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NCSA launches security month

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 2, 2006

Watchdog kicks off awareness offensive.

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October issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2006

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

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Phishers indicted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2006

Six men charged with masterminding a phishing operation.

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News round-up

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2006

September's goings on in the AV industry.

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Spammer's appeal rejected

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 29, 2006

Weaselboy conviction upheld.

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Volvo syndrome for Mac users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2006

Relative safety may lead to unsafe practices.

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More Microsoft vulnerability woes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2006

PowerPoint problem tops off busy month for MS.

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AOL phishers indicted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2006

Team of six face jail in Connecticut.

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McAfee tops for client security

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 28, 2006

Analyst firm rates industry heavyweights.

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Microsoft patches IE hole

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 27, 2006

VML fix released only a week after flaw exploited.

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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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