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Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 20, 2004

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GIANT purchase for Microsoft

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 17, 2004

Microsoft buys anti-spyware provider.

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Anti-spam law 'unconstitutional'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 15, 2004

Judge says Maryland anti-spam law is flawed.

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Symantec to acquire Veritas?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 15, 2004

Just in time for Christmas?

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Spyware-led investigations

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 14, 2004

Australian police given power to use spyware.

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DDoS stunt over

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 7, 2004

Lycos ends its 'make love not spam' campaign - but not before the file had been trojanised...

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More spammers for the slammer?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 3, 2004

Microsoft continues to make good use of its legal resources.

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News by email

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

New twice-monthly email newsletter dedicated to news and technical information about the spam and anti-spam arena launched.

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Season's greetings

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

The VB team wishes all Virus Bulletin readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous new year.

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Academic research journal

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

Announcement and first call for papers of the European Research Journal in Computer Virology

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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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