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Experts Warn of Sophisticated Malware Threats Post-2002 Respite

Dec 31, 2002 •

Anthony Pell

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In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way. The year 2002 may have been a relatively quiet for virus attacks, but security experts . . . In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way. The year 2002 may have been a relatively quiet for virus attacks, but security experts say that this is likely to be the calm before the storm. In 2003, they say, new breeds of computer attacks are likely to emerge that are capable of knocking out millions of computers around the Internet in a matter of minutes.

"These techniques are now being discussed, and algorithms are being made available," said Mikko Hypponen, manager of anti-virus research at F-Secure. "It's just a matter of time before somebody tries them out in the real world."

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