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Standardised malware naming for the new year

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 25, 2004

An end to the virus-naming problem?

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Most spammed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 19, 2004

Think you've got it bad? Spare a thought for Bill.

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29A virus writer sentenced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 18, 2004

Member of notorious virus-writing group found guilty.

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Latest VGrep

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 5, 2004

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

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Storms put the wind up spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 29, 2004

Significant decline in the volume of spam messages seen in the days immediately following the three recent hurricanes.

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November issue released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 29, 2004

The Virus Bulletin November issue is on its way.

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Phishy goings on

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 29, 2004

Fewer than five zombie network operators are responsible for all Internet phishing attacks worldwide according to CipherTrust...

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Spam becomes a collectors' item

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 29, 2004

British man sets up his own Museum of Spam.

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Dial a detection

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 29, 2004

Guidance issued on how to deal with rogue Internet diallers ('porn diallers')

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Spam gets the sniffles

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 28, 2004

Spammers seize the opportunity to cash in on the US flu vaccine problem.

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McAfee acquires website trust mark firm

ScanAlert certification system bought for $51 million.
ScanAlert certification system bought for $51 million.McAfee has bought ScanAlert, the firm behind the 'Hacker Safe' trust mark logo, carried by some 75,000 websites to indicate… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/10/mcafee-acquires-website-trust-mark-firm/

McAfee invests in encryption firm

SafeBoot acquired for $350 million.
SafeBoot acquired for $350 million.McAfee has announced the acquisition of encryption and device control specialist SafeBoot, which produces a range of security products for PCs… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/10/mcafee-invests-encryption-firm/

US users overestimating PC security

Survey finds people are less protected than they think.
Survey finds people are less protected than they think. A joint study carried out by McAfee and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has found that many US consumers wrongly… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/10/us-users-overestimating-pc-security/

AOL quietly drops free-to-all AV offering

Gratis software now for members only, old users may be at risk.
Gratis software now for members only, old users may be at risk. A month ago we reported on AOL's switch of providers for its free anti-virus software offering, from the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/09/aol-quietly-drops-free-all-av-offering/

Webcam zero-day in Yahoo! Messenger

Video chat invites pose vulnerability danger.
Video chat invites pose vulnerability danger. A zero-day vulnerability has been reported in the webcam module of Yahoo! Messenger, allowing attackers remote access to systems open… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/webcam-zero-day-yahoo-messenger/

AOL drops Kaspersky for McAfee

Web giant changes provider of free security software for members.
Web giant changes provider of free security software for members. Giant ISP and web services provider AOL is offering a free, special edition version of McAfee security software to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/aol-drops-kaspersky-mcafee/

Online malware dangers analysed

Google, McAfee release webserver, search result figures.
Google, McAfee release webserver, search result figures. Two reports out this week have revealed some interesting statistics on the security dangers involved in browsing the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/online-malware-dangers-analysed/

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/

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