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April issue of VB published

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 1, 2011

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 31, 2011

AV product wrongly flags malware based on existence of directory.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 30, 2011

Law enables government to search PCs of those who do not comply.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 24, 2011

Certificates revoked, but browsers still need to be updated.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 18, 2011

Operators made several million through botnet.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 17, 2011

Eerie silence from Rustock botnet. Microsoft reported to have co-ordinated take down.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 16, 2011

Poll shows smartphone users more likely to use anti-malware protection on their phones than three years ago.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 14, 2011

Short film features Mikko Hyppönen returning first PC virus to its birthplace.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 11, 2011

Miscreants releasing scams, phishing, scareware... within a matter of hours.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 10, 2011

Drastic measures discussed by users of online forum.

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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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April issue of VB published

Keylogger on Samsung laptops proves to be false alarm

South Korea proposes to make security software mandatory

Rogue SSL certificates issued for popular websites

Cutwail botnet sent 1.7 trillion spam messages

Spam levels take a nose dive as Rustock apparently taken down - update

Increase in use of mobile anti-malware protection

Taking Brain home

Tsunami response quick among cybercriminals

Cybercriminals frustrated with botnet trackers