January
Blaster-B worm author sentenced to 18 months in jail - but bigger villain remains free, Sophos reports Read the latest news about the sentencing of Jeffrey Lee Parson, author of the Blaster-B worm. 28 January 2005
Forbot worm uses dictionary attack to break into MySQL databases, Sophos reports A new variant of the Forbot worm is attacking computers running MySQL database software. 28 January 2005
Sophos Anti-Virus receives 27th Virus Bulletin 100% award Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, today announced that Sophos Anti-Virus has been awarded the VB 100% award in the February 2005 edition of Virus Bulletin. 28 January 2005
Mass-mailing worm suspect arrested in Spain, Sophos reports A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Spain in connection with the W32/Anzae worm. 27 January 2005
New Bagle worm variant spreading quickly via email, but Sophos customers proactively protected The Bagle-AY worm is spreading via email systems, but Sophos customers are already protected. 27 January 2005
Lawyers disagree over Blaster virus author sentencing, Sophos reports Jeffrey Lee Parson, the man who created and released a version of the Blaster internet worm in August 2003, is due to be sentenced on Friday 28 January. 26 January 2005
Email worms spread message of support for Fathers 4 Justice campaign, Sophos reports Two new mass-mailing email viruses attempt to spread a message in support of the "Fathers 4 Justice" campaign. 26 January 2005
Trojan steals usernames and passwords for fantasy role-playing game, Sophos reports The LegMir-Y Trojan horse steals usernames and passwords from players of a massive online role-playing game. 25 January 2005
Sophos formalizes relationship with Network Appliance as Advantage Partner; provides anti-virus for storage products Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, today announced that it has joined the Network Appliance(tm) partner program as an Advantage Partner. 25 January 2005
Sophos and Modalit help African farmers by protecting FARM-Africa's network from viruses and spam Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, and Modalit, an Authorised Sophos Reseller, has announced that FARM-Africa, the international non-governmental organisation... 24 January 2005
Sophos discovers new worm which poses as breaking news headlines The Crowt worm takes its subject lines, message content and attachment names from headlines gathered in real-time from the CNN website. 20 January 2005
Webcam Trojan horse suspect detained in Spain, Sophos reports A 37-year-old man is said to have been detained in Spain in connection with writing a Trojan horse that stole banking information and spied on victims via their webcam. 18 January 2005
Email worm tells victims it has found pornographic material on their PCs, Sophos reports The Baba-C worm fools computer users into believing that pornographic adult content has been found on their PCs. 18 January 2005
Sophos Small Business Suite selected as finalist for SC Global Awards 2005 Sophos, a global leader in anti-virus, anti-spam and policy-based network security, announced that its Sophos Small Business Suite has been selected as a finalist for the Corporate Award's Best Small... 18 January 2005
Tsunami disaster donation plea is really a virus, Sophos reports The W32/VBSun-A virus spreads via email, posing as a plea for donations to help with the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. 17 January 2005
Sophos protects Portsmouth College from viruses and spam Portsmouth College has selected PureMessage, the consolidated anti-spam and anti-virus solution from Sophos, to protect its network and 4,500 users from spam emails, viruses, worms and Trojan horses. 17 January 2005
Cellery worm plays Tetris as it spreads, Sophos reports A new worm plays the arcade game Tetris on PCs as it tries to spread across networks. 12 January 2005
Microsoft warns of critical Windows security flaws. Sophos urges users to patch now Microsoft releases details of critical new security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. 12 January 2005
Computer worm spreads Happy Nude Year greeting, Sophos reports You may think you are running a seasonal joke program, but a worm may be installing itself on your system while a picture of naked people is displayed.
11 January 2005
Unidentified tsunami boy chain letter clogs email systems, reports Sophos Sophos technical support has reminded users of the nuisance that can be caused by forwarding emails, as a message asking if anyone can identify a young victim of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster has spread... 11 January 2005
Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in December 2004 Sophos has published a report revealing the top ten viruses and hoaxes for December 2004. 6 January 2005
Australian teenagers arrested in global internet banking scam, Sophos comments According to Australian media reports, four Sydney-based high school students, aged 15 to 17, have been charged with helping an organised criminal gang to steal millions of pounds from online bank accounts,... 6 January 2005
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