. But sometimes they are the weakest link because they can be easily guessed, stolen or otherwise compromised. If a firm wants to keep its information secure, then it needs to put additional security checks in place. Passwords are widely used because they…

Bagle Worm Variants Infect PCs Automatically

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Rounding out the last half of the alphabet with Bagle.Q, Bagle.R, Bagle.S and Bagle.T variants, the latest worms in a long string of malware have become more sophisticated and sneaky, leaving security experts to ponder what might come next from the evolving family of malicious code. Reports from antivirus and security vendors indicate the latest…

Witty.A Worm Targets BlackICE Firewall Vulnerability

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

A computer worm that targets antivirus or firewall protection is nothing new, but the most recent case of a direct attack against computer defenses unfolded with alarming speed, less than two days after vulnerabilities in BlackICE and RealSecure software — made by Internet Security Systems — were disclosed. As a result, the Witty.A worm —…

Global Extortion: Online Gambling and Organized Hacking

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

A new trend in extorting money from sports and gambling Web sites isn’t going away like security experts had predicted. Online gambling Web sites began receiving e-mail threats in October of last year. The messages contained demands for money to prevent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that would shut down the targeted Web site. Internet security…

Message To Spyware: Get Off Our Private Property

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Keystroke loggers and spyware developers may soon be silenced, as Congress is debating a bill that would outlaw the intrusive software and declare it akin to trespassing on private property. “It’s my computer. It’s my private property,” said Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana), during a public hearing in the U.S. Senate earlier this week, talking about…

IT Security and Software Development

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Let’s do some arithmetic. Multiply the number of different hardware platforms in current use by the number of operating systems that have a reasonably large user base. Subtract the systems that simply won’t work together. Multiply the result by the number of applications, servers and databases used in business, academia and on the Internet. A…

Bagle.U Worm Spreads Despite Simplicity

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

It’s bad enough when virus writers can download their worm code of choice and relatively simply unleash a new variant on the Internet, but Friday showed something even worse: Virtually zero effort is needed to entice people to open attachments. So far, the non-sophisticated, no-subject, no-text Bagle.U variant has spread to a substantial number of…

Instant Messaging Opens New Security Holes

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Instant messaging has become the latest employee productivity tool. A customer-service representative can use it as a quick and easy way to answer an inquiry, whereas a salesperson can inform a busy vice president about a new account. In fact, research firm Gartner estimates 70 percent of corporate employees rely on instant messaging while at…

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