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McAfee in anti-phishing confusion

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 22, 2006

Latest study rates all filters poorly, slates SiteAdvisor.

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Spammers and phishers target Christmas shoppers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 22, 2006

Online shoppers and email users face heightened festive risks.

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Zango still in spyware game

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 21, 2006

Dodgy tactics continue despite ruling.

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ISS to integrate BitDefender

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 21, 2006

Big Blue adds anti-virus and anti-spyware to desktop security product.

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UK toughens law against DoS, tools

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 20, 2006

New law ups penalties for hacking, but could threaten security research.

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Trojan planted on Chinese banking site

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 20, 2006

Backdoor dropper sneaked onto bank card operator's servers.

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Patch Tuesday vulnerability exploited

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 17, 2006

Attack developed within two days of disclosure.

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Worm targets Real Media files

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 17, 2006

McAfee warns of dangerous movies and music.

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Firefox anti-phishing better, says Mozilla

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 16, 2006

Browser phishing filters battle for supremacy.

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Panda vulnerabilities revealed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 16, 2006

ActiveScan remote access holes patched, details disclosed.

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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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