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Spammer to pay $40,000

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 22, 2004

Spam King agrees to settlement with NY State.

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McAfee plans move to Ireland

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2004

Emerald Isle lures another AV firm.

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Two victories, a settlement and a reduction in spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2004

Despite there currently being no US laws regarding SMS spam.

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Virus in your pocket

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 20, 2004

Latest proof-of-concept virus affects Pocket PC.

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Court victory for Microsoft

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 16, 2004

Spammer ordered to pay $4 million damages to Microsoft.

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Bumper quarter for Symantec

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 15, 2004

Profits more than doubled since last year.

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AOL employee colludes with spammers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 8, 2004

AOL victim of inside job.

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The world from an email marketer's point of view

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 7, 2004

Anti-virus and security related articles provided by independent anti-virus advisors, Virus Bulletin

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UN to curb spam within two years

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 7, 2004

UN aims to bring spam under control by 2007.

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International pact to fight spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 5, 2004

Countries join forces to declare war on spam.

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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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