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US ISPs urged to snoop on traffic

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 22, 2008

NY Attorny General promotes deep packet inspection to AOL.

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Security dominates software sales charts

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 20, 2008

AV, IS and anti-spyware products represent nine of last month's top 20 bestsellers.

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Ham disguised as spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 17, 2008

Webshop makes mass-mailing look like phishing scam.

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Vulnerability test raises hackles

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 17, 2008

Secunia suite trial slates lack of PoC detection, but test methods called into question.

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Researchers urge anti-phishing companies to share data

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 16, 2008

Estimate over $300 million lost annually because data is not shared.

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Four critical updates this Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 14, 2008

11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical.

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VB2008 photos online

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 14, 2008

VB delegates at work, rest and play in Ottawa.

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MessageLabs acquired by Symantec

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 8, 2008

Acquisition deal valued at $695m.

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October issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2008

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

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McAfee to buy Secure Computing

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 22, 2008

Acquisition deal valued at $465m.

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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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