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'Diehard' virus variants flexing muscle

Ellen Messmer By Ellen Messmer
New Windows-based "downloader" malware known as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Diehard has surged to the top of Kaspersky Lab's "Virus Top Twenty" list for December because of its "explosive propagation," the security firm said Wednesday. Read full story

Senior Editor Ellen Messmer covers security for Network World. Contact her at emessmer@nww.com.

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