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Symbian worm sighted in the wild

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 23, 2008

Malware pretends to be media or image file.

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Google links scam Avira users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 21, 2008

Suspect firm advertising via Google found to be specialising in hijacking security brands.

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US agencies report vishing, extortion, danger of hacking

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 21, 2008

FBI name used in email attacks, CIA warns of power supply hacks.

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Help for victims of e-crime

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 17, 2008

Cybercrime support website launched.

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Malcode from Mexico and Africa predicted to boom

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 17, 2008

Developing world expected to contribute heavily to future cybercrime.

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Microsoft alert on Excel vulnerability

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 17, 2008

Targeted exploitation of zero-day flaw seen in wild.

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Stormy love letters

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 16, 2008

Storm botnet celebrates birthday with new wave of spam.

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Phishing danger increases as Storm botnet is hired out

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 15, 2008

Smart new trojan and Storm diversification add to online banking risk.

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Rogue anti-malware targets Mac users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 15, 2008

Scam expands horizons to draw in new market of victims.

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Spam printing proof-of-concept revealed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 14, 2008

Lack of security allows websites to send spammish content to network printers.

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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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