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Theft spam, fraud and web threats may rival ad spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 24, 2007

Spring threat reports show rise in spying, zombies, spear-phishing and cracked websites.

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Experts predict no let-up in malcode development

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 24, 2007

Kaspersky and Russinovich warn of growth in Vista, non-Windows malware.

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Governments making moves to combat cybercrime

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 24, 2007

Laws and agencies beginning to target online fraud and ID theft.

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Latest VB100 comparative announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 19, 2007

Windows XP products to be tested for June issue.

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McAfee VirusScan vulnerability found, patched

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 19, 2007

Multibyte character overflow issue breaches on-access defences.

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Worms exploiting Windows DNS flaw

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 18, 2007

Zero-day vulnerability quickly used to transmit attacks.

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Dr.Web Linux VB100 update

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 18, 2007

Dr.Web test results recalculated.

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Mobile-to-human virus scare hits Asian nations

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 18, 2007

Rumours of killer mobile malware travel from Pakistan to Afghanistan.

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Sexy pics push Skype malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 17, 2007

Messaging attack hides behind photo of girl in stilettos.

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Spam-fighters coalition formed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

ICSA announces cooperative forum of anti-spam developers.

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Major pump-and-dump campaign floods inboxes

Heavy stock scam barrage ups spam levels 30%.
Heavy stock scam barrage ups spam levels 30%. A major PDF pump-and-dump campaign has been reported, with massive numbers of mails spammed out. According to spam watchers at Sophos,… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/major-pump-and-dump-campaign-floods-inboxes/

FBI serves up Operation Bot Roast

Investigations identify more than 1 million victim IP addresses.
Investigations identify more than 1 million victim IP addresses. The FBI has announced the results of an ongoing initiative, dubbed 'Operation Bot Roast', which is aimed at… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/fbi-serves-operation-bot-roast/

Botnet DoS no longer profitable

Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere.
Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere. The use of armies of botnets to carry out denial-of-service attacks on lucrative websites, as a method of extorting… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/botnet-dos-no-longer-profitable/

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