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My Little Pronny: Autorun worms continue to turn

Dec

2012

Malware activity exploiting Autorun on Windows computers has been generating quite a few calls to ESET support lines lately, reminding us that old infection techniques seldom die and USB flash drives can still be an effective means of getting malicious code onto a computer. USB drives can be used to infect computers that automatically execute […]

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W32/VBNA-X worm spreads quickly through networks and removable media

Nov

2012

SophosLabs researchers have noticed a significant increase in the spread of malware we call W32/VBNA-X (among other names).Several other vendors, including McAfee (W32/Autorun.worm.aaeb) and Symantec (W32.ChangeUp), have been alerting their customers as well. While the basic components of this malware have been around for some time, it has become considerably more aggressive in its latest […]

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Malware shuts down hospital near Atlanta, Georgia

Dec

2011

A hospital near Atlanta, Georgia was shutdown to all but extreme trauma cases due to a malware outbreak on their network last week. On Wednesday Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville went on “total diversion” status after malware began spreading so fast on their network that they were unable to effectively rely on it. WSBT in […]

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