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US porn spammers convicted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 26, 2007

Two found guilty of CAN-SPAM breaches.

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Spanish mobile malware suspect arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 26, 2007

28-year-old charged with Cabir/Commwarrior crimes.

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Symantec presenter spotted using KAV

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 26, 2007

Another update embarrassment as rival software pops up.

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100,000 new phishing sites set up in 7 days

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 21, 2007

IBM sees huge rise in kit-build scam sites.

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UK users ignoring security issues

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 21, 2007

Surveys find public in the dark and careless about sensitive data.

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Latest VB100 announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 20, 2007

Products for 64-bit Windows Vista to be tested.

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China steps up fight against spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 19, 2007

Blacklist aims to reduce massive spamming levels.

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Mpack packs punch in Italy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 19, 2007

10,000 sites carrying exploits in large-scale attack.

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Phisher gets six years

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 14, 2007

Californian receives 70-month prison sentence, avoids 101 years behind bars.

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FBI serves up Operation Bot Roast

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 14, 2007

Investigations identify more than 1 million victim IP addresses.

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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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