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  • noun Plural form of VXer.

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Examples

  • By that reckoning VXers have increased production by 50 per cent.

    The Register 2010

  • Over the last two years Panda has also tried to differentiate itself technically in the crowded anti-virus marketplace by making greater use of cloud technologies within anti-malware technologies as a means of combating the growing production rate of VXers and dealing with the growing menace of targeted attacks.

    The Register 2009

  • VXers have adapted a four-year old worm to exploit the vulnerability used by the Conficker superworm.

    Channel Register 2009

  • Few VXers (virus writers) have displayed along the years a high level of elegance when writing code, be it malicious or otherwise.

    Softpedia News - Global 2009

  • Using events in the news to spice up malware threats has been the stock in trade of VXers for years.

    The Register 2009

  • VXers also routinely change the icon inside the executable to resemble the icon of a text file or an image, further disguising a trap that has caught the unwary time and time again.

    The Register 2009

  • VXers are targeting Mac fans via a pair of new malware-themed attacks, one of which is on offer through what purports to be a portal for adult videos.

    The Register 2009

  • The YFakeCreator tool allows budding VXers to set up a fake site and configure options such as the properties of a supposed video.

    ACT - Protecting Small Business Innovation 2008

  • The YFakeCreator tool allows budding VXers to set up a fake site and configure options such as the properties of a supposed video.

    ACT - Protecting Small Business Innovation 2008

  • The YFakeCreator tool allows budding VXers to set up a fake site and configure options such as the properties of a supposed video.

    ACT - Protecting Small Business Innovation 2008

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