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Tenacious W32/Sober.c-mm AttacksDATE: 06-JAN-2004 Security Watch Story Feed:The National Anti-Spam Registry, or a Pretender?
eWeek December 22, 2003
Despite the flag waving, Spam Registry authenticity is difficult to determine. The site is filled with misspellings and grammatical errors. Some of what the site claims to do is plainly phony, some of it tempting, but suspicious, and some of it is impenetrable gobbledygook.Information polluters
CIO Insight December 1, 2003
How much misinformation would it take to ruin your expensive and carefully designed customer database? Not much, it turns out. The potential for guerrilla information warfare is on the rise, so beware information pollution.Loyalty programs
CIO Insight December 1, 2003
Nearly 75 percent of shoppers in the U.S. now belong to at least one loyalty program—but how well do they work? The short answer: not as well as they might. New Worm Spreads Via MSN Messenger
eWeek December 31, 2003
Anti-virus experts are watching a new, but relatively harmless worm that spreads through Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Messenger client. Security Vendor Issues Dec. Vulnerabilities List
eWeek January 1, 2004
According to Ohio based Central Command Inc., the Gibe.C worm, with its HTML e-mail message that impersonated a Microsoft Web site, retained the top spot for December, a position that Klez.E held five times during the year.Questions, comments, tips about potential viruses, worms, vulnerabilities? Send them here: pcmsecuritywatch@ziffdavis.comRecent Editions:
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