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GIANT purchase for Microsoft

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 17, 2004

Microsoft buys anti-spyware provider.

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Anti-spam law 'unconstitutional'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 15, 2004

Judge says Maryland anti-spam law is flawed.

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Symantec to acquire Veritas?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 15, 2004

Just in time for Christmas?

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Spyware-led investigations

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 14, 2004

Australian police given power to use spyware.

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DDoS stunt over

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 7, 2004

Lycos ends its 'make love not spam' campaign - but not before the file had been trojanised...

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More spammers for the slammer?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 3, 2004

Microsoft continues to make good use of its legal resources.

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FBI's virus blunder

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

Virus infection nearly blew the cover on a secret FBI fraud investigation two years ago.

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Hotmail originator turns to anti-spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

Sabeer Bhatia, the man behind Hotmail, has announced that he has invested in an anti-spam company

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VB2005 call for papers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present at VB2005 in Dublin - so set aside some time between the season's festive parties to get writing!

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Email authentication in the open

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

35 high-profile organisations sign open letter, calling for a rapid rollout of email authentication technologies

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Monster haul of data reaped from job site

Trojan gathers 1.6 million sets of jobseeker records.
Trojan gathers 1.6 million sets of jobseeker records. Researchers at Symantec have reported discovering a server carrying 1.6 million entries from the popular jobseeking website… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/monster-haul-data-reaped-job-site/

Serious flaws patched in Norton 2006 products

Symantec users warned of vulnerabilities.
Symantec users warned of vulnerabilities. Users of Symantec's popular Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security products are being urged to ensure they are running the latest… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/serious-flaws-patched-norton-2006-products/

Symantec, AVG suffer problems

Vulnerabilities and false positives strike major products.
Vulnerabilities and false positives strike major products.Symantec users have been warned of some serious issues with archive handling, across a wide range of software produced by… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/07/symantec-avg-suffer-problems/

Symantec presenter spotted using KAV

Another update embarrassment as rival software pops up.
Another update embarrassment as rival software pops up. After the recent damaging false positive incident in China, which has led Symantec to offer free software to those hit by… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/symantec-presenter-spotted-using-kav/

Symantec sued for false positive

Chinese FP issue leads to court case.
Chinese FP issue leads to court case. A Chinese lawyer has begun court proceedings against security firm Symantec, claiming damages as a result of the widely-publicised false… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/symantec-sued-false-positive/

Norton FP trashes Chinese systems

Vital DLLs flagged as malware disable Windows XP across China.
Vital DLLs flagged as malware disable Windows XP across China. A serious false positive, caused by an erroneous update to Symantec's Norton Anti-virus product range issued late… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/norton-fp-trashes-chinese-systems/

Symantec files 8 piracy suits

Symantec pursues distributors of counterfeit software.
Symantec pursues distributors of counterfeit software.Symantec has revealed that it has filed civil lawsuits against eight US and Canadian companies accused of selling counterfeit… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/symantec-files-8-piracy-suits/

Latest flaws affect AV giants

Symantec, McAfee and CA all patch vulnerabilities.
Symantec, McAfee and CA all patch vulnerabilities. Three of the biggest names in the security sector, McAfee, Symantec and CA, have all revealed details of flaws in their software… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/latest-flaws-affect-av-giants/

Microsoft to beat Symantec to corporate release punch

With Forefront due out soon, Symantec's latest release suffers further delay.
With Forefront due out soon, Symantec's latest release suffers further delay.Microsoft has announced the release to manufacture of Forefront Client, the corporate implementation of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/microsoft-beat-symantec-corporate-release-punch/

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