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Project Honey Pot 'celebrates' billionth spam message
Facebook about to become most phished organization.
15 December 2009
Botnets becoming more robust
Zeus botnet used Amazon's in-the-cloud service to control bots.
15 December 2009
IE zero-day bug fixed in Patch Tuesday updates
Serious browser bug main feature of monthly alerts, Adobe Flash issue also patched. (0 comments)
09 December 2009
Next VB100 comparative announced
SUSE test to challenge Linux products. (0 comments)
09 December 2009
False positive problem hits avast! users
Human failure blamed for faulty update.
09 December 2009
VB100 update
Post-test analysis corrects results for MS Forefront, CA.
04 December 2009
December issue of VB published
The December issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
02 December 2009
Legal success against notorious spammers
Atkinson to pay huge fine; Ralsky to spend years in prison.
01 December 2009
VB calls for collaboration amongst anti-spam vendors
VB finds that, when it comes to spam filtering, a combined effort outperforms individual products. (0 comments)
30 November 2009
AV-Comparatives releases latest retrospective figures
Half of products rated top-class in proactive detection testing. (0 comments)
30 November 2009
ICSA Labs report reveals testing details
Certification issues unmasked in 20-year lab survey. (0 comments)
11 November 2009
Fortinet announces IPO
Gateway specialist releases share price projections. (0 comments)
11 November 2009
Anti-spam products do well in VB testing
VB announces anti-spam certification results.
04 November 2009
November issue of VB published
The November issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
02 November 2009
AV-Comparatives publishes malware removal test
16 products challenged to remove selection of tricky infections. (0 comments)
29 October 2009
AMTSO members summit covers controversial issues
Expert body gets to grips with string of difficult subjects. (0 comments)
16 October 2009
Bumper crop of October patch releases
Busy weeks for admins as Patch Tuesday joined by Adobe fixes, and Mozilla announces plug-in checking plans. (0 comments)
16 October 2009
VB announces next VB100 test on Windows 7
Deadline announced for first VB100 comparative on new operating system.
12 October 2009
Webmail data leak hype deflated
Rumoured phishing explosion grabs headlines, reality much more mundane. (0 comments)
09 October 2009
11 out of 26 anti-virus products fail VB100 certification
VB reveals which products failed to meet VB100 certification criteria, and updated 'RAP quadrant' showing Reactive And Proactive detection abilities. (0 comments)
09 October 2009
October issue of VB published
The October issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
05 October 2009
Microsoft steps into free AV market
Security Essentials release creates expected storm of words.
02 October 2009
Latest AV-Comparatives test results released
High scores as 7 out of 16 graded Advanced+ in on demand tests
21 September 2009
Rogue AV claims to send money to environmental causes
'Green AV' best added to blacklist to avoid red faces.
03 September 2009
September issue of VB published
The September issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
01 September 2009
Take-down of rogue ISP sees temporary drop in spam levels
Spam levels back to normal within a few days.
28 August 2009
Unspam files lawsuit against unnamed cybercrooks
Anti-spam firm hopes to force banks to share more information on attacks. (0 comments)
25 August 2009
Yahoo! re-opens e-postage discussion
'CentMail' to benefit charities, harm spammers. (0 comments)
21 August 2009
ICANN adopts new domain tasting policy
'Free temporary registrations' come to an end. (0 comments)
21 August 2009
Anti-Obama sentiments used in spam campaign
'DDoS software' turns out to be malware.
21 August 2009
August issue of VB published
The August issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
03 August 2009
Yxe trojan infecting mobile phones
Symbian software-signing slipup certifies SMS spambot.
21 July 2009
McColo shutdown not felt the same by all recipients
Mailbox-level reduction may depend on spam detection methods.
21 July 2009
Call for last-minute technical papers
Submissions invited for technical 'turbo' talks at VB Geneva.
17 July 2009
Five botnets responsible for 75% of spam sent
Each infected machine sends spam at rate of almost two messages per second. (0 comments)
16 July 2009
Patch Tuesday brings little relief from browser exploits
Six fixes issued, but new IE zero day emerges along with Firefox flaw.
15 July 2009
Korea DDoS surge mired in hype and confusion
Rows rumble on over sources and targets of botnet attacks. (0 comments)
15 July 2009
URL shorteners experience surge of popularity among spammers
More than 2.2% of spam contains shortened URLs.
09 July 2009
Another IE zero day exploited
Second DirectShow vulnerability in six weeks labelled 'extremely critical'.
07 July 2009
Keyloggers used to loot US county
$415,000 sneaked from local government funds. (0 comments)
07 July 2009
Serious false positive hits users of old McAfee engines
Batch of system files wrongly flagged as malware, current versions not affected. (0 comments)
07 July 2009
VB announces latest VBSpam certification results
Two products achieve top level VBSpam Platinum award. (0 comments)
01 July 2009
July issue of VB published
The July issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
01 July 2009
DKIM usage shows significant growth
US banks urged to use authentication method
29 June 2009
Latest AV-Comparatives results released
Retrospective figures follow up February test.
28 May 2009
Cyber-security organisations link up to foster collaboration
ASC, NCSA and StopBadware form 'chain of trust' initiative.
20 May 2009
Gumblar compromise growth continues
Dominant web threat infecting still more vulnerable sites. (0 comments)
20 May 2009
McAfee to acquire Solidcore
Whitelisting firm to be assimilated by security giant.
20 May 2009
AV protection free for aliens
Klingon language scanner given away.
20 May 2009
Security experts pool ideas at European conferences
Research and expertise shared at CARO and AMTSO meetings. (0 comments)
11 May 2009
Security holes trouble vendors
Vulnerabilities fixed in McAfee website and Google Chrome; patch expected for Adobe Reader. (0 comments)
07 May 2009
May issue of VB published
The May issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
01 May 2009
Banking sector confuses users over online safety
Leftfield AV detection scores used to promote ID theft tool.
22 April 2009
VB2009 conference programme announced
Schedule for Geneva security conference announced after record submissions.
15 April 2009
Eight fixes for April Patch Tuesday release
Five critical updates in latest monthly patch release.
15 April 2009
April issue of VB published
The April issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
02 April 2009
AV-Comparatives releases latest detection figures
Large collection test shows major improvement from AV giants.
23 March 2009
VB anti-spam testing: results revealed
VB reveals results of trial test run: 1 platinum, 2 gold and 2 silver awards.
19 March 2009
BBC botnet hijack proves controversial
Legal issues raised by broadcaster's demo of spamming, DDoS, cleanup attempt. (0 comments)
12 March 2009
Symantec slip sparks suspicion, spam
Update error leads to conspiracy theories and exploitation of fears.
12 March 2009
March Patch Tuesday followed by PDF viewer patches
Major kernel issue and PDF problems fixed, spreadsheet software remains vulnerable. (0 comments)
12 March 2009
March issue of VB published
The March issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
02 March 2009
MS forms anti-Conficker alliance
Industry group to combine efforts, reward offered.
13 February 2009
IE fixed as usual in Patch Tuesday release
Browser should be treated as special case, say some. (0 comments)
13 February 2009
Valentine's lures lead to infection
Predicted spate of romance hooks under way. (0 comments)
10 February 2009
Kaspersky website suffers SQL vulnerability
Hackers gain access to tables, no user data stolen.
10 February 2009
Digital attacks encroach on real world
Car park flyers trick victims to malicious site. (0 comments)
10 February 2009
AMTSO meets again to discuss better testing
Further documents developed at Cupertino meeting. (0 comments)
04 February 2009
February issue of VB published
The February issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
02 February 2009
AVG acquires Sana Security
Behavioural experts added to growing portfolio.
13 January 2009
Researchers crack into Storm botnet
Comms channels decrypted, automated removal possible.
13 January 2009
MS report finds phishing revenues overhyped
Huge earnings may be myth, say researchers. (0 comments)
13 January 2009
Virus Bulletin announces new anti-spam certification scheme
Independent security testing body to certify anti-spam products.
08 January 2009
Texan firm sues whole security world
Swathe of major security providers cited in patent infringement case.
06 January 2009
UK to adopt Euro police hacking scheme
Remote search and cyber patrol plans approved. (0 comments)
06 January 2009
Twitter hit by phishing and hacks
Popular micro-blog site latest target of link spammers.
06 January 2009
CastleCops closes down
Security community project comes to an end.
06 January 2009
Symbian SMS pest highlighted
Mobile exploit attack disables messaging. (0 comments)
06 January 2009
January issue of VB published
The January issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
05 January 2009
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