The Internet Storm Center first detected the new worm around 3 p.m. EDT Aug. 11, and Blaster “took off” within the first hour of appearing, Ullrich said.

A Minnesota teenager will appear in federal court in St. Paul Friday to face charges stemming from the release of a variant of the virulent W32.Blaster Internet worm that ravaged computer systems ...

“The Blaster worm, which surfaced early last week, exploited a flaw in Microsoft’s Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems that allows the worm to enter a PC over the Internet and then spread by ...

Antivirus companies disagreed on whether the new worm was a version of the original Blaster or a new worm type. Some, like Trend Micro Inc., consider it a Blaster variant, naming it Worm_MSBLAST.D ...

She will determine restitution at a hearing Feb. 10. Parson was indicted in September 2003 and charged with sending out a variant of the MS Blaster worm on August 12, 2003.

Collectively, different versions of the virus-like worm, alternately called "LovSan" or "Blaster," snarled corporate networks worldwide, inundating 1.2 million computers.

A scheduled denial of service attack against Microsoft Corp.'s main software update Web site did not materialize Saturday, as computers infected with the W32.Blaster worm failed to find their ...

NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates talks with computer security worker Alfred Huger about a new variant of the Blaster worm, an Internet virus that infected thousands of computer systems last week. The new ...

The Blaster worm - also known as MSBlast or LoveSAN - has spread rapidly since it was first noticed on Monday. It has infected an estimated 188,000 systems running Microsoft operating systems ...

James Mahood did not battle the recent Blaster computer worm. He settled in at Baker residence hall equipped with the necessary anti-virus software and stayed clear of trouble.Other students are ...

Some, like Trend Micro Inc. consider it a Blaster variant, naming it Worm_MSBLAST.D and others declaring the worm a new type, named W32.Nachi-A.