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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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Sun, sea, sand and scams

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 30, 2005

310 people arrested in Malaga after an operation involving the FBI, the US Postal Service and the Spanish police.

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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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VB2019 paper: Spoofing in the reeds with Rietspoof

In a VB2019 paper Avast researchers Jan Sirmer, Luigino Camastra and Adolf Středa revealed full details of the Rietspoof malware. Today we publish their paper and the recording of the presentation given by Jan and Luigino in London.
Spoofing in the reeds with Rietspoof Read the paper (HTML) Download the paper (PDF)     The Call for Papers for VB2020 in Dublin is open! Submit your abstract before… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2020/01/vb2019-paper-spoofing-reeds-rietspoof/

VB2017 video: Spora: the saga continues a.k.a. how to ruin your research in a week

Today, we publish the video of the VB2017 presentation by Avast researcher Jakub Kroustek and his former colleague Előd Kironský, now at ESET, who told the story of Spora, one of of the most prominent ransomware families of 2017.
First discovered at the beginning of the year, the Spora ransomware has become one of of the most prominent ransomware families of 2017, especially in Russia, a region it appears… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2017/12/vb2017-video-spora-saga-continues-k-how-ruin-your-research-week/

Malicious CCleaner update points to a major weakness in our infrastructure

Researchers from Cisco Talos have found that a recent version of the widely used CCleaner tool installed malware on the machine.
For the security community, 2017 might well be called the year of the update: two of the biggest security stories – the WannaCry outbreak and the Equifax breach – involved… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2017/09/malicious-ccleaner-update-points-major-weakness-our-infrastructure/

Avast acquires AVG for $1.3bn

Anti-virus vendor Avast has announced the acquisition of its rival AVG for 1.3 billion US dollars.
There was interesting news in the anti-virus world yesterday, as Avast announced the acquisition of its competitor AVG. Both companies were founded in the Czech Republic and… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2016/07/avast-acquires-avg-13bn/

Avast launches bug bounty programme

Security firm offers reward for info on bugs.
Security firm offers reward for info on bugs. Security firm Avast Software, producer of the popular avast! free anti-virus solution, has announced a bug bounty programme to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2013/01/avast-launches-bug-bounty-programme/

774,000 Avast! pirates on 14-user licence

Wildly popular free solution not good enough for some.
Wildly popular free solution not good enough for some. Leading provider of free anti-malware products Avast Software has spotted that a single 14-user licence key, issued last… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/12/774-000-avast-pirates-14-user-licence/

Sophos joins free home AV crowd with Mac release

Business-focused firm takes first step into home-user arena.
Business-focused firm takes first step into home-user arena.Sophos has announced the release of a home-user edition of its Mac anti-malware solution, which is being given away free… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/sophos-joins-free-home-av-crowd-mac-release/

Avast gets $100m investment boost

Growth equity firm invests in Czech firm
Growth equity firm invests in Czech firmAvast Software, the Czech anti-malware firm famous for its free avast! software, has announced that growth equity investor Summit Partners… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/08/avast-gets-100m-investment-boost/

False positive problem hits avast! users

Human failure blamed for faulty update.
Human failure blamed for faulty update. A relatively small subsection of the massive user base for Alwil's ever-popular avast! products were hit by a string of false positives last… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2009/12/false-positive-problem-hits-avast-users/

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