Neowin News Feed for: Worm

Over 300 npm packages compromised by self-replicating worm

David Uzondu — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 01:10:01 +0000

A new piece of malware is spreading through the popular tinycolor NPM library and more than 300 other packages, some of which belong to CrowdStrike. Read more...

Self-replicating worm malware infects exposed Redis data store used for live streaming

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:48:01 +0000

Sophisticated Rust-based malware infecting Redis data stores to self-replicate and inject payloads into servers. Researchers at Cado Security decompiled the activities to get identifiable indicators. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 updates, leaked OneDrive, and security

Usama Jawad — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 17:16:01 +0000

This week's recap of Microsoft news contains a lot of items related to cybersecurity, botched Windows 11 updates, a leaked OneDrive client, and updates for multiple Office apps and services. Read more...

Raspberry Robin: Microsoft warns about high-risk worm infecting lots of Windows networks

Usama Jawad — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 06:02:02 +0000

Microsoft is privately informing some enterprise customers about a high-risk worm called "Raspberry Robin" spreading across hundreds of Windows networks through infected USB devices. Read more...

Microsoft warns against BlueKeep vulnerability, advises users to update systems

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 19:08:01 +0000

Microsoft released a patch for critical security vulnerability BlueKeep earlier in May. Given the possibility of a large-scale outbreak, the company is advising users to update their systems. Read more...

Ransomware to further evolve in the New Year with worm-like feature, say analysts

Justin Luna — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 11:42:02 +0000

Security experts are foreseeing ransomware to further explode in the coming year, bringing with it more dangerous features like being able to easily spread from one computer to another. Read more...

Security experts create worm that infects Mac firmware and is nearly impossible to get rid of

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 08:26:01 +0000

Macs might seem like a safer alternative than PCs when it comes to digital attacks. But researchers have proven that's not actually the case when they created a firmware worm that infects Macs. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Security Nightmares

Tyler Holman — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:53:31 +0000

We all know 'em, and we all hate 'em: viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, and malware of any kind. From their origins in science fiction to Flame, Trivia Tuesday delves into your security nightmares. Read more...

Researcher claims stuxnet was a US/Israel joint venture

Piers Hausjell — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:11:05 +0000

A German researcher is claiming that the United States and Israel Intelligence and Special Operations department (Mossad) were behind the 2010 malicious Stuxnet worm which attempted to attack Iran's nuclear program. During the TED conference... Read more...

Twitter worm spreading virally, possibly connected to Gawker attack

Tzvi Friedman — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:22:37 +0000

Twitter is facing a worm this morning that, according to Mashable, is “spreading like wildfire.” The attack comes from tweets advertising acai berries and link to sites with URLs containing “acainews.” While the exact nature... Read more...

Microsoft disables links in Messenger to prevent malicious worm

Andrew Lyle — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:34:16 +0000

Some users over the weekend may have noticed that links in Windows Live Messenger 2009 will not work. This temporarily block is to ensure that a malicious worm doesn't spread through anymore computers. The Windows Live... Read more...

iPhone worm author lands job as application developer

Sam Symons — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:03:20 +0000

Just recently, an Australian by the name of Ashley Towns released an iPhone worm into the wild, which essentially Rick-rolled the user if their phone met certainly vulnerability criteria. Now, however, Towns has managed to... Read more...

New iPhone worm can steal bank information

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:40:54 +0000

A new iPhone and iPod touch worm has been spotted in the wild, this time the worm is stealing peoples banking information. Neowin reported about the rick roll worm two weeks ago that could... Read more...

First iPhone worm, iRickRoll'd Jailbroken iPhones

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:49:58 +0000

Some Jailbroken iPhone users in Australia have been the first to be infected by the very first iPhone worm. The origins of the worm appear to be from Australia, as they're the first to... Read more...

Microsoft: Trojans like USA, worms prefer Brazil!

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:05:06 +0000

Following the public release of Microsoft Security Essentials a few weeks ago, Microsoft has combed its data and released an interesting set of results showing how different infections apply across the 19 countries in which... Read more...

Microsoft's advice on Downadup worm is flawed

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:15:32 +0000

Earlier Neowin reported about the fast spread of Downadup worm which targeted unpatched networks and poor passwords. The estimated number of systems affected by Downadup is around 8.9 million and its still growing. Disabling AutoRun... Read more...

Windows worm hits 8.9 million PCs in past week

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:25:43 +0000

A windows worm named Conficker or Downadup or Kido (as called by various anti-virus vendors) which targets unpatched networks and poor passwords has been reported to have affected 2.4 million machines to over 8.9 million... Read more...

Sandisk launches 'WORM'

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:25:01 +0000

In our digital age, fears of data being compromised is high in positions such as law enforcement and politics. Sandisk has released a solution for these woes, entitled "WORM". (Write Once Read... Read more...

Web attack worm on a rampage

Steven Parker — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:30:05 +0000

The Internet Storm Center, which tracks online threats, warned Wednesday that a worm is infecting vulnerable Web sites with a database attack. Though relatively small by Web attack standards with about 4,000 reported infected sites,... Read more...

Worm Squirms Through Google's Orkut

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:13:23 +0000

A fast moving worm is squirming though Google's Orkut social network, adding hundreds of thousands of users to an Orkut community created by a Brazilian hacker. The worm, which first appeared on Dec. 19, has... Read more...

Storm Worm Uses YouTube Ruse

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:13:15 +0000

Security pros are warning that distributors of the Storm Trojan are now using a YouTube video to lure users. Contained in e-mails with subject lines such as "sheesh man what are you thinking," the malicious... Read more...

Worm 'proves' Macs as vulnerable as PCs

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:27:40 +0000

An anonymous security researcher claims to have developed a worm capable of delivering a malicious payload to fully-patched Mac OS X systems. A posting on the Information Security Sellout blog insists that the worm proves... Read more...

Skype worm jumps to ICQ, MSN

Thu, 24 May 2007 21:28:57 +0000

A new variant of the one year old Stration worm for Windows has made the jump from Skype to the ICQ and MSN Messenger networks. For a computer to be infected, a user must first... Read more...

New Worm Targets Portable Memory Drives

Sat, 05 May 2007 03:11:28 +0000

Researchers from security vendor Sophos say a new worm targeting removable drives, called the SillyFD-AA worm, searches for removable drives such as floppy disks and USB memory sticks and creates a hidden autorun.inf file which... Read more...

Author apologizes but fails to fix Panda worm

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:00:03 +0000

The first man to be arrested in China for virus-writing goes by the name of Li Jun, a 25 year-old man from Wuhan, who was arrested last month for allegedly selling copies of Panda. In... Read more...

Worm Spreading via Skype Chat?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:40:32 +0000

Computer security analysts are studying reports of a worm that may be circulating via a feature in Skype's popular Voice over IP service. Security vendor Websense said the worm spreads through Skype's chat feature. Users... Read more...

'Porn' Worm Sent to 50,000 after Google Blunder

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:22:33 +0000

Google on Tuesday inadvertently sent the Kama Sutra email worm to the 50,000 subscribers of a Google Video email group. Three postings were made on Tuesday evening to an email list that sends out... Read more...

Botnet Herders Attack MS06-040 Worm Hole

Tom Warren — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:28:26 +0000

The first wave of malicious attacks against the MS06-040 vulnerability is underway, using malware that hijacks unpatched Windows machines for use in IRC-controlled botnets. The attacks, which started late Aug. 12, use a variant of... Read more...

Worm Fears Raised After Release of Windows Malware

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:54:30 +0000

Attack code exploiting a recently-patched vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows operating system has been posted to the Internet, prompting concerns of a widespread attack. The software was added to the widely used Metasploit project--a favorite of... Read more...

Exploit Code Published for Windows Worm Hole

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:04:32 +0000

Detailed exploit code for a critical Windows worm hole has been published on the Internet, putting millions of users at risk of PC takeover attacks. The code, which was posted to the Milw0rm Web site,... Read more...

Worm poses as Windows Genuine Advantage

Steven Parker — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:10:12 +0000

IT security experts have warned of a worm that purports to be Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy tool. WGA has recently been branded as 'spyware' in that it collects unnecessary hardware and software data... Read more...

Worm appears as Microsoft antipiracy program

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:45:04 +0000

Security analysts have detected a new piece of malware that appears to run as a Microsoft program used to detect unlicensed versions of its operating system. The malware has been classified as a worm and... Read more...

New Worm Takes Advantage of Yahoo Mail Flaw

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:42:01 +0000

Thanks to member siddhs for the heads up on this. Monday Symantec released an advisory concerning a vulnerability in Yahoo Mail that is currently being exploited by JS.Yamanner@m, a new worm that is written... Read more...

Worm Could Wreck Exchange

Steven Parker — Sun, 14 May 2006 09:40:17 +0000

The bug in Exchange that Microsoft disclosed Tuesday is too juicy a target for hackers to pass up, security companies warned Wednesday, and users should expect to see a worm pop up any time. Tuesday,... Read more...

Santa IM Worm Hits AOL, MSN and Yahoo

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:19:50 +0000

A Santa Claus worm is attempting to trick America Online, Microsoft MSN and Yahoo instant-messaging users into clicking on a file that delivers unwanted software to a victim's computer. The IM.GiftCom.All worm... Read more...

Worm Traps Child Porn Offender

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:36:19 +0000

An alleged child porn offender in Germany has turned himself in to authorities after mistaking a computer worm generated e-mail he received as a warning he was under investigation, authorities said Tuesday. ... Read more...

Sober worm cracked

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:12:26 +0000

Finnish security firm F-Secure has cracked a code used by the Soberworm, potentially allowing the company to block the worm from receivingupdates. Sober has mutated constantlysince October 2003, when the first... Read more...

AIM Worm Mimics Talking IM Bots

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:10:01 +0000

A new malicious worm squirming through American Online Inc.'s AIMnetwork has the ability to carry on an instant messaging conversationwith potential victims. Researchers at IMLogic Inc.'s Threat Center spotted the new threatand warned that virus... Read more...

AIM Worm Installs Rootkit

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:38:50 +0000

FaceTime Security Labs reported on Friday that a variant of the Sdbot worm has been making it's way around the AOL Instant Messenger network (AIM) via chats and instant messaging. Symptoms of an... Read more...

Teen Uses Worm to Promote Site

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:50:00 +0000

Using a self-propagating worm that exploits a scripting vulnerability common to most dynamic Web sites, a Los Angeles teenager made himself the most popular member of community Web site MySpace.com earlier this month. While the... Read more...