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Anti-spammer loses case

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2006

Anti-spam activist sued in case that brings enforceability of state anti-spam laws into question.

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Stocking filler

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2006

Collection of 419 baiting tales.

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Festive greetings

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Yuletide wishes.

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In the picture?

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Remember VB94?

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December issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2006

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

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EU demands better spam and malware fighting

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 29, 2006

Commission report calls for smarter response to online onslaught.

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Worm targets old Symantec hole

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 29, 2006

Long-patched vulnerability attacked by new Spybot.

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Europe facing 38 billion spams a day by 2010

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 29, 2006

Research group releases report on future spam trends.

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Vulnerability hits F-Secure gateway products

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 29, 2006

Flaw in OpenSSL could allow DoS on servers.

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Spyware pushers let off fines

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 23, 2006

FTC reduces punishment for crooks 'unable to pay'.

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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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