Neowin News Feed for: Infection

Kaspersky discovers new 'Gauss' virus, similar to Flame

Paul Ferson — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:36:05 +0100

Kaspersky has identified a virus they identify as 'Gauss', which has been found to be focused on disrupting Middle Eastern computer systems and banking. The virus' sinister origins are questioned. Read more...

Avast: Windows XP makes up 74% of rootkit infections

Denis Wong — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:36:54 +0100

A report from Avast Software, developers of the free avast! antivirus for Windows computers, shows that rootkit infections are highest on Windows XP, in stark contrast to Windows 7. Read more...

Windows 7's infection rates five times lower than Windows XP

Denis Wong — Sat, 14 May 2011 02:36:03 +0100

Windows 7's marketshare continues to grow at a steady pace at the expense of its two older siblings, Windows Vista and XP, according to the data from StatCounter. In terms of global usage, Windows XP... Read more...

Windows Media Player Update Fails Spyware Infection Test

malebolgia — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:00:33 +0000

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Nearly two months after promising to update its media player software to block the threat of malware infection, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday admitted that users of its Windows Media Player 9 Series remain at risk.... Read more...

BBC in ironic virus infection

NTUsEr — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:52:01 +0000

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The BBC fell victim to the latest variant of the ExploreZip worm, and a certain amount of hubris, last week. The worm infected some of its machines, a BBC spokesperson confirmed to us... Read more...

Yaha virus infection heats up

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 02 Jan 2003 10:36:34 +0000

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A new variant of the Yaha virus that appeared just before Christmas has proved contagious, infecting thousands of computers worldwide. The virus, dubbed W32/Yaha.M by MessageLabs, has seen its numbers explode with over 7,000 copies... Read more...