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Free speech argument overturns AOL spammer conviction

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 16, 2008

Virginia court upholds notorious Jaynes' right to express himself in bulk.

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Last-minute papers announced for VB2008

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 16, 2008

Schedule for hot-topic technical 'turbo' talks announced.

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Four critical updates in Patch Tuesday release

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 10, 2008

Monthly security update small but vital.

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Tough weekend for AV giants as FPs and DNS issues hit

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 10, 2008

Trend false alert cripples users' systems, Sophos sites taken out by DNS mixup.

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Google shows off in-house browser beta

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 3, 2008

Open-source 'Chrome' promises security as well as efficiency.

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AV-Test release latest results

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 2, 2008

Major test of suite products completed

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September issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2008

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

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Malware reaches space station

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 29, 2008

Autorun worm found on non-critical systems.

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Best Western database hack exposes info on 8m customers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 26, 2008

Hotel chain data heist latest in string of major security leaks.

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AMTSO releases draft guidelines for public comment

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 26, 2008

First major publication emerges from testing standards body.

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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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