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Spreadsheets latest spam message carriers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 25, 2007

XLS files follow PDFs as junk email ad vector.

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Series of products hit by vulnerabilities

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 25, 2007

Researcher finds flaws in ESET, Panda and Norman AV software.

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VB2007 - call for last-minute presentations

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 23, 2007

Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present last-minute technical papers at VB2007 in Vienna.

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Study promotes challenge-response for anti-spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 19, 2007

Interactive system rated best blocker in questioned survey.

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Ransomware returns

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 19, 2007

Trojan hides personal data, demands money with menaces.

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MessageLabs may be next takeover target

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 18, 2007

Managed services provider thought ripe for acquisition.

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Microsoft files adware system patent

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 18, 2007

Ads could be targeted at users based on local system data.

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26 phishing arrests in Italy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 16, 2007

Police swoop on Poste Italiane spam scam gangs.

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Sony sues maker of MediaMax DRM system

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 16, 2007

CD protection developer accused of damaging Sony name.

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Japan to tighten spam laws

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 16, 2007

Proposals to further restrict email and phone spamming.

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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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