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Microsoft releases latest Patch Tuesday fixes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 12, 2008

7 vulnerabilities, 3 critical, addressed in June security update.

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Spyware gang sneaks millions from SA government

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 12, 2008

32 arrested but South Africa theft scam thought to be ongoing.

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File encryption blackmail scam returns

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 5, 2008

Kaspersky warns of new and nasty data-ransom trojan.

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Spam and ID theft attacked from all sides

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 3, 2008

EU body issues warning, ICANN, Japan and Yahoo! take on spammers and phishers.

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Microsoft increases pressure on Apple to fix Safari blended threat

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 3, 2008

'Carpet bombing' vulnerability more serious than Apple claims, MS warns.

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Spammers turn to DoubleClick for open redirect

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 3, 2008

Loophole in Google's AdSense solved, but new flaw quickly uncovered.

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Sourcefire turns down $186 million takeover bid

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 3, 2008

Unsolicited offer from Barracuda Networks rejected.

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June issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 2, 2008

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

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Flash exploit used to steal gaming passwords

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 29, 2008

Despite initial panic, threat no longer believed to a zero-day exploit.

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Almost half of users think virus-writing contests are a good idea

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 22, 2008

Shocking survey results disappoint security experts.

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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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