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‘Sexy view’ worm takes first step towards mobile botnetsNews A security vendor has released details of a new SMS mobile worm that uses a breakthrough propagation strategy and is targeting mobiles running the Symbian operating system.
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Microsoft takes on spam-spewing botnetNews This month Microsoft’s malicious software tool targets the botnet Srizbi, but security vendor Marshal says it is not enough.
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Fastest-spreading email worm 'MyDoom' turns fiveNews Back in 2004, email servers were overrun by a worm which sent out spam distributing junk mail through infected computers.
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Windows worm could create the ‘world’s biggest botnet’News Network worm infections may have surpassed the nine million mark, and unless security is tightened up in business networks, it’s only going to get worse.
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Five new malware threats for 2009News It's a constant arms race between IT and the criminals - so what is the new malware tech that we can expect to see next year?
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Worldwide spam spewing server taken downNews Many vendors saw a big decrease in detected spam after a rogue US server went offline – but it’s only a short-lived victory.
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Researchers hijack Storm botnet for spam studyNews Californian researchers pretend to be spammers, discovering that it takes millions of email messages to get a sale, but botnets are still profitable.
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The Storm botnet is finally dead – but what's next?News The botnet which wrecked havoc in early 2007 is dead, but it looks like it has been replaced by something stronger.
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'User-friendly' Zeus Trojan threatening world banksNews RSA has highlighted an 'all-in one' Zeus Trojan package - making botnet attacks possible for the most 'unsophisticated' of users.
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Srizbi now the dominant spam botnetNews Research by Marshal claims the last two months have seen the botnet Srizbi dramatically growing in threat.
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The Storm winds down, but new malware on the upNews Malicious software removal tools have cut down Storm botnet numbers, but does this simply mean that criminals will migrate to new threats?
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