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Spam gets the sniffles

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 28, 2004

Spammers seize the opportunity to cash in on the US flu vaccine problem.

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Sender ID specification revised

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 26, 2004

Microsoft has another stab at getting its email authentication protocol approved.

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Trial of virus writer postponed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 26, 2004

Sasser author made to wait.

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RSS activated

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 18, 2004

Virus Bulletin RSS feeds revamped and live again.

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Online 'museum' displays collection of the finest spam...

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 13, 2004

As if you haven't already seen enough...

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Action plan on spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 13, 2004

15 countries sign up to international action plan on spam.

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Top ten security urban legends revealed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 12, 2004

Most common cyber security myths unveiled as part of Cyber Security Month.

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FTC sues spyware outfit

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 11, 2004

US government begins crack down on spyware.

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Conference photos

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 7, 2004

Take a look at the VB2004 conference photos

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Another successful VB conference

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 4, 2004

With over 330 delegates and a collection of interesting and informative speakers, VB2004 was a great success.

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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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