74 articles tagged as virus
The end

The end

Time to say goodbye from all of us at bit-tech.net

November 1, 2021 | 14:00
Inscryption Review

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05
SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43
Web-based malware hits 40,000 sites

Web-based malware hits 40,000 sites

A new strain of malware - which attempts to exploit Internet Explorer and Firefox flaws to infect passing visitors - has latched itself on to more than 40,000 websites.

June 4, 2009 | 12:40
ESA not bothered by swine flu

ESA not bothered by swine flu

The ESA has announced that it will not be delaying the next E3 in any way because of swine flu and that the event will go ahead as planned.

April 30, 2009 | 11:03
Worm targets Linux routers

Worm targets Linux routers

A new worm has been uncovered which targets routers based on the Linux operating system and makes them part of an IRC controlled botnet.

March 26, 2009 | 12:45
Researchers create BIOS malware

Researchers create BIOS malware

A pair of researchers claim to have developed malware which is resident in a system's BIOS, and which is capable of surviving a complete OS reinstall.

March 24, 2009 | 13:23
Malware sold on two photo frame brands

Malware sold on two photo frame brands

Malware has been discovered on two commercially available lines of digital photo frames over the Christmas period - one from Samsung, the other from Mercury.

December 30, 2008 | 14:25
Apple advises use of Mac anti-virus

Apple advises use of Mac anti-virus

Apple has updated its support site with a suggestion that users of Mac OS X employ some form of anti-virus defence in the wake of several Mac-based trojans.

November 27, 2008 | 13:07
Asus ships malware with Eee Boxes

Asus ships malware with Eee Boxes

Certain revisions of Asus' well-regarded Eee Box ultra-small desktop PC have been accidentally distributed with a nasty worm forming part of the default install.

October 9, 2008 | 12:19
Virus-ladened laptops aboard ISS

Virus-ladened laptops aboard ISS

Several laptops used by crew on the International Space Station for e-mail access and experiment monitoring are infected with a password-stealing worm.

August 28, 2008 | 09:25
Trojan modifies routers' DNS

Trojan modifies routers' DNS

SecureComputing has reported a new variant of the DNSChanger trojan, a nasty bug which attempts to reconfigure your broadband router to point at compromised DNS servers.

June 18, 2008 | 11:30
SymbianOS worm in the wild

SymbianOS worm in the wild

Anti-virus vendor Fortinet has issued a warning about a worm that spreads via MMS to phones running the Symbian S60 handset operating system.

January 23, 2008 | 09:23
Banner ads spread viruses

Banner ads spread viruses

Browsers of legitimate sites such as Canada.com and MLB.com may find an unpleasant surprise on the sites - a virus contained in the banner ads.

November 16, 2007 | 14:11
Seagate gives out free virus with HDD purchase

Seagate gives out free virus with HDD purchase

If you have purchased a Maxtor Basics Personal Storage 3200 since August 2007, then it's time to break out your antivirus.

November 15, 2007 | 13:40
Microsoft report shows better security

Microsoft report shows better security

Microsoft’s security report is in and it shows a decrease in vulnerabilities and removed malware in newer versions of software. I should hope so too!

October 30, 2007 | 14:22
Skype worm doing the rounds

Skype worm doing the rounds

Skype has issued a warning to users that there is a worm doing the rounds that is affecting its Windows client.

September 11, 2007 | 12:19
Storm Botnet sends spoofed YouTube spam

Storm Botnet sends spoofed YouTube spam

A hacker group named "Storm Botnet" has spammed the Internet with spoofed YouTube emails to create a bot network.

August 29, 2007 | 14:52
Second Life splattered by Grey Goo

Second Life splattered by Grey Goo

A virtual bubonic plague is spreading through the Second Life servers. It's name? The Grey Goo.

November 20, 2006 | 11:33
Apple ships iPods with viruses

Apple ships iPods with viruses

The Cupertino Cowboys hold their hands up to a fairly serious problem - shipping their new iPods pre-installed with a Windows virus.

October 18, 2006 | 09:29
Google to warn people about malicious websites

Google to warn people about malicious websites

Google is now going to inform you if the website you have searched for hides malicious software. Surely a good thing.

August 8, 2006 | 13:19
Stealth rootkit could make our lives a misery

Stealth rootkit could make our lives a misery

A new rootkit can avoid detection by standard anti-virus software and change its code to adapt to its environment.

July 18, 2006 | 10:00
Google SOAP cleans the web of malware

Google SOAP cleans the web of malware

A group of security experts have discovered that Google can search inside EXE files, allowing them to search for malicious code.

July 11, 2006 | 17:44
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