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VB100 update

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 4, 2009

Post-test analysis corrects results for MS Forefront, CA.

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December issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2009

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

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Legal success against notorious spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2009

Atkinson to pay huge fine; Ralsky to spend years in prison.

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AV-Comparatives releases latest retrospective figures

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 30, 2009

Half of products rated top-class in proactive detection testing.

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VB calls for collaboration amongst anti-spam vendors

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 30, 2009

VB finds that, when it comes to spam filtering, a combined effort outperforms individual products.

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ICSA Labs report reveals testing details

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 18, 2009

Certification issues unmasked in 20-year lab survey.

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Fortinet announces IPO

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 18, 2009

Gateway specialist releases share price projections.

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Anti-spam products do well in VB testing

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 4, 2009

VB announces anti-spam certification results.

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November issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2009

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

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AV-Comparatives publishes malware removal test

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 29, 2009

16 products challenged to remove selection of tricky infections.

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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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