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Spyware maker Direct Revenue closes doors

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 26, 2007

Notorious company forced out of business by legal actions.

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Trend Micro invests in leak-prevention firm

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 26, 2007

Further data security added to portfolio.

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PDF trojan exploits Adobe flaw

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 24, 2007

Reader/Acrobat vulnerability targeted day after patch release.

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RealPlayer zero-day flaw exploited

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 22, 2007

Manufacturer responds rapidly to serious security hole.

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Latest VB100 announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 22, 2007

Windows 2000 Professional products to be tested.

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Pump-and-dumpers move on to MP3 spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 18, 2007

Audio files latest stock pushing tactic.

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Bulletproof hosting firm claims legitimacy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 17, 2007

Crime-laden Russian service threatens to sue detractors.

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Storm botnet evolution hints at spam and DDoS renting

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 17, 2007

Latest change in tactics could mean zombie clusters for hire.

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Five to six years for $1 million porn spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 15, 2007

Strong sentences for CAN-SPAM breaches, money laundering.

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Online fraud fighters' reputation targeted by crooks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 15, 2007

Joe Job attack aims to blacken good name of UK crimefighter Bobbear.

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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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