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AV-Test.org issues latest round of testing results

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 16, 2010

Symantec and Microsoft outdo Trend and McAfee in live tests.

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A third of anti-malware products fail to secure Vista Business Edition, Virus Bulletin reveals

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 12, 2010

VB urges industry to work harder at quality assurance.

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Extra-large crop of updates for Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 12, 2010

Fourteen security alerts from Microsoft join two from Adobe.

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Android SMS trojan goes wild

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 12, 2010

Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security.

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Firefox 4 crack spreads trojan

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 6, 2010

'Cracked' versions of free software used to spread malware

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August issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 1, 2010

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

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July issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 1, 2010

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

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Microsoft sues alleged spammer for gaming Hotmail's spam filter

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 19, 2010

Messages marked as 'not spam' from phony web mail accounts.

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Patches come thick and fast in major update spree

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 9, 2010

Monthly and out-of-band issues flood admins' to-do lists.

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Latest VB100 announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 9, 2010

Solutions for Windows Vista to be put through their paces.

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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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