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Skulls-B Trojan horse shouldn't scare security-conscious smartphone owners, says Sophos A new version of the Skulls Trojan horse for Symbian smartphones is no reason for panic, advises Sophos. 30 November 2004
Sophos CEO to speak at Asian anti-spam conference Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has announced that Dr Jan Hruska, Sophos's co-founder and chief executive officer, is to speak at the Anti-Spam Asia 2004... 30 November 2004
Police question notorious ex-virus writer and confiscate computers, Sophos reports Police in the Czech Republic have questioned "Benny" of the 29A virus-writing gang and confiscated computer equipment. 29 November 2004
Sophos Asia wins prestigious business award Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has been awarded the British Business Award for Information Computing and Telecommunications by the British Chamber of Commerce in... 29 November 2004
PC Actual recommends Sophos Anti-Virus Small Business Edition PC Actual, one of Spain's leading IT magazines, has awarded Sophos Anti-Virus Small Business Edition its "Recommended" award in a comparative review of different anti-virus products from a dozen different... 29 November 2004
Sophos "Commended" for exports at International Business Awards Sophos, a world leader in anti-virus and anti-spam protection for businesses, has been "Commended" at the International Business Awards, revealed in London on 10 November. 29 November 2004
Italian senate hit by gay porn worm attack, Sophos comments Sophos recommends companies ensure appropriate defences are in place to avoid virus incidents as the Italian senate is disrupted by a variant of the Rbot worm 24 November 2004
Sophos launches award-winning anti-virus for NetApp Storage Systems Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, announced the release of Sophos Anti-Virus for NetApp Storage Systems, a new product that defends Network Appliance networked... 24 November 2004
Skulls Trojan horse shouldn't panic Symbian mobile phone owners, says Sophos Users should not panic as the Skulls Trojan horse for Symbian mobile phones is discovered. 23 November 2004
Virus author stalks Asian pop idol with malicious email, reports Sophos The W32/Favsin-A virus spreads via email, containing messages about Asian pop idol Stefanie Sun Yanzi. 23 November 2004
New Sober-I worm dominates virus reports as it continues to cause headaches, says Sophos The Sober-I worm has continued to spread via email over the weekend. 23 November 2004
French medical institute protects users from spam and viruses with Sophos PureMessage Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has announced that the French medical institute INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) has chosen... 22 November 2004
Many reports of Sober-I worm spreading via email, reports Sophos The Sober-I email worm is reported to be spreading widely. 19 November 2004
Worm uses Asian female popstar as bait, Sophos reports on Sun Yanzi virus Computer users warned of an email worm which spreads using emails and filenames connected to Asian popstar, Stefanie Sun Yanzi.
18 November 2004
Trouble for 29A virus-writing gang as Russian member is sentenced, Sophos comments Authorities in Russia have pronounced a member of the notorious international 29A gang guilty of writing viruses. 18 November 2004
Sophos expert to speak at Asian anti-virus conference Sophos has announced that Paul Ducklin, Sophos's head of technology, Asia Pacific, is to speak at the AVAR (Association of Asian Anti-Virus Researchers) 2004 conference in Tokyo, Japan on November 25-26. 18 November 2004
Sophos PureMessage protects Zodiac from spam Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has announced that the multinational marine equipment company, Zodiac, has chosen Sophos's flagship product PureMessage to protect... 18 November 2004
NatWest suspends online banking services to deflect new phishing attack, Sophos comments NatWest bank has been forced to suspend some of its online banking services as it has come under attack from a new phishing scam. Customers 17 November 2004
Porno Trojan horse lies in wait for seedy web surfers, says Sophos The Troj/Delf-IT Trojan horse redirects web browsers to a pornographic website. 17 November 2004
Sophos PureMessage for Exchange an "excellent solution for your email protection" says Croatia's top computer magazine Sophos PureMessage has been rated highly in a comparative test of Microsoft Exchange anti-spam solutions, conducted in the latest edition of Mreza, Croatia's top computer magazine. 17 November 2004
Universities in Canada protect against increased email threats and spam Sophos provides coordinated attack response to eight of Canada's top universities 17 November 2004
UK online bank accounts put at risk by new Trojan, reports Sophos Security researchers at Sophos are warning of a Trojan horse which helps criminals break into the accounts of British internet banking customers. 11 November 2004
Bored computer virus offers to play a musical tune, Sophos reports Anti-virus experts at Sophos have identified a new computer virus which complains of being bored, whilst secretly opening a backdoor for hackers. 10 November 2004
Microsoft releases important security patch, but no sign of a Bofra fix yet says Sophos Microsoft has published details of a security issue with their ISA Server and Proxy Server software. 10 November 2004
Sophos praised for quality of tech support in comparative tests of anti-virus vendors Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has had the quality of its technical support praised in a comparative test by Information Security magazine. 10 November 2004
Sophos deemed top performer in Information Security Magazine technical support review Sophos, a global leader in anti-virus, anti-spam and policy-based network security, today announced that it has been rated a top performer by Information Security Magazine. 10 November 2004
Sophos explains how the Bofra worm spreads Sophos explains how the Bofra worm infects computers. 9 November 2004
Bofra-B worm poses as PayPal purchase, Sophos reports on virus exploiting unpatched Microsoft vulnerability The Bofra-B sends emails pretending to be notification from PayPal of a $175 credit card purchase. 9 November 2004
Bofra worms spread via unpatched Internet Explorer security hole, Sophos reports The Bofra worm exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. 8 November 2004
Spammers use Trojan horse to send SMS spam to mobile phone users, Sophos reports Anti-virus experts at Sophos have identified a new Trojan horse which attempts to send spam messages to mobile phone users. 8 November 2004
Email scammer who stole over £2 million sent to jail, Sophos reports Nick Marinellis, the mastermind of a scam which stole over £2 million from unsuspecting internet users, has been sentenced to at least four years behind bars. 8 November 2004
Bin Laden terrorist video email is really a virus, warns Sophos The W32/Famus-F email worm poses as a video from terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden. 4 November 2004
"Hard drive killer" instant message virus is a hoax, Sophos reports Sophos has urged users not to panic, as a hoax about a Yahoo instant messenger virus has been distributed amongst internet users. 4 November 2004
Brother and sister team found guilty of sending spam, Sophos reports on landmark case A brother and sister who sent junk email to millions of America Online customers have been convicted in the USA's first felony prosecution of spammers. 4 November 2004
Phishers recruit UK computer users into stealing money, 'Don't be a mule' says Sophos Experts at Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, are warning UK computer users to be wary of a new email scam encouraging innocent people to help phishers, under the... 3 November 2004
Spammers offer training course designed to lose you money, Sophos reports on latest financial scam Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has warned computer users to be wary of unsolicited emails offering training and well paid jobs in the financial sector following... 1 November 2004
Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in October 2004 Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has published a report revealing the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems for businesses around the world. 1 November 2004
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