The W32.Beagle.AB@mm, which uses its own SMTP to spread through e-mail, has been upgraded to a level three threat.
Sharknet is two or three generations ahead of heuristic anti-virus (AV) software, says Edge PC.
A new Trojan that can steal passwords is loose, but there have been no reports of infections in SA yet.
Sophos says the Hungarian Zafi computer worm accounted for almost a third of all viruses in June. [Local Sophos rep: Netxactics]
Last week`s mysterious Internet attack has been identified as "Download.Ject", which originated in Russia and exploited an Internet Explorer vulnerability.
Frost & Sullivan has named Sophos as the 2004 European Security Company of the Year, says local Sophos distributor Netxactics.
Overseas media reports of a large-scale Internet site attack by a mysterious virus have left local computer security experts puzzled.
An Australian company says it can cure the world`s first cellphone virus, while phone maker Nokia says catching the worm is not likely.
The Clearswift MAILsweeper Business Suite II has been released through local distributor Duxbury Networking.
The first virus to infect cellphones is not likely to cause serious problems, anti-virus firms say.
The new Zafi.B worm, which can terminate anti-virus programs, now poses a greater threat.
The first network worm that can spread through mobile phone networks has been detected.
Barracuda Networks has appointed SoftNet Internet Services as the local reseller for the Barracuda spam and virus firewall unit.