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Computer Viruses

Kaspersky releases Red October report
Article
/ 21 January 2013

Kaspersky releases Red October report

Kaspersky Lab has published a report on the Red October cyber-espionage campaign, which targeted various vital organisations and spanned years.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 March 2011

Microsoft takes down major fake drug spam network

Microsoft on Thursday announced the dismantling of a "notorious and complex" network of virus-infected computers that send billions of bogus emails.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 January 2011

Fake White House email was cyberattack

It looked like an innocent email Christmas card from the White House. But the holiday greeting that surfaced just before Christmas was a ruse by cybe

By Lolita Baldor
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/ 31 December 2010

Virus attacks Android phones in China

A virus targeting smart phones in China running Google’s Android operating system may represent the most sophisticated bug to target mobile devices.

By Jim Finkle
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/ 8 October 2010

Microsoft: Infected computers should be quarantined

Virus-infected computers should be blocked from the internet and kept in quarantine until they are given a "health certificate".

By Josh Halliday
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/ 27 May 2010

Computer bytes man

It sounds like something out of a silly science-fiction movie: human infected with computer virus.

By Alistair Fairweather
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/ 14 April 2009

Book a bed and breakfast, catch a computer virus

The number of computer viruses is growing extraordinarily fast and shifting from phishing emails to being hidden in seemingly safe websites.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 September 2008

Red alert! Virus sneaks aboard space station

Nasa has confirmed that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station, only to be tossed into quarantine by security software.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 June 2008

Watch out for Hong Kong’s websites

Hong Kong websites are the most likely to hit visitors with unwanted ads, viruses and spam, research from an internet security company has found.

By Staff Reporter

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