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Supermarket sweep

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2007

Phishers almost get away with $10m scam.

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E-crime unit to get government funding?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2007

UK government responds to House of Lords call for better policing of the Internet.

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November issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2007

The November issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

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Melissa has users CAPTCHA'd

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2007

Spammers offer strip show for correctly completed CAPTCHAs.

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VB100 NetWare update

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2007

Updated results for VB100 NetWare comparative.

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The sound of spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2007

Firm reports 15 million MP3 spams in October.

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FTC demands more power against spyware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 31, 2007

Prosecutions and fines needed to deter badware makers.

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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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Storm spams promise spooky Halloween

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 31, 2007

Tricks not treats as skeleton game emails link to attack.

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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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Storm e-card malware keeps on coming

No end to flood of fake friendly greetings.
No end to flood of fake friendly greetings. A further wave of e-cards carrying links to 'Storm' malware (various labelled Nuwar, Peacomm, Dorf, Zhelatin) has been hitting inboxes… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/storm-e-card-malware-keeps-coming/

Worries of Storm forming massive botnet

DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom.
DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom. Repeated waves of the 'Storm' trojan attacks continue to be spammed out, with the latest using more eCards to hook in still more… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/worries-storm-forming-massive-botnet/

Trojans and worms hiding behind games

Mario latest lure to hook victims on malware.
Mario latest lure to hook victims on malware. Social engineering techniques used to trick computer users into running malicious code on their systems concentrate around simple… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/trojans-and-worms-hiding-behind-games/

Fake updates and phony postcards carry malware

Microsoft patch and greetings card spams bring more trojans.
Microsoft patch and greetings card spams bring more trojans. Several spam runs posing as vulnerability alerts from Microsoft have been spotted in the last week, with links to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/07/fake-updates-and-phony-postcards-carry-malware/

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