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Major seeding of Storm trojans seen

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

Latest wave of variants followed up by further fake warnings.

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Spam-fighters coalition formed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

ICSA announces cooperative forum of anti-spam developers.

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New exploits emerge in wake of Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

Security update release cycle leads to attack release cycle.

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Microsoft reveals more issues on Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 11, 2007

Fix for earlier .ani patch and another Vista issue included in batch.

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Linux/iPod proof-of-concept sighted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 11, 2007

New minority platform joins infectable list.

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UK ISP association issues spam guidelines

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 5, 2007

ISPA best practices document advises providers on spam control.

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Kaspersky patches series of vulnerabilities

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 5, 2007

ActiveX and overflow issues allowed remote data theft, local system attacks.

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NASA hacker loses case against extradition

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 4, 2007

UK man should face trial in States despite threats, say judges.

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Spam costing US companies over $70 billion per year

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 4, 2007

Survey finds junk email costs $713 per head in loss of productivity.

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Animated cursor flaw patched out of cycle

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 4, 2007

Microsoft reacts fast to widespread zero-day exploitation.

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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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