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Vulnerabilities closed in OpenOffice, StarOffice

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 26, 2007

Flaws patched in TIFF parsing code.

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Boot virus shipped on German laptops

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2007

Aged malware installed on batch of Vista systems.

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Microsoft files further adware patent

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2007

User behaviour monitors could be used to target ads.

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St. Petersburg US Consulate website hacked

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 14, 2007

Malware served by official government site.

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VB2007 last-minute hot-topic papers revealed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 13, 2007

Schedule for up-to-the-minute tech talks announced.

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Quiet Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 12, 2007

Four flaws fixed in minimal security update.

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New worm spreading via Skype

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 11, 2007

Multilingual malware posing as porn in chat messages.

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Yahoo!-owned ad firm serves up trojans

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 11, 2007

Infectious flash adverts displayed on major sites.

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AOL quietly drops free-to-all AV offering

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 11, 2007

Gratis software now for members only, old users may be at risk.

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Storm DDoS hits anti-scam sites

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 10, 2007

419 fighters attacked - NFL and TOR latest spam hooks.

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95% of spam monetized through three banks

Financial infrastructure possible bottleneck for spammers.
Financial infrastructure possible bottleneck for spammers. In a recently published paper, researchers from the University of California found that 95 per cent of spamvertised… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/05/95-spam-monetized-through-three-banks/

Users divided about customer liability for online fraud losses

Many users worried about lack of knowledge.
Many users worried about lack of knowledge. In a poll of more than 700 visitors to the VB website, users were divided on whether or not it is fair for online banking customers to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/05/users-divided-about-customer-liability-online-fraud-losses/

Users of online banking 'should have adequate protection'

New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to online theft.
New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to online theft. A new banking code launched earlier this week by the British'… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/04/users-online-banking-should-have-adequate-protection/

Meta-phishing

Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site.
Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site. The anti-malware industry can congratulate itself for there being an increasing awareness among users about phishing. Users are… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/02/meta-phishing/

Help for victims of e-crime

Cybercrime support website launched.
Cybercrime support website launched. A website dedicated to helping victims of online crime and other incidents has been launched in the UK. The site, www.e-victims.org, aims to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/01/help-victims-e-crime/

One in four consider online banking unsafe

Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk free.
Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/11/one-four-consider-online-banking-unsafe/

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