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Spam sent via fake out-of-office messages

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 11, 2011

'Sick leave' message followed by weight loss spam.

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Fake codec trojan disables anti-virus software

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 5, 2011

Victim tricked into believing security software still active.

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Banking malware tells user to 'refund' money

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2011

Web injection used to suggest accidental transfer.

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August issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 1, 2011

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

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AV-Test.org unveils latest certifications

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 20, 2011

Q2 test results covering 22 products released.

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Rogue Twitter application steals passwords

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 19, 2011

'See who stalks my Twitter' used to lure users.

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Trojan uses remote user account to control compromised machine

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 18, 2011

Malware targets customers of Brazilian banks.

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Hotmail beefs up security with stricter password policy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 18, 2011

'My friend has been spammed' button also welcomed by experts.

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Latest VBSpam certification results published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 14, 2011

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.

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Zitmo trojan for Android defeats two-factor authentication

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 11, 2011

Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS.

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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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