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December issue of VB published

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 1, 2008

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 19, 2008

OneCare retirement announced, new product will be lighter on systems and pockets.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 14, 2008

After a week's stay of execution, ICANN decides EstDomains will be terminated.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 13, 2008

Web-hosting firm believed to be responsible for 75% of spam.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 12, 2008

Just two updates released by Microsoft this month: one rated critical, one important.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 11, 2008

Researchers hijack botnet - and find spam success rates lower than previously believed.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 1, 2008

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 24, 2008

Out-of-cycle update fixes serious, wormable flaw.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 22, 2008

Products for 64-bit Vista to be put through paces.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 22, 2008

Innocent file labelled trojan.

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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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December issue of VB published

Microsoft to replace OneCare with free AV product

ICANN pulls plug on registrar favoured by cyber crooks

Disconnection of dubious provider sees spam levels plummet

Two updates in Microsoft's November's patch release

Riders on a Storm

November issue of VB published

Microsoft issues emergency patch

Latest VB100 announced

McAfee false positive flags Vista component