January
MyDoom-B author beware! Microsoft is after you, Sophos comments Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction for those responsible for the W32/MyDoom-B worm. 30 January 2004
Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in January 2004 Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has revealed the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems for businesses around the world. 30 January 2004
Dutch police arrest 52 suspected email scammers The Dutch police are reported to have arrested 52 suspected email scammers at 23 locations across Amsterdam. 29 January 2004
Sophos protects against MyDoom-B, latest variant of the MyDoom worm Sophos reports the discovery of a new variant of the MyDoom worm, set to launch denial of service attacks against websites belonging to SCO and Microsoft 28 January 2004
SCO offers $250,000 for the head of MyDoom's author, Sophos comments SCO has offered a reward for information leading to the successful arrest and conviction of the MyDoom author. 28 January 2004
MyDoom worm: the latest weapon in the Linux wars? Sophos comments Virus researchers at Sophos are suggesting that the W32/MyDoom-A worm, currently spreading widely across the internet, may have been deliberately constructed as a weapon in the current round of "Linux... 28 January 2004
MyDoom worm: the latest weapon in the Linux wars? Sophos comments Has the W32/MyDoom-A worm been written in reaction to current controversy in the Linux community? 27 January 2004
MyDoom worm spreading fast, Sophos warns users to be wary of viral email and hacker attack Sophos advises users to be cautious of launching unsolicited email attachments, as the W32/MyDoom-A worm spreads widely. 27 January 2004
New Bagle-A worm arrives in Australia Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, is warning of a new worm called W32/Bagle-A, which has already been spotted at a number of sites in Australia. 27 January 2004
"Happy Deathday" to Bagle worm on 28 January, Sophos reports The Bagle-A worm is set to stop spreading on 28 January 2004. Sophos technicalk support explains why the worm should no longer distribute itself. 26 January 2004
Dumaru worm poses as photo but steals online banking details. Sophos comments Sophos warns about the Dumaru-Y worm which poses as an emailed photograph, whilst stealing online banking details. 26 January 2004
Critical Path and Sophos partner to deliver new, carrier-class anti-spam solution Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPTH), a global leader in digital communications software and services, and Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, today announced a... 26 January 2004
Sophos EM Library enables automatic anti-virus updates across multiple platforms Sophos, a world leader in anti-virus and anti-spam protection for businesses, today unveiled its new automated virus protection tool, Enterprise Manager (EM) Library. 26 January 2004
Danish firm receives $67,000 fine for sending spam, Sophos comments According to media reports, a Danish telecoms equipment firm has been fined a record 400,000 Danish Kroner (over $67,000) for sending 1500 unsolicited emails 21 January 2004
Sophos beats rivals in VeriTest analysis Sophos, today announced that in a competitive analysis of enterprise anti-virus applications conducted by VeriTest, Sophos Anti-Virus led competitor solutions in several key areas including most frequent... 21 January 2004
New Bagle worm spreads over internet disguised as Calculator, warns Sophos Sophos warns of the Bagle worm, which can allow hackers to run programs remotely on infected computers. 19 January 2004
Sophos warns of new Trojan 'phishing' for cash Sophos, a world leader in anti-virus and anti-spam protection for
businesses, warns of a new Trojan called Mmdload (Troj/Mmdload-A) which
is the latest piece of malware attempting to dupe users into... 16 January 2004
Dloader-L disguises itself as an email from Microsoft, Sophos advises Sophos, a world leader in anti-virus and anti-spam protection for
businesses, has warned that a new Trojan is being sent to users
disguised as an email appearing to come from Microsoft. 13 January 2004
Sophos rewards partners Sophos has announced a new online incentive scheme - Sophos Rewards - to recognise the loyalty and commitment of its Partners and Certified Partners. 12 January 2004
Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in December 2003 Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has revealed the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems for businesses around the world. 7 January 2004
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000 Professional receives West Coast Labs detection and disinfection certification Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, announced today that West Coast Labs has awarded Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000 its Anti-Virus Checkmark Level 2 certification... 5 January 2004
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