Stories about: ExploreZip

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Worry About the Worm 25 September, 2000 12:01

Fear the worm. The computer worm, that is.
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Defending Against Outlook Viruses 03 July, 2000 12:01

Melissa and the Worm.ExploreZip virus were slaps in the face to Microsoft Outlook users. But the ILoveYou virus, which struck during the spring, appears to have been the real wake-up call. And not only for companies using the technology on corporate networks. Microsoft Corp. and other vendors have also sprung into action by rushing out security patches to help fend off new worm viruses whose target is Outlook and whose signature is rapid propagation.
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Digital IDs Matter 23 May, 2000 12:01

Here's a message I hope I'll never have to send: Hello. You're in my address book and therefore have probably been sent an e-mail "from me" containing a zipped attachment - which I supposedly received from [Sender], [Title] at [Prominent] [Company].
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One Year After Melissa, IT Eyes Outsourcing 27 March, 2000 12:01

One year ago this week, the infamous Melissa macrovirus wreaked unprecedented havoc on corporate and consumer e-mail systems worldwide, setting the stage for a long list of troublesome viruses and worms that followed, and prompting a shift by major anti-virus vendors toward managed services.
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Email viruses to test companies 07 December, 1999 12:01

Australian corporate help desks will be overburdened and over budget if they are unprepared for an expected increase in e-mail viruses such as ExploreZip, according to the Gartner Group's Joe Sweeney.
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Worm highlights weak defenses 06 December, 1999 12:01

MiniZip, a compressed version of the ExploreZip worm, infected thousands of companies around the world last week. The episode highlighted the weakness of products that must identify the fingerprint of the malicious code in order to block it.
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WEEKLY REPORT - Telecommunications News 06 December, 1999 12:01

Keep track of the latest developments in Telecommunications with the Weekly ATUG Report
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ExploreZip virus hits Aust shores 03 December, 1999 12:01

The new ExploreZip virus has infected several Australian companies.
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New ExploreZip version defies anti-virus systems 02 December, 1999 12:01

ExploreZip, the worm that devastated systems in June, is now back in a compressed version that is slipping through anti-virus security systems. The worm infected several major companies yesterday.
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Suppl virus may be hiding on systems 22 September, 1999 12:01

A new virus, Suppl.doc, is quietly replicating itself using some of the same techniques as Worm.ExploreZip, and waiting a week before it starts rendering files unusable, according to a security vendor.
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Warnings go out about cholera worm/virus threat 09 September, 1999 12:01

A new combined worm and virus threat, called Cholera, has been posted to a hacker's Web site and has anti-virus vendors scrambling to provide protection before an epidemic spreads akin to Melissa and Worm.ExploreZip.