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CastleCops closes down

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 6, 2009

Security community project comes to an end.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 6, 2009

Mobile exploit attack disables messaging.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 1, 2009

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 17, 2008

Users advised to patch ASAP.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 16, 2008

Large numbers of users vulnerable to unpatched problem.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 16, 2008

MicroWorld eScan added to list of VB100 successes for December.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 11, 2008

Bumper crop of patches plus further fix leave known holes open.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 11, 2008

Courts crack down on pushers of rogue anti-malware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 1, 2008

Exploit attack patches flaw once system penetrated.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 1, 2008

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

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McAfee acquires website trust mark firm

ScanAlert certification system bought for $51 million.
ScanAlert certification system bought for $51 million.McAfee has bought ScanAlert, the firm behind the 'Hacker Safe' trust mark logo, carried by some 75,000 websites to indicate… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/10/mcafee-acquires-website-trust-mark-firm/

McAfee invests in encryption firm

SafeBoot acquired for $350 million.
SafeBoot acquired for $350 million.McAfee has announced the acquisition of encryption and device control specialist SafeBoot, which produces a range of security products for PCs… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/10/mcafee-invests-encryption-firm/

US users overestimating PC security

Survey finds people are less protected than they think.
Survey finds people are less protected than they think. A joint study carried out by McAfee and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has found that many US consumers wrongly… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/10/us-users-overestimating-pc-security/

AOL quietly drops free-to-all AV offering

Gratis software now for members only, old users may be at risk.
Gratis software now for members only, old users may be at risk. A month ago we reported on AOL's switch of providers for its free anti-virus software offering, from the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/09/aol-quietly-drops-free-all-av-offering/

Webcam zero-day in Yahoo! Messenger

Video chat invites pose vulnerability danger.
Video chat invites pose vulnerability danger. A zero-day vulnerability has been reported in the webcam module of Yahoo! Messenger, allowing attackers remote access to systems open… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/webcam-zero-day-yahoo-messenger/

AOL drops Kaspersky for McAfee

Web giant changes provider of free security software for members.
Web giant changes provider of free security software for members. Giant ISP and web services provider AOL is offering a free, special edition version of McAfee security software to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/aol-drops-kaspersky-mcafee/

Online malware dangers analysed

Google, McAfee release webserver, search result figures.
Google, McAfee release webserver, search result figures. Two reports out this week have revealed some interesting statistics on the security dangers involved in browsing the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/online-malware-dangers-analysed/

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/

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CastleCops closes down

Symbian SMS pest highlighted

January issue of VB published

MS to release out-of-band patch for critical IE vulnerability

IE zero-day danger growing

VB100 update

Patch Tuesday released closely followed by emergency update

FTC goes after scareware scammers

Worm targets MS08-067 vulnerability

December issue of VB published