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Explosive growth of malicious spam

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 17, 2011

Spam filters less likely to block current malware campaigns.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 11, 2011

'Sick leave' message followed by weight loss spam.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 5, 2011

Victim tricked into believing security software still active.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 3, 2011

Web injection used to suggest accidental transfer.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 1, 2011

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 20, 2011

Q2 test results covering 22 products released.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 19, 2011

'See who stalks my Twitter' used to lure users.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 18, 2011

Malware targets customers of Brazilian banks.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 18, 2011

'My friend has been spammed' button also welcomed by experts.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 14, 2011

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.

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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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Explosive growth of malicious spam

Spam sent via fake out-of-office messages

Fake codec trojan disables anti-virus software

Banking malware tells user to 'refund' money

August issue of VB published

AV-Test.org unveils latest certifications

Rogue Twitter application steals passwords

Trojan uses remote user account to control compromised machine

Hotmail beefs up security with stricter password policy

Latest VBSpam certification results published