December

• Antikl-Dam Trojan fails to infect computersAccording to media reports, financial institutions are being targeted by new mass-mailing email. The email purports to come from a bank administrator and advises recipients to install a program,...
  31 December 2003
• Sophos continues momentum in higher education industryAcademic institutions of all sizes continue to trust Sophos, a world leader in protecting organizations against spam and viruses, to safeguard their students, staff and faculty. More than 20% of Sophos...
  22 December 2003
• Sophos support over holiday periodIf 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.
  17 December 2003
• Alleged email scam mastermind refused bail in Sydney, Sophos commentsAlleged mastermind behind a Sydney-based email scam has been refused bail by the Australian authorities.
  15 December 2003
• Sophos comments on Sydney's alleged Nigerian scammerThe alleged mastermind behind a Nigerian letter email scam remains in police custody today, in Sydney. Nick Marinellis, 39, was refused bail in courts on Friday and is charged with 17 offences including...
  15 December 2003
• Suspected spamlord charged under anti-spam laws, Sophos comments In the USA's first case under specific anti-spam laws, two North Carolina men have been indicted in Virginia for four charges of sending forged bulk email.
  12 December 2003
• Beware Christmas PCs bearing unwelcome gifts - Sophos urges caution during the holiday seasonSophos warns computer users to exercise caution when setting up new PCs or laptops received at Christmas.
  11 December 2003
• Porn crack? Blaster fix? Microsoft patch? Yaha-Y worm seen in the wild, says SophosSophos has issued protection against the W32/Yaha-Y worm, which spreads via network shares and email using a variety of guises.
  10 December 2003
• US Congress passes CAN-SPAM act, Sophos comments The US Congress passed the CAN-SPAM Act on Monday 8 December, expected to be signed into law by President Bush and take effect on 1 January, 2004.
  10 December 2003
• New UK spam legislation comes into force: worthwhile or worthless? Sophos comments Sophos believes the introduction of new UK regulations to tackle the problem of spam will be largely ineffective.
  10 December 2003
• European Union presses for anti-spam laws, Sophos comments The European Union has asked nine member nations that have failed to adopt anti-spam legislation to describe what they intend to do to comply with the law.
  8 December 2003
• Dear Deidre gets virus advice from Sophos Sophos, a world leader in anti-virus and anti-spam protection for business, today announced that Dear Deidre, the UK's best-known problem page, has selected its anti-virus software to provide automatic...
  8 December 2003
• Sophos named "Company of the year" at CBI Growing Business AwardsSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, was named "Company of the Year" at the 2003 Real Business/CBI Growing Business Awards at the London Hilton on 4 December 2003.
  8 December 2003
• Bogus Apple iPod spam attempts to launch attack on police phone system, Sophos commentsA spam email appears to have attempted to flood the telephone lines of the Cambridgeshire Police Force.
  5 December 2003
• Sophos named "Company of the year" at CBI Growing Business AwardsSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, was named "Company of the Year" at the 2003 Real Business/CBI Growing Business Awards at the London Hilton on 4 December 2003.
  5 December 2003
• Sophos reveals the hottest email hoaxes of the yearA report from Sophos reveals that JDBGMGR is the most commonly reported hoax for the second year running.
  4 December 2003
• Sobig-F wins 2003 war of the wormsSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has revealed that the Sobig-F worm has accounted for almost a fifth of all reports to Sophos during 2003, making it the hardest...
  3 December 2003
• Adult Mimail-L worm wages war on anti-spam websites, Sophos commentsA new variant of the Mimail worm spreads via a sordid email, and attacks anti-spam websites.
  2 December 2003
• Sophos warns UK customers of pirated CDSophos warned UK customers to be aware that an illegal pirated version of Sophos Anti-Virus is being actively distributed on CD.
  2 December 2003
• Sophos offers free computer security assessments for the UK's National Health ServiceSophos has announced its 'Health Check' campaign to increase the value of its anti-virus service for NHS organisations. As part of this campaign, Sophos is providing a free computer security assessment,...
  1 December 2003
• Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in November 2003Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has revealed the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems for businesses around the world.
  1 December 2003

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