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Symantec, Kaspersky issue threat reports

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 26, 2006

Trojans, vulnerabilities, spam and crime loom large.

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Trend launches bot blocking service

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 26, 2006

Botnet-spotting system watches for bad DNS behaviour.

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More than 90% of email is spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 22, 2006

Spamhaus founder estimates spam levels significantly higher than other industry monitors.

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Canadians row with Sony over DRM

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 22, 2006

Rootkit battles still going.

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Vista issues worry vendors

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 22, 2006

Security firms complain about monopoly tactics.

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Unofficial VML patch released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 22, 2006

Security task force issues stop-gap fix for IE hole.

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AV guru Jimmy Kuo heads to Microsoft

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 20, 2006

Industry veteran joins others from McAfee.

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Spam King sued again

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 19, 2006

Serial spammer charged with more spamming.

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Zero-day exploit targeting IE flaw

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 19, 2006

'Extremely critical' buffer overflow used to drop spyware.

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AIM worm warning

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 19, 2006

AOL IM users at risk from botnet-building attack.

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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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