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MessageLabs teams up with Symantec

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 2, 2004

Companies collaborate to provide anti-spam services.

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Symantec to block phishing

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 24, 2004

Symantec announces new service to help stop phishing scams

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IETF rejects sender ID

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 23, 2004

The Internet Engineering Task Force has rejected Microsoft's preferred anti-spam specification.

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Governments urged to do more to combat cybercrime

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 23, 2004

The Council of Europe's 2001 Cybercrime Convention has been signed by 30 countries, but is only law in eight of these.

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Correction

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 22, 2004

VB regrets that an error slipped through the editorial net in the August 2004 Netware comparative review.

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Increase in infections for chinese

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 21, 2004

87.9% Thats the number of malware infected computer users in China, according to their Minister of Public Security.

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Symantec Buys Again

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 20, 2004

The AV company that never seems to stop buying, reveals its latest purchase.

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The bounty hunters are here

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 20, 2004

US Federal Trade Commission says the US government must be generous with its rewards if it decides to encourage 'bounty hunters' to track down email spammers

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Phish it yourself

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 31, 2004

Do-it-yourself phishing kits are available free of charge to anyone surfing the Internet.

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Virginian law is constitutional

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 27, 2004

US judge rules Virginia’s anti-spam law is constitutional.

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New paper: A review of the evolution of Andromeda over the years

The Andromeda botnet (aka Gamarue or Wauchos) has plagued Internet users for more than half a decade but, following a takedown effort and the arrest of the suspected botnet owner in December 2017, it is likely we have seen the end of it. In a new paper by…
In December last year, a joint operation involving law enforcement agencies and many security firms led to the dismantling of the Andromeda botnet, also known as Gamarue or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2018/02/new-paper-review-evolution-andromeda-over-years/

VB2014 paper: Duping the machine - malware strategies, post sandbox detection

James Wyke looks at malware that takes extra steps to frustrate researchers.
James Wyke looks at malware that takes extra steps to frustrate researchers.Since the close of the VB2014 conference in Seattle in October, we have been sharing VB2014 conference… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2015/01/paper-duping-machine-malware-strategies-post-sandbox-detection/

VB2014 preview: Duping the machine - malware strategies, post sandbox detection

James Wyke looks at four difference decoy methods.
James Wyke looks at four difference decoy methods.In the weeks running up to VB2014 (the 24th Virus Bulletin International Conference), we will look at some of the research that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/08/preview-duping-machine-malware-strategies-post-sandbox-detection/

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