Bitdefender researchers find evidence of viruses infecting worms creating new form of malware
(PhysOrg.com) -- Romania based antivirus software company Softwin, makers of Bitdefender, have announced that they have found multiple instances of computers being infected with worms that have been infected by viruses, creating what they describe as a new Frankenstein piece of malware that should have users all over the world concerned as the new resultant mutant offspring may be more destructive than either alone and more difficult to detect by traditional software programs....
Source: PhysOrg - Friday, 27 January
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