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White Paper This White papers discusses what is spam mail. It mention why we get spam mails. Further it describes the working of spammers. It provides measures to limit spam. In the end it describes how RAV Antivirus for Mail Servers work against spam. [25 Feb 2004]
Far Too Many Viruses in January 2003
White Paper The beginning of this year saw far too many new malwares and variants released in the wild: Naith (alias Avril or Lirva) and Sobig hit the Internet at roughly the same time (January 8th and 9th respectively). [25 Feb 2004]
What Is a Virus?
White Paper What is a virus? This question received different answers from the specialists - all having in common a basic definition of the virus: The virus is a computer program that is able to replicate. One who thinks that the virus is a malefic... [25 Feb 2004]
Re:Viewing 2003: The return of the virus
News Perhaps the biggest piece of news was Microsoft's move into the AV space, via the acquisition of Romanian firm GeCAD. Since the late nineties there has been a trend which has seen each year characterised by at least one... [23 Dec 2003]
Ballmer: On Microsoft's virus strategy, Apple, Adobe and more...
News In June, Microsoft purchased GeCad Software, a Romanian maker of anti-virus software. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer warned on Monday that recent security vulnerabilities represent a "new and growing challenge to... [16 Sep 2003]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.07.03
Round-Up GeCAD made one of the best Linux security solutions and cynics will say that Microsoft's move was aimed at deliberately scuppering anti-virus development on the Linux platform. Mr Gates to serve: Microsoft has bought... [04 Jul 2003]
Microsoft to bundle own anti-virus protection?
News The company acquired Romanian anti-virus company GeCAD last month for an undisclosed sum in what it said was an effort to better understand how viruses attack systems. Microsoft has admitted it must overcome a reputation... [02 Jul 2003]
Microsoft: 'Stop becoming part of the problem and start becoming part of the solution'
Comment Microsoft has recently made clear its intentions to move into the anti-virus market with its purchase of Romanian AV firm GeCAD. Now that this news has sunk in the anti-virus companies, to a man, have responded with a... [27 Jun 2003]
Microsoft the anti-virus company: Could it really happen?
News Clearswift's Hockey also put forward another reason why Microsoft made its recent purchase of Romanian anti-virus firm GeCAD. GeCAD made one of the best Linux security solutions and cynics will say that... [27 Jun 2003]
Microsoft buys Romanian AV vendor
News Microsoft has acquired Romanian anti-virus company GeCAD for an undisclosed sum. Graham Titterington, principal analyst at Ovum, said: "Microsoft’s acquisition of GeCAD, rather than of a bigger... [10 Jun 2003]
