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Catch rates drop in latest VBSpam tests

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 27, 2013

Spam more of a challenge for majority of products.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 18, 2013

Meanwhile, desktop users sent to (relatively harmless) weight-loss site.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 1, 2013

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 21, 2013

Internet giant may indeed do something right; Yahoo! has a real problem.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 20, 2013

'Unit 61398' employs hundreds of people.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 12, 2013

Levels still higher than for most of 2012.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 6, 2013

Companies required to report breaches.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 6, 2013

Nearly one third of computers still found to be infected.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 5, 2013

10th annual awareness day focuses on rights and responsibilities.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 4, 2013

Excellent performances in spam filter test - plus evidence of a correlation between spam 'passing' SPF and an increased delivery rate.

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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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