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Phishing for different markets

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 21, 2011

Scam emails trying to steal CO2 emission credits and World-of-Warcraft accounts.

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All change at the top for ESET

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 14, 2011

VB regulars Richard Marko and Andrew Lee appointed to top management roles.

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New peer-to-peer botnet discovered

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 4, 2011

New botnet shares fast flux DNS and other similarities with Storm and Waledac.

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January issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2011

The January issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

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Hefty Patch Tuesday bulletin rounds off bumper year

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 15, 2010

No sign of an end to vulnerability glut.

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Chinese whispers of malware writing and bribery in the industry

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 14, 2010

As China corruption scandals rumble on, more rumours of malware writers in AV firms surface.

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774,000 Avast! pirates on 14-user licence

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 14, 2010

Wildly popular free solution not good enough for some.

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Russian ATM hackers arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2010

Gang used customized malware bought on hacker forum.

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December issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2010

The December issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

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18 months for member of m00p gang

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 23, 2010

Hacker receives prison sentence.

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Microsoft issues emergency patch

Out-of-cycle update fixes serious, wormable flaw.
Out-of-cycle update fixes serious, wormable flaw.Microsoft has issued an emergency update to cover a serious vulnerability in the Windows Server service, breaking its usual monthly… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/10/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch/

Four critical updates this Patch Tuesday

11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical.
11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical.Microsoft has prepared a total of 11 updates for the October round of its monthly patch release… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/10/four-critical-updates-patch-tuesday/

Four critical updates in Patch Tuesday release

Monthly security update small but vital.
Monthly security update small but vital.Microsoft has released its monthly 'Patch Tuesday' batch of security updates, with only four items on the list but all of them marked… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/09/four-critical-updates-patch-tuesday-release/

'Olympic' emails contain malicious XLS attachments

Malware writers sprint to use vulnerabilities before next Patch Tuesday.
Malware writers sprint to use vulnerabilities before next Patch Tuesday. Security researchers have reported seeing emails containing XLS attachments designed to exploit a yet… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/03/olympic-emails-contain-malicious-xls-attachments/

Bumper Patch Tuesday short of one patch

Excel remains vulnerable as expected fix is dropped.
Excel remains vulnerable as expected fix is dropped.Microsoft has issued its monthly 'Patch Tuesday' set of security updates, with a larger than usual crop of patches for a variety… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/02/bumper-patch-tuesday-short-one-patch/

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