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McAfee to buy Secure Computing

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 22, 2008

Acquisition deal valued at $465m.

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Last-minute papers announced for VB2008

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 16, 2008

Schedule for hot-topic technical 'turbo' talks announced.

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Free speech argument overturns AOL spammer conviction

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 16, 2008

Virginia court upholds notorious Jaynes' right to express himself in bulk.

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Tough weekend for AV giants as FPs and DNS issues hit

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 10, 2008

Trend false alert cripples users' systems, Sophos sites taken out by DNS mixup.

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Four critical updates in Patch Tuesday release

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 10, 2008

Monthly security update small but vital.

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Google shows off in-house browser beta

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 3, 2008

Open-source 'Chrome' promises security as well as efficiency.

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AV-Test release latest results

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 2, 2008

Major test of suite products completed

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September issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2008

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

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Malware reaches space station

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 29, 2008

Autorun worm found on non-critical systems.

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Best Western database hack exposes info on 8m customers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 26, 2008

Hotel chain data heist latest in string of major security leaks.

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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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