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Serious vulns in Centrino wireless

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 4, 2006

Intel releases generic patches, urges users to seek specific fixes.

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Rain of phish hits UK

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2006

Single botnet responsible for 8 million phishing emails.

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Virus writers continue targeting Microsoft's latest ideas

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2006

Another piece of malware for MS Powershell.

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Supermarket scammed by hacker employees

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2006

Supermarket sweep.

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Vietnamese botnet-keeper arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2006

Student launched DDoS attacks 'just for fun'.

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Apple releases patches - Mac debate rumbles on

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2006

Are Macs safer than Windows PCs? Oh yes they are... Oh no they're not.. etc.

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Hi-tech phreaking and other VoIP woes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2006

Security issues with VoIP technology revealed at Black Hat USA.

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BBC hypes 'more than 95% spam rate'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 2, 2006

Shock figure drawn from dubious source.

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F-Secure announces healthy figures

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 2, 2006

Finnish AV firm shows strong performance.

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Interpol site spoofed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 2, 2006

Beware fake international police organizations...

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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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