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Thursday, April 24, 2003

SARS virus spreads also on PCs -- Comment()
New virus exploits SARS epidemic concerns: "A new computer worm was discovered on April 23, 2003 that exploits fears concerning the mysterious SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) illness. The Coronex-A worm spreads to Microsoft Windows systems via e-mail by sending itself to contacts in the Outlook address book of infected machines. The worm promises information about the SARS virus and uses a variety of subject lines, message bodies and attachment names all associated with the virus. Coronex-A is the latest in a long list of worms that try to propagate by latching onto topical issues, but it appears to be spreading slowly."

-- Comment()
Internet Is Losing Ground in Battle Against Spam (registration required for access): "Despite the push to eradicate unsolicited commercial email, spammers still have the upper hand, and are battling automated filters and other antispam measures using various methods, ranging from as simple a method as rewording spam messages to hide their content to as sophisticated as masking their point of origin by transmitting them along labyrinthine routes. [...] Exacerbating the situation is the blurring line between spam and legitimate email--blacklisting computers and addresses known to be used by spammers can often lead to false positives, thanks to crafty spammers who can disguise their origins by commandeering undefended systems."