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Out-of-band patch release from Adobe

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 17, 2010

Unscheduled update released by Adobe.

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Patch Tuesday release includes 13 bulletins

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 10, 2010

26 vulnerabilities featured in sizeable update set.

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February issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2010

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

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EU report suggests 95% of email is spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 26, 2010

Less than five per cent of all SMTP connections result in an email being delivered into a user's inbox.

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January issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2010

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

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Botnets becoming more robust

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 15, 2009

Zeus botnet used Amazon's in-the-cloud service to control bots.

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Project Honey Pot 'celebrates' billionth spam message

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 15, 2009

Facebook about to become most phished organization.

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IE zero-day bug fixed in Patch Tuesday updates

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 9, 2009

Serious browser bug main feature of monthly alerts, Adobe Flash issue also patched.

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Next VB100 comparative announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 9, 2009

SUSE test to challenge Linux products.

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False positive problem hits avast! users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 9, 2009

Human failure blamed for faulty update.

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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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