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W32.Novarg.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that arrives as an attachment with the file extension .bat, .cmd, .exe, .pif, .scr, or .zip.

Microsoft Issues Three New Security Bulletins

As part of its monthly security-bulletin update, Microsoft released on Tuesday three new security updates.

MyDoom Slows Web Performance

As the fastest-moving e-mail worm continues to haunt inboxes, it is creating some hiccups in response times on the Internet. But the real danger could lie in MyDoom's "time bomb" set to trigger a denial of service attack next month against the SCO Group Inc.'s Web site, experts say.

Newest Trojan: Disguised to Do Damage

A new Trojan horse program appeared on the Internet Friday, and security experts are worried that it

Small business

According to some of the antispyware researchers I've spoken to, one trick to eliminating the specter of spyware is to devalue this new economy. If we can take the money out of the spyware industry, the participants should, in theory, go elsewhere, and spyware should, in theory, taper off over time.

Today: AIM worm spreading, Windows Flaw Discovered

There's a troika of security issues happening today, including a nasty worm attacking AOL's Instant Messenger, the return of Doomjuice, and a flaw in Internet Explorer.