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Last Updated: Nov 26, 2001

We bring you articles and expert advice on how to tackle the latest hybrid called Nimda.
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Expert tells you how to deal with Nimda

(26 Nov 2001)

SearchSecurity discussed this hybrid virus with Jim Reavis today to try to gain some understanding of what it is and how you can deal with it in your organization.

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NEWS:
>>	Nimda still a global threat (CNET) 24 Sep 2001
>>	'Nimda' worm strikes Net, e-mail (CNET) 18 Sep 2001
>>	Expert tells you how to deal with Nimda (SearchSecurity) 18 Sep 2001
>>	Code Red fizzles; but what about the next time? (SearchSecurity) 01 Aug 2001
>>	It's back! New Magistr virus at large (eWEEK) 04 Sep 2001
>>	How the Anna virus was created (ZDNet) 12 Feb 2001
>>	Nimda: Another worm, more patches (ZDNet) 21 Sep 2001


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>>	Five ways to guard against e-mail viruses TIP :Find out how Roger Pence suggests you guard against pesky e-mail viruses
>>	How viruses spread ASK THE EXPERTS :How do viruses, worms and Trojan horses usually spread from PC to PC? How can I be assured that my PC doesn't contain any of ...
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>>	Removing an e-mail virus ASK THE EXPERTS :I received a virus (worm type w32.badtrabs.13312@mm.), and now when I download e-mail from the local ISP server, the e-mails ...

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