March

• Netsky-R latest in barrage of warring worms, Sophos commentsSophos virus researchers are warning of a new strain of the Netsky worm, Netsky-R, which launches denial-of-service attacks on peer-to-peer file sharing sites, as well as various sites offering software...
  31 March 2004
• Sophos Anti-Virus awarded Checkmark disinfection certificationSophos Anti-Virus once again receives West Coast Labs detection and disinfection certification
  30 March 2004
• Sophos PureMessage protects Australia's accreditation authority from spam and viruses Sophos, the world leader in integrated corporate anti-spam and anti-virus protection, today announced that the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA) has deployed Sophos PureMessage...
  30 March 2004
• Latest Bagle worm turns PCs into card-playing zombies, Sophos commentsSophos is warning computer users about the latest variant of the Bagle worm - Bagle-U (W32/Bagle-U).
  26 March 2004
• Romanian suspect appears in court in Blaster-F worm case, Sophos commentsThe trial of a Romanian man charged with spreading the W32/Blaster-F worm is reported to have begun.
  24 March 2004
• Sophos warns of new twist in Bagle threat, as new variants emergeNew versions of the Bagle worm use a different method of infection in an attempt to bypass anti-virus protection at the email gateway.
  18 March 2004
• Bagle worm uses graphic passwords in attempt to avoid detection, Sophos reportsThe latest variants of the Bagle worm are using embedded images in the email in an attempt to avoid detection. Sophos customers, however, are protected.
  15 March 2004
• Sophos silences Bagle worm's RAR. Sophos protects against Bagle in password-encrypted RAR filesSophos researchers have added the ability to scan inside password-encrypted RAR files, in order to provide email gateway protection against the latest versions of the Bagle worm.
  15 March 2004
• Sophos earns a five-star rating from VARBusiness magazine in the annual business partner program guideSophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, today announced that it has been rated as a five-star vendor by VARBusiness, CMP Media's award winning biweekly publication that...
  15 March 2004
• Sophos PureMessage introduces new spam classification support Sophos PureMessage for Unix customers can now benefit from a powerful new spam classification feature.
  12 March 2004
• US firms take legal action against over 100 spammers, Sophos reports AOL, Earthlink, Microsoft and Yahoo are taking legal action against over 100 of the world's most prolific spammers.
  11 March 2004
• Sophos receives prestigious German TÜV certificateSophos is the first vendor of anti-virus and anti-spam software to have received a certificate from the German Association for Technical Inspection (TÜV).
  11 March 2004
• Sophos PureMessage nominated for 2004 Security TrophySophos PureMessage has been nominated for the best anti-spam solution in the 2004 Security Trophy awards organised by France's best selling IT magazine, 01 Réseaux.
  11 March 2004
• Has the Netsky source code been released? Were the Netsky-L and Netsky-M worms written by a new author? Sophos commentsSophos researchers report on the latest versions of the Netsky worm, W32/Netsky-L and W32/Netsky-M
  10 March 2004
• Sophos Anti-Virus once again receives West Coast Labs detection and disinfection certificationIndependent research and test centre West Coast Labs has awarded Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows (NT server, XP Professional and 2000 Professional) its highest anti-virus certification: Anti-Virus Checkmark...
  9 March 2004
• Sophos warns of bilingual bogus Microsoft virus fix. Sober-D worm poses as zipped security patchSophos researchers have protected customers against a worm which poses as a virus fix from Microsoft.
  8 March 2004
• Sweden takes steps against spam Swedish lawmakers have belatedly adopted a European Union ban on spam.
  8 March 2004
• Sophos protects against Bagle worm inside password-encrypted Zip filesSophos researchers have added the ability to scan inside encrypted Zip files, in order to provide email gateway protection against the Bagle worm.
  5 March 2004
• Bagle and Netsky battle for supremacy in internet skirmish, Sophos advisesThe Bagle and Netsky worms are fighting each other on innocent computer users' desktops.
  3 March 2004
• Have "The Management" sent you the Bagle-K worm? Sophos reports on latest viral disguiseThe W32/Bagle-K worm adopts a number of cunning tricks to disguise itself as an email from the recipient employee's own IT department.
  3 March 2004
• War of words: Computer worms resort to bad language as they attack each other, Sophos commentsSophos researchers have discovered that the Bagle-J worm contains an offensive message for the Netsky virus.
  3 March 2004
• Did your computer beep beep beep this morning? Maybe you have the Netsky virus, Sophos advisesThe Netsky worm is designed to beep sporadically on the morning of 2 March 2004.
  2 March 2004
• Netsky-E discovered. Sophos researchers protect against another variant of wormSophos anti-virus experts have issued protection against another variant of the Netsky worm.
  1 March 2004
• Information about W32/Netsky and W32/Bagle internet wormsSophos has provided information about how to protect against the Netsky and Bagle email worms.
  1 March 2004
• Netsky-D worm takes the PIF, Sophos reports on email virusSophos experts warn users to beware the W32/Netsky-D worm which poses as a PIF file.
  1 March 2004
• The world wakes up to a barrage of Bagles, Sophos reports on new worm variantsFive new variants of the Bagle worm have been reported in the wild this weekend.
  1 March 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.
  1 March 2004

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