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Unspam files lawsuit against unnamed cybercrooks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 25, 2009

Anti-spam firm hopes to force banks to share more information on attacks.

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Anti-Obama sentiments used in spam campaign

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 21, 2009

'DDoS software' turns out to be malware.

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ICANN adopts new domain tasting policy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 21, 2009

'Free temporary registrations' come to an end.

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Yahoo! re-opens e-postage discussion

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 21, 2009

'CentMail' to benefit charities, harm spammers.

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August issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2009

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

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McColo shutdown not felt the same by all recipients

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2009

Mailbox-level reduction may depend on spam detection methods.

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Yxe trojan infecting mobile phones

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2009

Symbian software-signing slipup certifies SMS spambot.

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Call for last-minute technical papers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 17, 2009

Submissions invited for technical 'turbo' talks at VB Geneva.

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Five botnets responsible for 75% of spam sent

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 16, 2009

Each infected machine sends spam at rate of almost two messages per second.

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Patch Tuesday brings little relief from browser exploits

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 15, 2009

Six fixes issued, but new IE zero day emerges along with Firefox flaw.

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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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