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Patch Tuesday sees serious DNS flaws fixed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 10, 2008

Nothing marked critical, but some very important patches issued.

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Storm mails bring spoof World War 3 news

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 10, 2008

US-Iran war story used as hook for malware barrage.

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July issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 1, 2008

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

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MAAWG unveils spam and botnet battling policies

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 30, 2008

Working group of ISPs and net operators issue traffic calming guidelines.

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Macs under attack from trojan double whammy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 30, 2008

Two new threats in a week spark worries of approaching Mac malware era.

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China hosting over half of malicious sites

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 30, 2008

StopBadware.org report highlights Chinese dominance in web malware.

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Trojan-to-worm automation tool spotted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 20, 2008

GUI gizmo adds extra spreading menace to any malware.

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LinkScanner could be behind surge in web traffic

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 20, 2008

Traffic analysts worry as AVG implements web scanning technology.

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Yet more data leaks in UK public services

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 20, 2008

Confidential health service info exposed after theft.

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Spyware gang sneaks millions from SA government

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 12, 2008

32 arrested but South Africa theft scam thought to be ongoing.

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'Son of Stuxnet' trojan found

'Duqu' used in targeted attacks to steal specific information.
'Duqu' used in targeted attacks to steal specific information. Researchers at both Symantec and McAfee have discovered a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with strong links to Stuxnet… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/10/son-stuxnet-trojan-found/

Attack targets government agencies in CIS countries

Trojans used to steal specific files.
Trojans used to steal specific files. Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered an ongoing targeted attack against, among others, government agencies and diplomatic missions in… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/09/attack-targets-government-agencies-cis-countries/

Windows Help Files used in targeted attacks

Files with code-executing properties attached to emails.
Files with code-executing properties attached to emails. Researchers at Symantec have discovered Windows Help Files being used in targeted attacks. Such help files, which use the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/09/windows-help-files-used-targeted-attacks/

Adobe releases emergency update for Flash Player

Zero-day exploit actively being abused.
Zero-day exploit actively being abused.Adobe has announced it will release an update for its Flash Player on Friday 15 April, fixing a vulnerability that is currently being… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/04/adobe-releases-emergency-update-flash-player/

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