February

• Janet Jackson's Superbowl wardrobe malfunction inspires new virus, Sophos commentsThe Synapse worm poses as seedy snaps and movies of a number of female celebrities, including Janet Jackson who caused a storm of complaints during a recent Superbowl performance.
  27 February 2004
• Blaster worm suspect accused of launching other internet attacks, Sophos commentsJeffrey Lee Parson, arrested in connection with a variant of the Blaster worm, has been accused by prosecutors of having "a long history of causing damage over the internet".
  27 February 2004
• No spam at night? South Korea reveals anti-spam plan - Sophos comments The South Korean Government has announced a raft of measures to tackle unsolicited commercial email, or spam.
  27 February 2004
• Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in February 2004Sophos, 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.
  27 February 2004
• Sophos outs 'dirty dozen' spam producing countriesSophos researchers report on which countries sent out the most spam in February 2004.
  26 February 2004
• Netsky-C worm poses as porn, patches, hacks and cracks - Sophos commentsSophos reports sightings of a new version of the Netsky worm.
  25 February 2004
• Sophos calls for collaboration against spam Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, is calling on Australian businesses to support the government's efforts to tackle spam through collaboration.
  25 February 2004
• Sophos calls for collaboration against spamSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, is calling on Australian businesses to support the government's efforts to tackle spam through collaboration.
  25 February 2004
• MyDoom-F worm poised to attack Microsoft and record industry websites, Sophos warns of increased reportsThe MyDoom-F worm attacks websites belonging to Microsoft and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).
  24 February 2004
• Sophos cuts spam, and increases the cost for spammers, with URL filteringA year after Sophos anti-spam experts first introduced URL filtering into PureMessage's arsenal of spam detection technologies, the technique continues to prove to be an enormous success.
  24 February 2004
• Her Majesty the Queen visits Sophos, experts in protecting businesses from spam and virusesSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, was honoured to be visited by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on Friday 20 February.
  24 February 2004
• Sophos announces opening of North American virus labSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, today announced the opening of a North American virus lab in Lynnfield, MA.
  24 February 2004
• Sophos joins Microsoft Virus Information Alliance (VIA)Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, today announced that it has joined the Virus Information Alliance, an industry initiative founded by Microsoft Corp.
  24 February 2004
• Her Majesty the Queen visits Sophos, experts in protecting businesses from spam and virusesSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, was honoured to be visited by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on Friday 20 February.
  23 February 2004
• Sophos warns of Netsky-B worm spreading widelySophos warns of a new worm called Netsky-B. It has already received several reports of this worm spreading in the wild.
  18 February 2004
• Sophos Australia launches PureMessage to fight spam and virusesSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses from spam and viruses, today announced its regional launch of PureMessage, a consolidated anti-spam and anti-virus solution, at the Spam Forum 2004 held in...
  18 February 2004
• New Bagle-B worm spreading, warns SophosSophos warns of a new worm called Bagle-B, also known as Tanx-A. Sophos has received several reports of this worm spreading in the wild.
  17 February 2004
• Female virus-writer, Gigabyte, arrested in Belgium, Sophos commentsA 19-year-old woman has been arrested in Belgium, suspected of being the female virus writer Gigabyte.
  16 February 2004
• New Sophos PureMessage provides consolidated defence against spam and virusesSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses from spam and viruses, today announced the release of its consolidated anti-spam and anti-virus solution, PureMessage 4.5.
  16 February 2004
• Microsoft's source code illegally published on web, Sophos commentsAccording to media reports, Microsoft has admitted that parts of its source code for its Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems have been posted on the internet.
  13 February 2004
• DJ's dance record inspires virus writer, Sophos commentsA DJ's dance record appears to have inspired the author of the W32/Order-A virus.
  12 February 2004
• Nachi reborn! Worm tries to undo MyDoom damage, but no virus is a good virus. Sophos commentsSophos warns of the W32/Nachi-B which attempts to protect computers against the MyDoom worm.
  12 February 2004
• Kent Fire and Rescue Service avoids virus emergency with SophosSophos, a world leader in anti-virus and anti-spam protection for businesses, today announced that Kent Fire and Rescue Service has installed Sophos's Enterprise Manager suite to assist in protecting its IT...
  12 February 2004
• "MyDoom-D" worm poses no problem for Sophos usersSophos has advised its customers that they are already protected against the worm some anti-virus vendors are calling MyDoom-D.
  11 February 2004
• Hacker mass attack? Serious security vulnerability found in Microsoft Windows, Sophos commentsSophos reports on a serious new security vulnerability found in versions of Microsoft Windows.
  11 February 2004
• Doomjuice "plants evidence" on innocent computers. Is MyDoom author trying to hide in the crowd? asks SophosThe Doomjuice worm plants copies of the MyDoom worm's source code on affected computers. Sophos asks if worm author is trying to hide in the crowd.
  10 February 2004
• Doomjuice worm shows that viruses don't just spread by email, says SophosSophos warns of the Doomjuice worm, which travels via a backdoor opened by the widespread MyDoom worm.
  10 February 2004
• South Korean companies fined $55,000 for sending spam The South Korean Fair Trade Commission has fined 25 companies for sending unsolicited commercial messages via email and mobile phones. The fines total 64 million won (approximately $55,000).
  9 February 2004
• Sophos Anti-Virus and Sophos PureMessage nominated in Secure Computing Reader's Trust AwardsSophos today announced that its flagship products Sophos Anti-Virus and Sophos PureMessage have been nominated in the Secure Computing Reader's Trust Awards.
  9 February 2004
• The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to visit Sophos, leaders in protecting businesses against spam and virusesSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, is honoured to announce that Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the company's new offices...
  4 February 2004
• Microsoft issues fix to fool phishers, Sophos commentsMicrosoft has issued a security patch which reportedly fixes a hole which allowed fraudsters to spoof URLs.
  3 February 2004
• Sophos Anti-Virus receives Virus Bulletin 100% award on Windows NTSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has announced that Sophos Anti-Virus (3.77) has been awarded the VB 100% award in the February 2004 edition of Virus Bulletin.
  3 February 2004
• Will MyDoom-B bring down Microsoft's website? Sophos commentsFew sightings of the MyDoom-B worm suggest that Microsoft's website will not be brought down in denial of service attack.
  2 February 2004
• Information about W32/MyDoom-A, W32/MyDoom-B and Doomjuice internet wormsSophos publishes useful links and information about the MyDoom worms.
  2 February 2004
• Worm wipeout: SCO website disappears as MyDoom attacks, Sophos commentsSCO's website disappears as the MyDoom worm begins its denial of service attack.
  2 February 2004
• Sophos Anti-Virus receives Virus Bulletin 100% award on Windows NTSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, today announced that Sophos Anti-Virus (3.77) has been awarded the VB 100% award in the February 2004 edition of Virus Bulletin.
  2 February 2004

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