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False positive problem hits avast! users

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Human failure blamed for faulty update.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 4, 2009

Post-test analysis corrects results for MS Forefront, CA.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 1, 2009

Atkinson to pay huge fine; Ralsky to spend years in prison.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 1, 2009

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 30, 2009

Half of products rated top-class in proactive detection testing.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 30, 2009

VB finds that, when it comes to spam filtering, a combined effort outperforms individual products.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 18, 2009

Certification issues unmasked in 20-year lab survey.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 18, 2009

Gateway specialist releases share price projections.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 4, 2009

VB announces anti-spam certification results.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 1, 2009

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

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Storm e-card malware keeps on coming

No end to flood of fake friendly greetings.
No end to flood of fake friendly greetings. A further wave of e-cards carrying links to 'Storm' malware (various labelled Nuwar, Peacomm, Dorf, Zhelatin) has been hitting inboxes… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/storm-e-card-malware-keeps-coming/

House of Lords warns of e-crime fears

Report recommends harder, smarter fight against online dangers.
Report recommends harder, smarter fight against online dangers. A major report by the Science and Technology Committee of the UK's House of Lords has found the internet to be rife… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/house-lords-warns-e-crime-fears/

Worries of Storm forming massive botnet

DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom.
DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom. Repeated waves of the 'Storm' trojan attacks continue to be spammed out, with the latest using more eCards to hook in still more… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/worries-storm-forming-massive-botnet/

Spam barrages take down filters, networks

Report shows increase in spam bombardment attacks.
Report shows increase in spam bombardment attacks.MessageLabs' monthly report on the latest trends in spam has warned of an alarming rise in 'spam spikes', targeted attacks which… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/spam-barrages-take-down-filters-networks/

Estonian websites suffer wave of DoS attacks

Baltic republic accuses Russia of cyber-warfare.
Baltic republic accuses Russia of cyber-warfare. A wave of denial of service (DoS) attacks on Estonian websites has prompted the Estonian government to accuse its neighbour of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/estonian-websites-suffer-wave-dos-attacks/

Botnet DoS no longer profitable

Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere.
Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere. The use of armies of botnets to carry out denial-of-service attacks on lucrative websites, as a method of extorting… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/botnet-dos-no-longer-profitable/

DoS attacks support political unrest

Estonia rioting backed up by attacks on government websites.
Estonia rioting backed up by attacks on government websites. Severe rioting in Estonia, sparked by anger over the removal of a Russian monument from a prominent war memorial, has… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/dos-attacks-support-political-unrest/

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