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Spammer investigated in the Ukraine

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 17, 2005

Spammer undergoes criminal investigation in the Donetsk region of the Ukraine

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US Anti-Spyware bill approved

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 17, 2005

A revised anti-spyware bill was approved by a committee in the US House of Representatives.

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Man sentenced for 911 Trojan

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 15, 2005

Louisiana man gets six months behind bars

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Spyware bill approved

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 14, 2005

House of Representatives approves revised anti-spyware legislation

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Multimedia messaging virus

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 8, 2005

Mobile phone virus replicates via MMS

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Spam conviction dismissed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 4, 2005

Judge overturns conviction in US spam case

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Symantec gains AV patent

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 4, 2005

AV company awarded patent for scanning technology

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Errata: February 2005 Windows NT comparative review

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2005

VB regrets that two mistakes crept into the comparative review published in the February 2005 issue.

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Microsoft one step closer to AV

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2005

The latest developments on Microsoft's new anti-virus venture.

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MSNBC's spam boob

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 25, 2005

News channel sends spam message as 'breaking news'

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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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