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How The Bropia Worm Attacks

Currently, MSN Messenger users are under attack from a medium intensity threat called the Bropia F worm.

MSN Messenger Faces Bropia Worm Threat

A variant of the Bropia worm is targeting MSN Messenger, disguising itself as photo of a roasted chicken with a bikini tan line.

Blaster Worm Maker Jailed

Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, was sentenced to 18 months in U.S. District Court in Seattle for creating and distributing the a variant of the infamous Blaster worm.

MySQL De-Wormed

The MySQL bot worm that was attacking Windows was stopped dead in its tracks late Friday according to a report by Cnet.

Teen Sentenced In Blaster Worm Trial

A Minnesota teen found guilty of authoring a variant to the Blaster worm which infected almost 50000 systems, was sentenced today.

Worm Variant Targets Microsoft Servers Running MySQL

Security companies have identified a variant of the Forbot worm that targets Windows servers with MySQL, an open database software package, installed.

Bropia Worm Uses MSN Messenger

A mischievous worm has been making the rounds, with help, in part, from Microsoft's instant messenger client. Called the Bropia worm, the virus uses MSN Messenger buddy lists to propagate itself.

CNN News Alert Could Be Email Worm

Emails with CNN Breaking News as the subject may be infected with a malicious worm. The virus community has created the Crowt-A worm, a file that arrives attached to contaminated mailings.

Sophos Details New Mass Mailing Worm

Security company Sophos has released a warning detailing the new email worm, Wurmark-D. The mailing presents itself as a Happy New Year greeting, containing images of nude men and women spelling the salutation out.

Santy worm Targets AOL Yahoo

Variants of the Santy worm have begun to spread on the Internet using Google, AOL, Yahoo and other search engines.