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Malicious spam campaigns leave experts puzzled

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 21, 2011

Increase in malware in spam has not led to increase in malicious activity.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 21, 2011

Social engineering circumvents banking security

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 20, 2011

Browsers and operating systems had already revoked trust in Dutch CA.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 20, 2011

Important lessons for companies engaging in social media.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 19, 2011

Good practice means good performance.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 14, 2011

Files with code-executing properties attached to emails.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 14, 2011

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 5, 2011

Fake certificates signed for CIA, Mossad, Google, Facebook.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 1, 2011

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 26, 2011

Email with malicious attachment uploaded to online scanning service

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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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