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Yahoo! searchers to get McAfee site advice

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 9, 2008

SiteAdvisor data to help check security of search results.

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Security experts gather in Europe

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 7, 2008

Anti-malware insights pooled at AMTSO, CARO and EICAR meetings.

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Users divided about customer liability for online fraud losses

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 6, 2008

Many users worried about lack of knowledge.

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May issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 1, 2008

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

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Cracked CAPTCHAs used to create malicious blogs

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 25, 2008

Blogs on Google's blogging system redirect to spam sites.

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Mass attack infects over half a million web pages

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 24, 2008

United Nations and UK Government sites among those infected by SQL injection.

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More than 50% of users regularly double-check for false positive spam filtering

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 16, 2008

Only 12% of users trust their spam filter sufficiently not to bother sifting through spam folder.

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Phishing on rise, but anti-phishers fighting back

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 16, 2008

As UK banking body reports major increase in phishes, PayPal unveils blocking strategy.

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China-Tibet row spills over into malware attacks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 16, 2008

Both sides of debate targeted to spread malicious code.

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Latest Patch Tuesday update released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 9, 2008

Microsoft announces five 'critical' vulnerabilities need fixing.

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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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