More worrying portent than harmful malware...
Published: 9 January 2002 11:20 GMT
The first ever virus to feed off the popular Shockwave graphics system has been created.
Reported by both Sophos and Kaspersky Labs, the new virus is not thought to be dangerous, and has not yet been seen in the wild.
However, it sets an important precedent for virus writers looking to exploit the Shockwave platform.
The use of Shockwave animation is endemic throughout the net, and a virus to exploit it could affect millions of web users.
You will ideally have experience working for a security vendor such as McAfee, Sophos, Barracuda, VMWare, heckpoint, MXSweep or similar or a reseller ...
s with various operating systems along with my clients proprietary software, ensuring that these systems are free from virus or corruption.To ensure ...
Any knowledge of Sophos Anti-Virus and Veritas Backup Exec is advantageous. Technical Consultant / Field Support Engineer is required by leading UK ...
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