December

• New mobile malware and Symbian worm source code published online, Sophos reportsA Brazilian programmer has published source code for the latest Symbian mobile phone viruses on his website.
  29 December 2004
• The "Dirty Dozen" 2004: Sophos reveals the top spamming countriesSophos has published its latest report into the countries from which most spam messages originate.
  24 December 2004
• Sophos PureMessage receives high marks in META Group's email hygiene vendor comparisonSophos, a global leader in policy-based network security software for viruses and spam, announced that Sophos PureMessage received high marks and is listed among the leading solution providers in META...
  24 December 2004
• Network World selects Sophos PureMessage as a favorite among dozens of leading spam solutionsPureMessage listed as the "clear king of email policy".
  23 December 2004
• Judge rejects guilty plea of AOL spam case suspect said to have stolen 92 million email addresses, Sophos reportsA US District Judge has refused to accept a guilty plea from Jason Smathers, the former AOL employee, suspected of having stolen 92 million email addresses from the ISP and sell their details onto spammers.
  22 December 2004
• Santy internet worm attacks web bulletin boards, Sophos reportsThe Santy internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards running phpBB.
  21 December 2004
• Suspect in AOL spam case expected to make plea bargain, Sophos reportsA 24-year-old former AOL employee, who is suspected of stealing a list of 92 million email addresses of the ISP's customers and selling it to spammers for more than $100,000, is reported to have agreed a...
  21 December 2004
• British teen receives sentence in Randex worm case, Sophos reportsA 16-year-old British youth has received a six month sentence for his part in distributing a computer worm.
  20 December 2004
• Spammers ordered to pay over $1 billion to ISP, Sophos comments A federal judge in the United States has awarded an internet service provider over $1 billion in what is said to be the largest ever judgement against spammers.
  20 December 2004
• Sophos support over holiday period If you are a licensed user of Sophos products, Sophos will support you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year.
  20 December 2004
• Phishing Trojan horse suspects arrested in Germany, Sophos reportsGerman police arrest suspected phishing Trojan horse gang.
  17 December 2004
• Zafi-D worm threat begins to subside, but Sophos warns users not to be complacentAs the Zafi-D worm reduces in prevalence, Sophos warns of other viruses which may exploit the holiday season.
  17 December 2004
• Worms strip the glitter from Christmas email messages, says SophosSophos advises users not to send seasonal greetings via words, rather than snazzy HTML, JPG, EXE or screensaver files.
  16 December 2004
• One in every ten emails infected by Christmas card virus, reports SophosThe Zafi-D worm is accounting for 75% of all virus reports in the last 24 hours.
  15 December 2004
• Microsoft issues important security updates, Sophos advises customers to patch nowMicrosoft has issued a batch of security fixes for users of Microsoft Windows. The software company has rated the patches as "important" (its second highest level of severity), and recommended that affected...
  15 December 2004
• Latest Zafi worm spreading in the wild as email Christmas greeting, Sophos reportsThe W32/Zafi-D worm spreads in the form of a seasonal Christmas greeting.
  14 December 2004
• Sophos Anti-Virus brings home the gold in Information Security's 2004 "Products of the Year" awardsSophos, a global leader in anti-virus, anti-spam and policy-based network security, announces today that the editors of TechTarget's Information Security and TheInfoPro (TIP) have awarded Sophos Anti-Virus...
  14 December 2004
• Beware PCs bearing unwanted Christmas gifts, says SophosComputer security specialist Sophos is warning those who receive new computers this Christmas to take time to ensure that their PCs are secured before connecting to the internet.
  14 December 2004
• Three new variants of Cabir smartphone virus discoveredThree new variants of the Cabir bluetooth smartphone virus have been discovered.
  13 December 2004
• Spam rage causes radio reporter to lose her job A Philadelphia radio reporter has quit her job after leaving an angry voicemail with an online lobbying group she believed were spamming her.
  13 December 2004
• Sophos makes significant new investment in AustraliaSophos, a leader in computer virus and spam protection for businesses, today announced a significant new investment in its Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) subsidiary.
  10 December 2004
• Playgirl email virus gets political and attacks Chechen rebel websites, Sophos reportsThe Maslan-C worm is designed to attack websites run by Chechen rebels.
  9 December 2004
• Trojan horse poses as controversial Lycos Europe anti-spam screensaver, Sophos reportsA Trojan horse has been distributed via email, posing as a controversial screensaver which attacks spammers' websites.
  8 December 2004
• War of the worms: Netsky-P tops list of year's worst virus outbreaksSophos annual threat report identifies latest trends in viruses and spam as number of new viruses discovered increases by over 50%
  8 December 2004
• Controversial Lycos Europe anti-spam screensaver put on hold, reports Sophos In the last week, Lycos Europe made available for download a screensaver named "Make Love Not Spam" which controversially attempted to hit back at websites owned by spammers by generating internet traffic.
  3 December 2004
• Microsoft issues fix for Bofra worm vulnerability, Sophos reportsMicrosoft has issued a patch for Internet Explorer which reportedly fixes the vulnerability exploited by the Bofra worm.
  2 December 2004
• SC Magazine Readers Award: Vote PureMessageSophos, a world leader in anti-virus, anti-spam and policy-based network security, has announced that it has entered PureMessage for two SC Magazine's Readers Trust Awards - 'Best Email Security' and 'Best...
  2 December 2004
• Microsoft sues seven sex spammers, says SophosMicrosoft has filed seven law suits against hackers who allegedly used innocent third-party PCs to send sexually explicit spam messages that violated rules set down by the USA's CAN-SPAM act and the Federal...
  2 December 2004
• Sophos CTO to speak in Washington DCSophos, a global leader in anti-virus, anti-spam and policy-based network security, today announced that Richard Jacobs, Chief Technology Officer, will participate in the E-Gov Information Assurance...
  1 December 2004
• Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in November 2004Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has published a report revealing the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems for businesses around the world during the month of...
  1 December 2004

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