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Zotob authors jailed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 13, 2006

One year, two years for worm writing duo.

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Patch Tuesday light on patches

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 13, 2006

MS patches previous patches, but not Word exploit.

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Star sites host most malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 13, 2006

Celebrities bigger lure than sex, says McAfee.

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Spearphishers track eBay trades

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 12, 2006

Auction losers tempted by second-chance phishes.

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Fake news site carries trojan

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 12, 2006

Conspiracy warning spam points to exploit web page.

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Phishing records broken in July

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 12, 2006

Highest ever numbers of phishing sites and brands, reports APWG.

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Botnet keepers rake in adware cash

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 11, 2006

Zombie herder makes $430 per day from single piece of adware.

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More AV products suffer flaws

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 11, 2006

Vulnerabilities found in AntiVir and avast!.

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Phishers cast nets less wide

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 8, 2006

More scams hitting fewer targets, says report.

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Samsung site hosting malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 8, 2006

Websense reports trojans found on electronics giant's servers.

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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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