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Trend Micro buys email encryption firm

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 25, 2008

UK company taken over by security giant.

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Botnet-herding team arrested in Quebec

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 22, 2008

Gang held for managing million-machine zombie net.

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Vista SP1 clashing with AV products

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 22, 2008

Service Pack causing issues for several security suites.

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Malware going local

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 22, 2008

Report sees trend toward greater localisation of threats.

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Habbo trojan steals passwords

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 21, 2008

Extension decorates your room... with malware.

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Vish implanted in phishing warning

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 21, 2008

Doctored bank alert includes phony phone number.

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ITV site carried scareware ads

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 21, 2008

Rogue security product pushed by ads on several UK TV sites.

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VB reveals new website design

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 20, 2008

Glossary, comments and mobile website among new additions.

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VB100 test on Windows Vista SP1 announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 19, 2008

Products to be tested on new update to Vista platform.

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Japanese super-spammer arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 19, 2008

Tokyo man sent 2.2 billion emails.

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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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