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Yet more vulnerabilities in major security products

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 15, 2007

Serious McAfee buffer overflow flaws join yet another Trend UPX issue.

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No fanfare for Windows Server 2003 SP2

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 15, 2007

Major update release emerges in mysterious silence.

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UK bankers show 44% rise in online theft

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 14, 2007

APACS study records major increase in phishing fraud earnings.

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Trend takes over HijackThis

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 14, 2007

Popular free spyware-spotting tool acquired by security giant.

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OneCare causing Outlook havoc

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 12, 2007

Old mailbox deletion bug resurfaces, upsets users

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New Zealand passes anti-spam law

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 9, 2007

As bulk emailing is regulated in NZ, Canada hears calls for similar laws.

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March Patch Tuesday cancelled

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 9, 2007

MS announces no security patches this month.

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SEC halts trading in spammed stocks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 9, 2007

Share trading in 35 pumped and dumped companies suspended.

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Report on TLD DNS DDoS attack released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 9, 2007

Fact sheet on web root server bombardment published by ICANN.

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Gromozon hijacks Italian MSN searches

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 8, 2007

Link bombing pushes blended spyware attack to top of popular search results.

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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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