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Cisco announces 'Patch Wednesdays'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 11, 2008

Cisco set to embark on regular release cycle.

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Latest AV-Comparatives results released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 11, 2008

Detection test shows most products improving.

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'Olympic' emails contain malicious XLS attachments

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 10, 2008

Malware writers sprint to use vulnerabilities before next Patch Tuesday.

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Spammer's free speech defence fails

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 7, 2008

Appeal against conviction turned down.

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IE8 to include malware filtering

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 7, 2008

New features list includes upgrade to security provision.

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Showy malware pushes rogue anti-malware product

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 4, 2008

MonaRonaDona trojan leads searchers to remover scam.

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Cybercriminals charged in New Zealand, Korea

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 4, 2008

Law closes in on alleged botnet master and rogue anti-spyware maker.

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'Search engines should do more to fight malware'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 4, 2008

85% of users think that search engines should be doing more.

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March issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2008

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

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Gmail CAPTCHA cracked

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 26, 2008

Twenty per cent success rate sufficient to create thousands of spam accounts.

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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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