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Access flaw exploited via Word

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 25, 2008

Microsoft's employees hunting vulnerabilities instead of Easter eggs.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 25, 2008

Anti-rootkit software to become part of Forefront and OneCare.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 17, 2008

Website of FlashGet attacked; malicious 'update' automatically downloaded.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 17, 2008

Phony advice causes removal of site from search engines.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 14, 2008

Big wave of website infections could affect tens of thousands of sites, Trend Micro latest victim.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 13, 2008

ISPs and developers should be held to account, says report.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 13, 2008

In-depth testing covers multiple factors.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 12, 2008

March's Patch Tuesday sees four 'critical' updates.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 11, 2008

Detection test shows most products improving.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 11, 2008

Cisco set to embark on regular release cycle.

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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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Access flaw exploited via Word

Microsoft acquires Komoku

Legitimate program becomes trojan downloader

Hoax email warns about 'nasty virus'

More 'trusted sites' carrying iframe danger

EU agency research advises sweeping security improvements

AV-test.org issues latest figures

Latest Patch Tuesday release

Latest AV-Comparatives results released

Cisco announces 'Patch Wednesdays'