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1. Australian Charged With Sending 56 Million Spams
Australian authorities, using the country's anti-spam legislation, are charging a Perth
man with using a global server network to send out 56 million spam messages.
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2. eBay's Safety Chief Talks Security
Rob Chestnut, senior vice president of Rules, Security & Safety for eBay, sat down with
ECommerce Guide during the annual eBay Live! Conference being held in San Jose. He
discusses the measures both eBay and PayPal are taking to combat the barrage of online
fraud.
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3. Veritas-Symantec Merger Gets Shareholder Nod
Shareholders approved the merger of Veritas and Symantec on Friday, clearing the way for
one of the largest software mergers ever.
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4. Confidence in E-Commerce Waning
Gartner survey shows one of out three Internet users buying less online.
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5. 6/24: Tdiserv-A Worm Has Rootkit Functions
W32.Tdiserv.A is a worm that allows unauthorized remote access to the compromised
computer.
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6. 6/24: Mytob-FU a Mass-Mailing Worm
W32.Mytob.FU@mm is a mass-mailing worm that opens a back door and lowers security
settings on the compromised computer.
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7. 6/24: Mytob-FW a Mass-Mailing Worm
W32.Mytob.FW@mm is a mass-mailing worm that opens a back door and lowers security
settings on the compromised computer.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1po9,1,eqh2,l0jg,co7e,jjlo
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8. 6/24: Mytob-GV Worm Links IRC Server
Mytob.GV is a worm with backdoor characteristics that connects to an IRC server in order
to receive control commands, which allow the affected computer to be remotely
administrated.
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9. 6/24: Bancos-GW Trojan Nabs Passwords
Bancos.GW is a password stealer type Trojan that entices users into providing
confidential information.
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10. 6/24: Mytob-BV a Mass-Mailing Worm
W32/Mytob-BV is a mass-mailing worm and IRC backdoor Trojan.
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11. 6/24: Drivol-A Trojan Downloads Files
Troj/Drivol-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
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12. 6/24: Sdbot-ZM Worm Uses Bad Passwords
W32/Sdbot-ZM is a network worm with backdoor Trojan functionality for the Windows
platform.
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13. 6/24: Rbot-AGH Worm Exploits Flaws
W32/Rbot-AGH is a network worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
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