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Survey reveals apathy surrounding anti-malware protection

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 18, 2010

Inconvenient subscription models preventing UK consumers from protecting their PCs adequately.

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Royal engagement search results poisoned

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 17, 2010

Hackers take the shine off Royal couple's news.

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More than 1 million Chinese phones infected with malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 11, 2010

Mobile botnet sending out SMS spam.

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Security fixes from Apple and Microsoft

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 11, 2010

100 security fixes in latest OS X update; three MS security updates in this month's patch release.

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Site launched for anonymous sharing of information about security breaches

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 11, 2010

Verizon aims to foster cooperation and provide more readily available information for risk management.

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AVG to acquire DroidSecurity

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 10, 2010

Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices.

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Malicious applications target Orkut

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 10, 2010

Visitors to infected social network profiles redirected to phishing sites.

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TrustPort lends support to UNICEF

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 9, 2010

Season of giving comes early for Czech security firm.

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Eight Zeus-related money mules arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 9, 2010

Arrests in US and Moldova show that cybercriminals aren't immune to the law.

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Almost three quarters use same password for different sites

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 8, 2010

User continues to be the weakest link.

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Monster haul of data reaped from job site

Trojan gathers 1.6 million sets of jobseeker records.
Trojan gathers 1.6 million sets of jobseeker records. Researchers at Symantec have reported discovering a server carrying 1.6 million entries from the popular jobseeking website… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/monster-haul-data-reaped-job-site/

Serious flaws patched in Norton 2006 products

Symantec users warned of vulnerabilities.
Symantec users warned of vulnerabilities. Users of Symantec's popular Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security products are being urged to ensure they are running the latest… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/serious-flaws-patched-norton-2006-products/

Symantec, AVG suffer problems

Vulnerabilities and false positives strike major products.
Vulnerabilities and false positives strike major products.Symantec users have been warned of some serious issues with archive handling, across a wide range of software produced by… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/07/symantec-avg-suffer-problems/

Symantec presenter spotted using KAV

Another update embarrassment as rival software pops up.
Another update embarrassment as rival software pops up. After the recent damaging false positive incident in China, which has led Symantec to offer free software to those hit by… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/symantec-presenter-spotted-using-kav/

Symantec sued for false positive

Chinese FP issue leads to court case.
Chinese FP issue leads to court case. A Chinese lawyer has begun court proceedings against security firm Symantec, claiming damages as a result of the widely-publicised false… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/symantec-sued-false-positive/

Norton FP trashes Chinese systems

Vital DLLs flagged as malware disable Windows XP across China.
Vital DLLs flagged as malware disable Windows XP across China. A serious false positive, caused by an erroneous update to Symantec's Norton Anti-virus product range issued late… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/norton-fp-trashes-chinese-systems/

Symantec files 8 piracy suits

Symantec pursues distributors of counterfeit software.
Symantec pursues distributors of counterfeit software.Symantec has revealed that it has filed civil lawsuits against eight US and Canadian companies accused of selling counterfeit… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/symantec-files-8-piracy-suits/

Latest flaws affect AV giants

Symantec, McAfee and CA all patch vulnerabilities.
Symantec, McAfee and CA all patch vulnerabilities. Three of the biggest names in the security sector, McAfee, Symantec and CA, have all revealed details of flaws in their software… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/latest-flaws-affect-av-giants/

Microsoft to beat Symantec to corporate release punch

With Forefront due out soon, Symantec's latest release suffers further delay.
With Forefront due out soon, Symantec's latest release suffers further delay.Microsoft has announced the release to manufacture of Forefront Client, the corporate implementation of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/microsoft-beat-symantec-corporate-release-punch/

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