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Spam 'hotline' for German users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2005

German email users can now report spam directly to the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv)

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Symantec snaps up Wholesecurity

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 27, 2005

Symantec announces plans to purchase privately held behavioural endpoint security solutions provider WholeSecurity Inc.

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AVIEN virtual conference

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 22, 2005

Organisers of the AVIEN/AVIEWS virtual conference issue call for papers.

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Trial and retribution

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 30, 2005

Former AOL employee Jason Smathers sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for selling customers' email details to spammers.

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The naming game

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 30, 2005

CA becomes latest AV firm to join name game with the announcement of its new division

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More hash woes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 29, 2005

For the second year running, research presented at the annual Crypto conference raised concerns over the security of commonly-used hash functions.

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Black Hat round-up

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 12, 2005

Andrew Lee shares his highlights of the Black Hat Briefings USA

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AhnLab wins in anti-spyware ruling

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2005

Court approves AhnLab's spyware classification

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Spammer reformed?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 30, 2005

Scott Richter, aka the 'Spam King', is no longer classed as a spammer according to Spamhaus's authoritative Register of Known Spam Operations (ROKSO)

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Hoax alert

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 30, 2005

New hoax email comes to light after the launch in the UK of a campaign involving personal emergency contact numbers

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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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