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'Olympic' emails contain malicious XLS attachments

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 10, 2008

Malware writers sprint to use vulnerabilities before next Patch Tuesday.

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Spammer's free speech defence fails

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 7, 2008

Appeal against conviction turned down.

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IE8 to include malware filtering

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 7, 2008

New features list includes upgrade to security provision.

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Showy malware pushes rogue anti-malware product

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 4, 2008

MonaRonaDona trojan leads searchers to remover scam.

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Cybercriminals charged in New Zealand, Korea

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 4, 2008

Law closes in on alleged botnet master and rogue anti-spyware maker.

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'Search engines should do more to fight malware'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 4, 2008

85% of users think that search engines should be doing more.

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March issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2008

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

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Gmail CAPTCHA cracked

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 26, 2008

Twenty per cent success rate sufficient to create thousands of spam accounts.

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Trend Micro buys email encryption firm

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 25, 2008

UK company taken over by security giant.

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Botnet-herding team arrested in Quebec

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 22, 2008

Gang held for managing million-machine zombie net.

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Worm trashes music files

MP3s targeted for destruction.
MP3s targeted for destruction. A new worm has been spotted attempting to delete .mp3 music files from infected systems and attached devices. Once a machine is compromised, the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/worm-trashes-music-files/

New OpenOffice proof-of-concept widely noted

Odd payload, not spreading danger, brings attention to cross-platform worm.
Odd payload, not spreading danger, brings attention to cross-platform worm. A new proof-of-concept malware exploiting the OpenOffice document format has made headlines across the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/new-openoffice-proof-concept-widely-noted/

Phishing moves into more new areas

Surveys, phone lines, USB sticks and call girls the latest tactics for spammers and phishers.
Surveys, phone lines, USB sticks and call girls the latest tactics for spammers and phishers. The latest social-engineering methods being put to use by phishers show no let up in… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/phishing-moves-more-new-areas/

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