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Phone support scammers attempt repeat business

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 29, 2013

Previous victims contacted again and tricked into 'renewing' service.

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Avast launches bug bounty programme

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 25, 2013

Security firm offers reward for info on bugs.

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VB2014 - location, location, location

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 24, 2013

Cat escapes bag as details of VB2014 conference are announced.

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Indian government proposes pamphlet-based cybersecurity education

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 14, 2013

Mandatory brochures not welcomed by manufacturers.

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Anonymous petitions Obama Administration

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 10, 2013

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European Cybercrime Centre set for launch

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 9, 2013

Central cybercrime resource for EU member states.

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Cat carries computer virus

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 9, 2013

Cat collared.

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January issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2013

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

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December issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2012

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

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Correction to VBSpam results

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 27, 2012

Spamhaus and SURBL results re-evaluated.

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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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