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Facebook temporarily blocks access from Tor

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 19, 2013

Malicious activity triggered automatic lockdown.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 18, 2013

30 mobile solutions tested for malware protection and speed hit.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 17, 2013

Most filters see a small increase in their catch rates overall.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 4, 2013

Set of checks can show if your security is properly configured and operational.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 1, 2013

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 31, 2013

Eased restrictions welcomed by security experts.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 29, 2013

New round of figures compare products to Microsoft baselines.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 29, 2013

Code executed on web servers to cause them to join IRC botnet.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 24, 2013

Sales of Spyware Doctor and other security products end, support to continue for existing users.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 22, 2013

Month-long attacks had significant impact.

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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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