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MS to release out-of-band patch for critical IE vulnerability
Users advised to patch ASAP. (0 comments)
17 December 2008
IE zero-day danger growing
Large numbers of users vulnerable to unpatched problem. (0 comments)
16 December 2008
VB100 update
MicroWorld eScan added to list of VB100 successes for December.
16 December 2008
FTC goes after scareware scammers
Courts crack down on pushers of rogue anti-malware.
11 December 2008
Patch Tuesday released closely followed by emergency update
Bumper crop of patches plus further fix leave known holes open. (0 comments)
11 December 2008
December issue of VB published
The December issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
1 December 2008
Worm targets MS08-067 vulnerability
Exploit attack patches flaw once system penetrated. (0 comments)
1 December 2008
Microsoft to replace OneCare with free AV product
OneCare retirement announced, new product will be lighter on systems and pockets.
19 November 2008
ICANN pulls plug on registrar favoured by cyber crooks
After a week's stay of execution, ICANN decides EstDomains will be terminated.
14 November 2008
Disconnection of dubious provider sees spam levels plummet
Web-hosting firm believed to be responsible for 75% of spam.
13 November 2008
Two updates in Microsoft's November's patch release
Just two updates released by Microsoft this month: one rated critical, one important.
12 November 2008
Riders on a Storm
Researchers hijack botnet - and find spam success rates lower than previously believed. (0 comments)
11 November 2008
November issue of VB published
The November issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
31 October 2008
Microsoft issues emergency patch
Out-of-cycle update fixes serious, wormable flaw. (0 comments)
24 October 2008
US ISPs urged to snoop on traffic
NY Attorny General promotes deep packet inspection to AOL.
22 October 2008
Latest VB100 announced
Products for 64-bit Vista to be put through paces.
22 October 2008
McAfee false positive flags Vista component
Innocent file labelled trojan.
22 October 2008
Sarkozy bank account raided by cybercrooks
Hackers steal from French president - phish suspected. (0 comments)
22 October 2008
Security dominates software sales charts
AV, IS and anti-spyware products represent nine of last month's top 20 bestsellers.
20 October 2008
Ham disguised as spam
Webshop makes mass-mailing look like phishing scam. (0 comments)
17 October 2008
Vulnerability test raises hackles
Secunia suite trial slates lack of PoC detection, but test methods called into question.
17 October 2008
Researchers urge anti-phishing companies to share data
Estimate over $300 million lost annually because data is not shared. (0 comments)
16 October 2008
Four critical updates this Patch Tuesday
11 updates to be issued by Microsoft in October's monthly patch release: 4 critical. (0 comments)
14 October 2008
VB2008 photos online
VB delegates at work, rest and play in Ottawa.
14 October 2008
MessageLabs acquired by Symantec
Acquisition deal valued at $695m.
08 October 2008
October issue of VB published
The October issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
26 September 2008
McAfee to buy Secure Computing
Acquisition deal valued at $465m. (0 comments)
22 September 2008
Free speech argument overturns AOL spammer conviction
Virginia court upholds notorious Jaynes' right to express himself in bulk.
16 September 2008
Last-minute papers announced for VB2008
Schedule for hot-topic technical 'turbo' talks announced.
16 September 2008
Four critical updates in Patch Tuesday release
Monthly security update small but vital.
10 September 2008
Tough weekend for AV giants as FPs and DNS issues hit
Trend false alert cripples users' systems, Sophos sites taken out by DNS mixup. (0 comments)
10 September 2008
Google shows off in-house browser beta
Open-source 'Chrome' promises security as well as efficiency.
03 September 2008
AV-Test release latest results
Major test of suite products completed
02 September 2008
September issue of VB published
The September issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
01 September 2008
Malware reaches space station
Autorun worm found on non-critical systems. (0 comments)
29 August 2008
Best Western database hack exposes info on 8m customers
Hotel chain data heist latest in string of major security leaks.
26 August 2008
AMTSO releases draft guidelines for public comment
First major publication emerges from testing standards body.
26 August 2008
Symantec to acquire PC Tools
Industry giant adds spyware specialist to growing portfolio.
20 August 2008
Latest VB100 announced
September 2nd deadline set for Windows Server 2008 test
20 August 2008
Net threats cost US $8.5 billion in two years
Study measures scale of scamming and other web worries.
05 August 2008
Malware writing teacher revives old rows
College instructor claims to be fighting industry monopoly.
05 August 2008
August issue of VB published
The August issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF format
01 August 2008
DNS flaw exploitation danger growing
Slow patchers targeted by sophisticated attacks. (0 comments)
01 August 2008
McAfee buys data loss firm Reconnex
$46 million acquisition announced as strong profit report released. (0 comments)
01 August 2008
Trend OfficeScan flaws labelled highly critical
Web-delivered products at risk of allowing remote access. (0 comments)
01 August 2008
Sophos makes move to buy Utimaco
€217 million bid launched for encryption specialist. (0 comments)
28 July 2008
Storm mails bring spoof World War 3 news
US-Iran war story used as hook for malware barrage. (0 comments)
10 July 2008
Patch Tuesday sees serious DNS flaws fixed
Nothing marked critical, but some very important patches issued. (0 comments)
10 July 2008
July issue of VB published
The July issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
01 July 2008
China hosting over half of malicious sites
StopBadware.org report highlights Chinese dominance in web malware.
30 June 2008
Macs under attack from trojan double whammy
Two new threats in a week spark worries of approaching Mac malware era.
30 June 2008
MAAWG unveils spam and botnet battling policies
Working group of ISPs and net operators issue traffic calming guidelines. (0 comments)
30 June 2008
Trojan-to-worm automation tool spotted
GUI gizmo adds extra spreading menace to any malware. (0 comments)
20 June 2008
LinkScanner could be behind surge in web traffic
Traffic analysts worry as AVG implements web scanning technology.
20 June 2008
Yet more data leaks in UK public services
Confidential health service info exposed after theft. (0 comments)
20 June 2008
41 months plus hefty fine for botherder
Cross-border operation brings adware crook to book.
12 June 2008
Microsoft releases latest Patch Tuesday fixes
7 vulnerabilities, 3 critical, addressed in June security update.
12 June 2008
Spyware gang sneaks millions from SA government
32 arrested but South Africa theft scam thought to be ongoing. (0 comments)
12 June 2008
File encryption blackmail scam returns
Kaspersky warns of new and nasty data-ransom trojan.
05 June 2008
Microsoft increases pressure on Apple to fix Safari blended threat
'Carpet bombing' vulnerability more serious than Apple claims, MS warns.
03 June 2008
Spammers turn to DoubleClick for open redirect
Loophole in Google's AdSense solved, but new flaw quickly uncovered.
03 June 2008
Sourcefire turns down $186 million takeover bid
Unsolicited offer from Barracuda Networks rejected.
03 June 2008
Spam and ID theft attacked from all sides
EU body issues warning, ICANN, Japan and Yahoo! take on spammers and phishers. (0 comments)
03 June 2008
June issue of VB published
The June issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
02 June 2008
Flash exploit used to steal gaming passwords
Despite initial panic, threat no longer believed to a zero-day exploit.
29 May 2008
Almost half of users think virus-writing contests are a good idea
Shocking survey results disappoint security experts.
22 May 2008
MySpace wins record payout in case against spammers
'Spam Kings' Wallace and Rines fined maximum amount under federal law.
14 May 2008
Yahoo! searchers to get McAfee site advice
SiteAdvisor data to help check security of search results.
09 May 2008
Security experts gather in Europe
Anti-malware insights pooled at AMTSO, CARO and EICAR meetings.
07 May 2008
Users divided about customer liability for online fraud losses
Many users worried about lack of knowledge.
06 May 2008
May issue of VB published
The May issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
01 May 2008
Cracked CAPTCHAs used to create malicious blogs
Blogs on Google's blogging system redirect to spam sites.
25 April 2008
Mass attack infects over half a million web pages
United Nations and UK Government sites among those infected by SQL injection.
24 April 2008
More than 50% of users regularly double-check for false positive spam filtering
Only 12% of users trust their spam filter sufficiently not to bother sifting through spam folder.
16 April 2008
Phishing on rise, but anti-phishers fighting back
As UK banking body reports major increase in phishes, PayPal unveils blocking strategy.
16 April 2008
China-Tibet row spills over into malware attacks
Both sides of debate targeted to spread malicious code.
16 April 2008
'Kraken' monster botnet causing controversy
As latest botnet scare debated, Storm keeps on blowing.
9 April 2008
Latest Patch Tuesday update released
Microsoft announces five 'critical' vulnerabilities need fixing.
9 April 2008
HP ships infected USB keys
Autorun worms found on batch of server setup devices.
9 April 2008
Google Groups and Blogspot used to serve malware
Company finds own IP address to be serving most malware.
7 April 2008
Users of online banking 'should have adequate protection'
New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to
online theft.
4 April 2008
Less than 30 per cent of smartphone users have AV installed
Experts disagree on the need for specialist mobile AV protection.
3 April 2008
Average spam message size at record low
No decrease of bandwidth usage as number of spam messages keeps increasing.
3 April 2008
April issue of VB published
The April issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
02 April 2008
April Storm
April Fools' Day emails contain new variant of infamous worm.
1 April 2008
Almost 90% of Americans feel safe online
Users' confidence does not match up with percentage of properly protected users.
1 April 2008
From Simple Mail to Hypertext
HTTP and FTP take over from SMTP as common malware spreading methods.
31 March 2008
Access flaw exploited via Word
Microsoft's employees hunting vulnerabilities instead of Easter eggs.
25 March 2008
Microsoft acquires Komoku
Anti-rootkit software to become part of Forefront and OneCare.
25 March 2008
Hoax email warns about 'nasty virus'
Phony advice causes removal of site from search engines.
17 March 2008
Legitimate program becomes trojan downloader
Website of FlashGet attacked; malicious 'update' automatically downloaded.
17 March 2008
More 'trusted sites' carrying iframe danger
Big wave of website infections could affect tens of thousands of sites, Trend Micro latest victim.
14 March 2008
AV-test.org issues latest figures
In-depth testing covers multiple factors.
13 March 2008
EU agency research advises sweeping security improvements
ISPs and developers should be held to account, says report.
13 March 2008
Latest Patch Tuesday release
March's Patch Tuesday sees four 'critical' updates.
12 March 2008
Latest AV-Comparatives results released
Detection test shows most products improving.
11 March 2008
Cisco announces 'Patch Wednesdays'
Cisco set to embark on regular release cycle.
11 March 2008
'Olympic' emails contain malicious XLS attachments
Malware writers sprint to use vulnerabilities before next Patch
Tuesday.
10 March 2008
IE8 to include malware filtering
New features list includes upgrade to security provision.
07 March 2008
Spammer's free speech defence fails
Appeal against conviction turned down.
07 March 2008
'Search engines should do more to fight malware'
85% of users think that search engines should be doing more.
03 March 2008
Showy malware pushes rogue anti-malware product
MonaRonaDona trojan leads searchers to remover scam.
04 March 2008
Cybercriminals charged in New Zealand, Korea
Law closes in on alleged botnet master and rogue anti-spyware maker.
04 March 2008
March issue of VB published
The March issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
03 March 2008
Gmail CAPTCHA cracked
Twenty per cent success rate sufficient to create thousands of spam accounts.
26 February 2008
Trend Micro buys email encryption firm
UK company taken over by security giant.
25 February 2008
Malware going local
Report sees trend toward greater localisation of threats.
22 February 2008
Botnet-herding team arrested in Quebec
Gang held for managing million-machine zombie net.
22 February 2008
Vista SP1 clashing with AV products
Service Pack causing issues for several security suites.
22 February 2008
Vish implanted in phishing warning
Doctored bank alert includes phony phone number.
21 February 2008
ITV site carried scareware ads
Rogue security product pushed by ads on several UK TV sites.
21 February 2008
Habbo trojan steals passwords
Extension decorates your room... with malware.
21 February 2008
VB reveals new website design
Glossary, comments and mobile website among new additions.
20 February 2008
Japanese super-spammer arrested
Tokyo man sent 2.2 billion emails.
19 February 2008
VB100 test on Windows Vista SP1 announced
Products to be tested on new update to Vista platform.
19 February 2008
Microsoft research revives 'friendly worm' ideas
Malware techniques proposed as update-spreading method.
15 February 2008
Phishers phishing phishers' phishes
Scam software secretly sending stolen data to creators.
15 February 2008
Software and OS developers should take responsibility for security
While 51% of users say computer security should be the responsibility of the user, nearly a third of users feel it is up to software and OS developers.
15 February 2008
Meta-phishing
Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site.
15 February 2008
Bumper Patch Tuesday short of one patch
Excel remains vulnerable as expected fix is dropped.
13 February 2008
Trend vs. ClamAV patent row hots up
Free software advocates call for boycott of Trend.
13 February 2008
M&S joins high-street AV retail crowd
Upmarket store to match rivals in security software selling.
13 February 2008
Over 1 per cent of search results include malicious sites
Google research paper confirms significant increase in number of malware-serving websites.
12 February 2008
Storm Valentines run under way
Seasonal spam and malware barrage gets going.
12 February 2008
More PDF exploits seen in wild
Adobe Reader and Acrobat flaws open way for further document attacks.
11 February 2008
Live Mail CAPTCHA system bypassed
Spammers use botnet to register accounts on popular free webmail service.
11 February 2008
Complex attack targets Better Business Bureau
Sophisticated scam uses personalised mails, real site redirects.
07 February 2008
FTC fines spammers over $2.5 million
Drug pushers busted for phony claims and CAN-SPAM breaches.
06 February 2008
Yahoo! jukebox flaw exploits in wild
Zero day vulnerability in music system rapidly targeted.
06 February 2008
New security software testing standards body formed
AMTSO to promote cross-industry debate and higher standards in testing.
04 February 2008
419 scammers plead guilty in US
African trio admit attempts to defraud via spam.
04 February 2008
Fake security blogs lead to malware
Blogger sites play on fears to draw victims to porn, trojans.
04 February 2008
February issue of VB published
The February issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
01 February 2008
Barracuda battles Trend Micro patent claims
Trend demands licensing for gateway virus scanning idea.
29 January 2008
First virus-writing arrests in Japan
Winny worm authors brought to book - for copyright violation.
29 January 2008
Polyglot worm spreads through MSN
Worm changes language to target wide audience.
24 January 2008
Ledger poisons Google
Actor's death exploited by malware writers to infect computers.
24 January 2008
Symbian worm sighted in the wild
Malware pretends to be media or image file.
23 January 2008
Google links scam Avira users
Suspect firm advertising via Google found to be specialising in hijacking security brands.
21 January 2008
US agencies report vishing, extortion, danger of hacking
FBI name used in email attacks, CIA warns of power supply hacks.
21 January 2008
Malcode from Mexico and Africa predicted to boom
Developing world expected to contribute heavily to future cybercrime.
17 January 2008
Microsoft alert on Excel vulnerability
Targeted exploitation of zero-day flaw seen in wild.
17 January 2008
Help for victims of e-crime
Cybercrime support website launched.
17 January 2008
Stormy love letters
Storm botnet celebrates birthday with new wave of spam.
16 January 2008
Rogue anti-malware targets Mac users
Scam expands horizons to draw in new market of victims.
15 January 2008
Phishing danger increases as Storm botnet is hired out
Smart new trojan and Storm diversification add to online banking risk.
15 January 2008
Hundreds of legitimate websites being hacked into
New mass infection leaves security researchers puzzled.
14 January 2008
Spam printing proof-of-concept revealed
Lack of security allows websites to send spammish content to network printers.
14 January 2008
SQL attack hacks wide range of sites
CA among victims of major attack linking sites to malware.
08 January 2008
Batch of Dutch MP3 players ships with malware
Worm included as unwanted extra for music lovers.
08 January 2008
Usual fare for holiday season
Storm ecards and social site spyware mark unsurprising year end.
08 January 2008
January issue of VB published
The January issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
05 January 2008
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