http://www.silicon.com Results for Sasser en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39396820,00.htm Symantec said: "W32.Downadup is the first successful worm to target a vulnerability in a remote service since W32.Sasser in 2004, and in doing so it has shown that the internet is still a successful breeding ground for worms. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:05:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/ciojury/0,3800003161,39165433,00.htm While the days of the mass-mailer worm like Sasser may be over, the virus and Trojan Horse threats are becoming more intelligent and subtle, according to Ian Auger, head of IT and communications at ITN. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:10:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39165311,00.htm The worm is already close to being as large as the bigger ones of 2006, Hypponen said, though it's still smaller than Sasser and Slammer. Malware that's been dubbed the "Storm Worm" is baiting people with timely information about the recent bad... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:35:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39160104,00.htm We could do as little as pop up a window saying 'this machine is vulnerable to Sasser' but we can escalate the mitigation if necessary to take the system completely offline. HP is to launch a penetration-testing service for businesses in October... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:54:47 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39159684,00.htm However, it is an approach which has proven successful in the past when Sven Jaschan, who wrote the Sasser virus, landed a job with German security company SecurePoint on the back of his notoriety. silicon.com has been contacted by an individual... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:50:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60178602p,00.htm Specific real-world examples of mitigation techniques against Code Red, Nimbda, SQL Slammer, and Sasser will be discussed in this webcast, as well as potential remediation and mitigation techniques that could have been used to limit the spread or... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 16 Jun 2006 01:00:27 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/ecrime/0,3800011283,39158016,00.htm We are seeing less of the big virus outbreaks such as Sasser and Blaster, and so some people believe the situation is getting better, when in fact it is getting worse," says Mikko Hypponen, chief technologist at security company F-Secure. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39156878,00.htm Indeed Microsoft's cyber-crime unit has had some notable successes to date, having taken action against 150 spammers, tracked down the Sasser virus author, caught the two people in Morocco alleged to be behind the Zotob virus that hit some major... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:15:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39154136,00.htm Last year, German firewall vendor Securepoint was criticised after hiring Sven Jaschan, a teenager who had been charged - and was subsequently convicted - of writing the Sasser worm. When Daniel Cuthbert was convicted last month of gaining... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:00:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39150386,00.htm For example, last week the 19-year-old who wrote the Sasser email virus - which caused havoc and huge financial damage to businesses worldwide last year - escaped with a 21-month suspended sentence from a German court. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:25:18 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39150174,00.htm The German 19-year-old who wrote the Sasser email virus, which caused havoc and huge financial damage to businesses worldwide last year, has escaped serious punishment. Earlier this week, silicon.com heard from one security expert who said it is... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 08 Jul 2005 13:58:19 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39150099,00.htm This week Sasser writer Sven Jaschan is on trial in Germany and while he is being tried as a minor because he was 17-years-old at the time he committed his crimes, his identity has not been protected. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:22:20 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39150056,00.htm Sven Jaschan, the German teenager accused of writing the Sasser virus, is standing trial today, a year after he was arrested and admitted to writing the damaging worm which caused havoc for many businesses and individuals in early 2004. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:25:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39130878,00.htm A German court has set aside three days in July to try the teenager accused of creating the Sasser worm. Authorities have said that Jaschan has confessed to creating and releasing both Sasser and several variants of the Netsky virus. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Jun 2005 09:15:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39126456,00.htm Sasser, a fast-spreading virus that debuted in April, accounted for 14 percent of virus reports and ranked third on the list. Sven Jaschan, the self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser worms, was taken into custody by German police in May. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 09 Dec 2004 14:20:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39126363,00.htm In more recent times we have seen the likes of the Love Bug, Klez, MyDoom, Sasser and Blaster. 06.12.99: The Melissa variant, ExploreZip.worm.pak, is hitting corporate America hard and can now be classified as an 'outbreak', according to one... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 06 Dec 2004 16:20:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39126361,00.htm But those not taking out custom support will only be able to receive patches for critical vulnerabilities for worms on the scale of Sasser and Blaster. Determine what security problems impacted the business, other than Sasser and Blaster, and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 06 Dec 2004 15:30:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39125759,00.htm This uses the same technology as Sasser or Blaster," said Runald. The worm combines multiple attack techniques in an innovative way: spamming, social engineering, virus infection and Trojans. It has also appeared in record time. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:28:30 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39125318,00.htm Life is already changing for the teen who stands accused of writing and distributing the Sasser virus, as well as being strongly linked to Netsky. In the first six months of the year Netsky and Sasser accounted for more than 70 per cent of all... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:45:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39124941,00.htm While one security hole stood out among those 20 - and led to the widespread Sasser worm - there are no standouts in the current gaggle of goofs. Oliver Friedrichs, senior director of Symantec's security response centre, said three vulnerabilities... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 13 Oct 2004 07:40:02 +0000