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From Simple Mail to Hypertext

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 31, 2008

HTTP and FTP take over from SMTP as common malware spreading methods.

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Access flaw exploited via Word

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 25, 2008

Microsoft's employees hunting vulnerabilities instead of Easter eggs.

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Microsoft acquires Komoku

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 25, 2008

Anti-rootkit software to become part of Forefront and OneCare.

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Legitimate program becomes trojan downloader

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 17, 2008

Website of FlashGet attacked; malicious 'update' automatically downloaded.

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Hoax email warns about 'nasty virus'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 17, 2008

Phony advice causes removal of site from search engines.

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More 'trusted sites' carrying iframe danger

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 14, 2008

Big wave of website infections could affect tens of thousands of sites, Trend Micro latest victim.

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EU agency research advises sweeping security improvements

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 13, 2008

ISPs and developers should be held to account, says report.

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AV-test.org issues latest figures

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 13, 2008

In-depth testing covers multiple factors.

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Latest Patch Tuesday release

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 12, 2008

March's Patch Tuesday sees four 'critical' updates.

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Cisco announces 'Patch Wednesdays'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 11, 2008

Cisco set to embark on regular release cycle.

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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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