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ENISA calls for revised botnet measurements

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 9, 2011

EU agency says current measures of botnet threat are misleading.

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Spammers exploit internationalized domain names

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 3, 2011

Non-Latin characters in URLs used to trick filters.

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Google acquires Zynamics

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 2, 2011

Internet giant buys into security.

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March issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2011

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

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Welsh 419 scam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 23, 2011

Email from Welsh-speaking Kuwaiti widow indicative of more targeted spam.

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Dutch most protected Europeans online

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 9, 2011

Bulgarians most likely to have become infected; financial losses most prevalent among Latvians.

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Mrs Mubarak's IP addresses used by spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2011

Spammers finding new ways to obtain non-blacklisted addresses.

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February issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2011

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

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UK government sites warned to brace against attack

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 28, 2011

GovCertUK issues warning in aftermath of arrests of Anonymous gang members.

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'Job application' contains malicious attachment

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 21, 2011

$150,000 lost via banking trojan.

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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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