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AVAR 2007 opens in Seoul

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 29, 2007

Asian and global malware experts gather to discuss latest trends

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SANS issues vulnerability top 20

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 29, 2007

Annual study of security risks finds software and humans present dangers.

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Webroot merges with UK managed service firm

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 29, 2007

Anti-spyware firm moves into SaaS arena

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Inconvenient content

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 28, 2007

Hackers include spammish content into Al Gore's website.

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QuickTime flaw could open Windows PCs to hackers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 27, 2007

Firefox users most vulnerable; Internet Explorer users should be wary too.

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Five-year-old design flaw found in all Windows versions

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 26, 2007

Microsoft engineers spend Thanksgiving holidays writing patch.

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One in four consider online banking unsafe

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 15, 2007

Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk free.

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Two fixes released on lightweight Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 14, 2007

Monthly security update covers just couple of dangers.

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Pushy scamware ads served by DoubleClick

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 14, 2007

Advertising network provided ads for rogue security product.

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Infected Seagate hard drives sold in Taiwan

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 12, 2007

External Maxtor disks shipped carrying autorun datastealer.

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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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