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Bumper crop of October patch releases

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 16, 2009

Busy weeks for admins as Patch Tuesday joined by Adobe fixes, and Mozilla announces plug-in checking plans.

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AMTSO members summit covers controversial issues

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 16, 2009

Expert body gets to grips with string of difficult subjects.

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VB announces next VB100 test on Windows 7

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 12, 2009

Deadline announced for first VB100 comparative on new operating system.

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11 out of 26 anti-virus products fail VB100 certification

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 9, 2009

VB reveals which products failed to meet VB100 certification criteria, and updated 'RAP quadrant' showing Reactive And Proactive detection abilities.

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Webmail data leak hype deflated

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 9, 2009

Rumoured phishing explosion grabs headlines, reality much more mundane.

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Microsoft steps into free AV market

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 2, 2009

Security Essentials release creates expected storm of words.

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October issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2009

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

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Latest AV-Comparatives test results released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 21, 2009

High scores as 7 out of 16 graded Advanced+ in on demand tests

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Rogue AV claims to send money to environmental causes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 3, 2009

'Green AV' best added to blacklist to avoid red faces.

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September issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2009

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

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Tough weekend for AV giants as FPs and DNS issues hit

Trend false alert cripples users' systems, Sophos sites taken out by DNS mixup.
Trend false alert cripples users' systems, Sophos sites taken out by DNS mixup. Two of the larger security firms, Trend Micro and Sophos, had a busy weekend cleaning up after… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/09/tough-weekend-av-giants-fps-and-dns-issues-hit/

DNS flaw exploitation danger growing

Slow patchers targeted by sophisticated attacks.
Slow patchers targeted by sophisticated attacks. The serious vulnerability in the implementation of DNS systems has been targeted by malicious attacks, as security watchers have… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/08/dns-flaw-exploitation-danger-growing/

Patch Tuesday sees serious DNS flaws fixed

Nothing marked critical, but some very important patches issued.
Nothing marked critical, but some very important patches issued.Microsoft's latest 'Patch Tuesday' round of security updates for once contains no bulletins marked as 'critical',… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/07/patch-tuesday-sees-serious-dns-flaws-fixed/

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