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Almost 1.5 million Windows customers downloaded a cleanup tool for the Sasser Internet worm in the first two days after Microsoft Corp. began offering the tool on Sunday, according to a Microsoft spokesperson.

Already labelled as the one of the most damaging worms ever, the Mydoom malicious code is proving to be a boon for hackers and spammers, but of little consequence to those Canadian companies that took security up a notch after last year's spate of worms.

This New Year will offer weary network administrators little respite from a new generation of Internet worms, viruses and targeted hacks that appeared in 2003, according to security experts.

For computer security experts, 2003 started with the Slammer Internet worm and went downhill from there. The year, which included four major worm and virus outbreaks just in August, has been labelled the "year of the worm" and "the worst year ever" by more than one computer security expert.

There are many reasons why we are so vulnerable to breaches of security. And though we are far from solving the problem, some new approaches are emerging that will aid in the fight.

In light of myriad malicious code crawling across the Web, security software vendors are devising new methods to protect PCs. But industry observers say the problem won

In light of myriad malicious code crawling across the Web and worming its way into computers, security software vendors are devising new methods to protect PCs. But industry observers say the problem won

U.S. Federal law enforcement officials were joined by Microsoft Corp.'s general counsel in trumpeting the Aug. 29 arrest of a Minnesota teenager believed to be responsible for releasing one version of the W32.Blaster worm last month.