April
Sophos Genotype technology proactively protects against MyDoom-BN worm Sophos customers were proactively protected against a new version of the MyDoom worm, without requiring an update. 29 April 2005
Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in April 2005 Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has published a report revealing the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems for businesses around the world during the month of... 29 April 2005
Sophos announces new "Tiger" version of their leading Mac OS X anti-virus solution Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X has been extended to include support for the latest version of the Apple Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. 28 April 2005
Nopir worm fights pirates by wiping MP3 music files, Sophos reports The Nopir-B worm deletes MP3 and COM files from infected PCs. 21 April 2005
Man arrested for spying on 17-year-old girl via her webcam, Sophos comments on Trojan horse threat A 45-year-old man has been arrested in Cyprus, charged with using a Trojan horse to spy on a young woman. 21 April 2005
Two men arrested in Tucson for phishing ID theft, Sophos reports Two men from Tucson, Arizona, have been arrested in connection with sending spam phishing emails pretending to come from online banks, credit card theft and fraud. 21 April 2005
Firefox web browser updated again to patch security vulnerabilities, Sophos reports A new version of the Firefox web browser is reported to fix a number of serious security vulnerabilities. 20 April 2005
Net citizens with good intentions may be caught out by Sober-M worm, Sophos reports The Sober-M worm is spreading via email, pretending to be a message from a user who has mistakenly received private messages. 19 April 2005
Sophos and Process Software partner to offer industry-leading virus protection to PMDF messaging server and PreciseMail Anti-Spam Gateway Sophos, a global leader in network security and Process Software, a Platinum Equity company and supplier of communications software solutions to mission-critical environments, announced today a formal... 19 April 2005
Microsoft warns of critical security flaws in its software, Sophos advises users to patch against vulnerabilities Microsoft issues security updates designed to patch against vulnerabilities in its software. 13 April 2005
Sophos launches Sophos Enterprise Solutions, multi-tier protection for organisations, in the Philippines Other highlights include new firewall technology and solid performance in Asia 13 April 2005
Premium rate virus writer sentenced after stealing 104,000 Euros in three days, Sophos reports An Italian man has been sentenced for writing the W32/Marq-A email-aware worm. 12 April 2005
Sophos and Secure Computing partner to provide best-of-breed anti-virus on Sidewinder G2 all-in-one security appliances Sophos, a global leader in network security and Secure Computing Corporation, the experts in securing connections between people, applications, and networks, today announced that Sophos's virus scanning... 12 April 2005
Genotype technology defends against Mytob mass attack, Sophos reports on multitude of worms Sophos customers automatically protected against a multitude of new versions of the Mytob worm. 11 April 2005
Spammers exploit Pope's funeral to make money fast, reports Sophos Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus and spam analysis centres, have discovered a spam campaign attempting to recruit internet users to a "make money fast" scheme. 11 April 2005
$24 million spammer sentenced to 9 years in jail, Sophos reports A US court has sentenced Jeremy Jaynes, 30, to 9 years in jail for sending emails with fraudulent and untraceable routing information. 11 April 2005
Enhanced detection and manageability with new PureMessage As part of our next generation of enterprise solutions, have released a new version of Sophos PureMessage for UNIX. 11 April 2005
Fake Microsoft security update website used to deliver Trojan horse, Sophos reports An email spammed to many internet users tries to lure them into visiting a bogus website and infecting them with a Trojan horse. 8 April 2005
Man arrested in connection with dating website hack and Fathers 4 Justice worms, Sophos reports A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attempt to hack into an online dating website. Evidence was also found that the suspect may have been responsible for the "Fathers 4 Justice"... 7 April 2005
Customers unlikely to encounter Mabir mobile phone worm, Sophos reports Sophos advises users not to panic over Mabir mobile phone virus. 7 April 2005
Sophos reveals "Dirty Dozen" spam producing countries, January-March 2005 Sophos has published research on the top twelve spam producing countries. 7 April 2005
Properties raided by authorities searching for spam factory, Sophos reports According to media reports, officers of the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) have raided properties belonging to a company which allegedly sent tens of millions of spam emails. 7 April 2005
Car sales website fined for spamming mobile phones, Sophos reports A car sales website based in Melbourne has become the first Australian company fined for spamming mobile phones, after authorities found it had sent unwanted SMS text messages to phone numbers taken from... 5 April 2005
Florida files suit against suspected spammers, Sophos reports The Florida Attorney General's office has filed claims under the state's anti-spam law, charging two men with running an operation that generated over 65,000 deceptive emails since 2003. 5 April 2005
Man detained in banking Trojan horse phishing case, Sophos comments A 24-year-old man has been detained in connection with a phishing Trojan horse. 4 April 2005
Sophos appoints Chief Operating Officer Sophos, a global leader in network security, has announced the appointment of Steve Munford to the role of chief operating officer (COO) worldwide. 4 April 2005
Sophos appoints chief operating officer Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has announced the appointment of Steve Munford to the role of chief operating officer (COO) worldwide. 4 April 2005
Microsoft cracks down on phishers, Sophos reports Microsoft has announced that it is filing 117 lawsuits against alleged phishers to help crack down on rampant online identity theft. 1 April 2005
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