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Meta-phishing

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 15, 2008

Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site.

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Microsoft research revives 'friendly worm' ideas

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 15, 2008

Malware techniques proposed as update-spreading method.

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Phishers phishing phishers' phishes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 15, 2008

Scam software secretly sending stolen data to creators.

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Bumper Patch Tuesday short of one patch

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 13, 2008

Excel remains vulnerable as expected fix is dropped.

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Trend vs. ClamAV patent row hots up

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 13, 2008

Free software advocates call for boycott of Trend.

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M&S joins high-street AV retail crowd

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 13, 2008

Upmarket store to match rivals in security software selling.

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Over 1 per cent of search results include malicious sites

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 12, 2008

Google research paper confirms significant increase in number of malware-serving websites.

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Storm Valentines run under way

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 12, 2008

Seasonal spam and malware barrage gets going.

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More PDF exploits seen in wild

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 11, 2008

Adobe Reader and Acrobat flaws open way for further document attacks.

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Live Mail CAPTCHA system bypassed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 11, 2008

Spammers use botnet to register accounts on popular free webmail service.

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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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