2010
May 4, 2000: Tainted ‘Love’ Infects Computers
(via)2000: The “I Love You” virus spreads to 55 million computers around the world. The damage reaches billions of dollars.
Fake antivirus is 15 percent of all malware
(via)A rise in fake antivirus offerings on Web sites around the globe shows that scammers are increasingly turning to social engineering to get malware on computers rather than exploiting holes in software, a Google study to be released on Tuesday indicates.
2009
New virus infects programs built with Delphi
(via)Researchers said on Tuesday that they are seeing something unusual in the malware world–a virus that targets a development environment.
How to Scan a Windows Network for Conficker Virus from Mac OS X
(via)The Conficker Virus is Windows only but it’s garnering a lot of attention, so if you’re on a Windows LAN at home, work, or school, you may want to check if the Windows machines
2006
Hackers News: Rootkits to mask most malware by 2008
Rootkits that hide malicious software from anti-virus and anti-spyware tools are growing in number and sophistication, and will pose an unprecedented risk to users by 2008, security company McAfee said this week.
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