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McAfee acquires website trust mark firm

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 31, 2007

ScanAlert certification system bought for $51 million.

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Microsoft unveils January-June threat report

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 26, 2007

Security analysis shows rise in vulnerabilities, trojans and scamware.

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Spyware maker Direct Revenue closes doors

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 26, 2007

Notorious company forced out of business by legal actions.

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Trend Micro invests in leak-prevention firm

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 26, 2007

Further data security added to portfolio.

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PDF trojan exploits Adobe flaw

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 24, 2007

Reader/Acrobat vulnerability targeted day after patch release.

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RealPlayer zero-day flaw exploited

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 22, 2007

Manufacturer responds rapidly to serious security hole.

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Latest VB100 announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 22, 2007

Windows 2000 Professional products to be tested.

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Pump-and-dumpers move on to MP3 spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 18, 2007

Audio files latest stock pushing tactic.

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Bulletproof hosting firm claims legitimacy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 17, 2007

Crime-laden Russian service threatens to sue detractors.

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Storm botnet evolution hints at spam and DDoS renting

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 17, 2007

Latest change in tactics could mean zombie clusters for hire.

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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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