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Advance diary dates: VB2008

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 1, 2007

VB announces VB2008.

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US porn spammers convicted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 26, 2007

Two found guilty of CAN-SPAM breaches.

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Spanish mobile malware suspect arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 26, 2007

28-year-old charged with Cabir/Commwarrior crimes.

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Symantec presenter spotted using KAV

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 26, 2007

Another update embarrassment as rival software pops up.

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100,000 new phishing sites set up in 7 days

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 21, 2007

IBM sees huge rise in kit-build scam sites.

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UK users ignoring security issues

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 21, 2007

Surveys find public in the dark and careless about sensitive data.

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Latest VB100 announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 20, 2007

Products for 64-bit Windows Vista to be tested.

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China steps up fight against spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 19, 2007

Blacklist aims to reduce massive spamming levels.

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Mpack packs punch in Italy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 19, 2007

10,000 sites carrying exploits in large-scale attack.

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Phisher gets six years

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 14, 2007

Californian receives 70-month prison sentence, avoids 101 years behind bars.

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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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