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Record breaking 60 anti-malware products undergo VB100 testing on Windows XP

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 13, 2010

One third fail to gain certification.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 1, 2010

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 26, 2010

Schedule for Vancouver security conference announced after bumper crop of submissions.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 11, 2010

Author of Allapple virus sentenced.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 5, 2010

Harmless documents replaced by web pages containing malicious code.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 3, 2010

'Mariposa' included almost 13 million zombies.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 1, 2010

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 24, 2010

Stricter rules on registering .cn domains leads to increase in malicious .ru domains.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 22, 2010

VB poll finds users still running outdated browser despite campaigns to boycott it.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 17, 2010

Cyclist accused of planting trojan at dope testing lab.

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SMS trojan targets Android users in eight western countries

Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat?
Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat? Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered an SMS trojan for Android phones that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/11/sms-trojan-targets-android-users-eight-western-countries/

Zitmo trojan for Android defeats two-factor authentication

Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS.
Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS. A new variant of the Zitmo trojan has been discovered that infects mobile devices running the Android platform and which intercepts SMS… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/zitmo-trojan-android-defeats-two-factor-authentication/

DroidKungFu command and control server may be mobile device

Android trojan makes use of root exploit.
Android trojan makes use of root exploit. Researchers at Fortinet have discovered a command and control server for the 'DroidKungFu' Android trojan that appears to be a mobile… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/06/droidkungfu-command-and-control-server-may-be-mobile-device/

AVG to acquire DroidSecurity

Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices.
Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices. Czech security firm AVG has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based DroidSecurity, a specialist in cloud-based… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/avg-acquire-droidsecurity/

Android SMS trojan goes wild

Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security.
Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security. The first known SMS trojan affecting smart phones running Google's Android operating system has been observed… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/08/android-sms-trojan-goes-wild/

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Record breaking 60 anti-malware products undergo VB100 testing on Windows XP

April issue of VB published

VB2010 conference programme announced

Estonian virus writer sent to jail

Morphing PDFs in new SEO poisoning trick

Botnet taken down as ringleaders are arrested

March issue of VB published

Spammers move from China to Russia

Nearly 20% still running IE 6

Warrant issued for arrest of cyclist turned hacker