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Google launches Gmail security
News It's unclear why the company has waited until now to offer an antivirus application. Previously, Google blocked transmission of executable attachments, but its new antivirus program offers broader protection. [05 Dec 2005]
Zombie armies are shrinking, says security guru
News As DOS attacks don't directly use email or viruses, they won't be caught by blacklists or signature-based antivirus products. He added: "When a larger botnet is spreading a virus, it lights up the switchboard of [antivirus] vendors, and they'll... [17 Nov 2005]
Virus alert: Sober trio in the wild
News The new variants of Sober, a worm that first appeared in 2003, are capable of disabling antivirus programs, according to Finland-based company F-Secure. Antivirus company Kaspersky Labs said on its website that large numbers of infected emails have... [16 Nov 2005]
Smart phone viruses: Nokia and Symantec hook up
News Security specialists F-Secure and Trend Micro, which develop antivirus software for handsets, claim the malicious code is proliferating. Earlier this year, software maker Kaspersky Labs released its own mobile antivirus software. [06 Oct 2005]
Lloyds TSB offers online customers free PC security check
News A survey of 1,400 people commissioned by Lloyds TSB found that over half (54 per cent) of PCs and laptops have been infected with a virus, yet five per cent don't even know if they have antivirus protection and 10 per cent admit they don't... [26 Sep 2005]
Malware ID scheme set to sort naming muddle
News The antivirus industry has tried, and failed, previously to agree on common naming for worms and viruses. Kuo hopes people will push antivirus vendors to adopt the ID convention. Other major antivirus providers - Computer Associates, F-Secure... [23 Sep 2005]
Sophos: 'Don't rely on antivirus software'
News One hope on the horizon, according to Svajcer, is that most antivirus vendors are looking to improve the generic detection for viruses, which would help to stop the spread of tailor-made malware. Security vendor Sophos has warned companies not to... [09 Sep 2005]
Zotob author linked to credit card fraud ring
News Meanwhile, experts at antivirus company Sophos said they believe Essebar may have had a hand in more than 20 computer pests. The teen's handle, "Diabl0", appears in more than 20 other viruses and worms, including Mydoom-BG and many versions of... [31 Aug 2005]
Is latest can of worms a cyber-crime turf war?
News The outbreak has a financial motive, according to Sophos, an antivirus company based in Abingdon, England. The worm battle has likely only just begun, according to Alex Shipp, a senior antivirus technologist at MessageLabs, an email security company. [18 Aug 2005]
Laptop maker boosts security with in-built tracer
News Earlier this month, the company revised its contract with Symantec to begin pre-installing a higher grade of antivirus software in its machines. Microsoft co-ordinated with chipmakers AMD and Intel for its last Windows software security update... [11 Aug 2005]
'iTunes worm' drops adware on PCs
News The advice to instant messaging users is to be careful when clicking on links in messages - even when they seem to come from friends--and to use up-to-date antivirus software. It was first discovered on 14 July and isn't currently spreading at a... [21 Jul 2005]
Zombies: There are too many of them, says McAfee
News Incidents involving the malicious code, also known as "bot" code, reached 13,000 from April through June, according to a report from antivirus software maker McAfee. Like most worms and viruses, zombie programs largely target machines running the... [12 Jul 2005]
Microsoft: 'State of security is improving'
News Microsoft has recently completed the acquisition of antivirus company Sybari and launched an anti-spyware service which it says 20 million people worldwide have signed up for. Some of the anti-spyware services will be provided for free but Eckert... [05 Jul 2005]
"Scattergun" security leaves businesses exposed
News We have already seen a move towards the delivery of blended solutions in the antivirus, anti-spam and firewall sectors. Businesses are taking an outdated "scattergun" approach to IT security that is leaving them exposed to viruses and hack attacks... [05 Jul 2005]
Will MasterCard breach breed new wave of phishing?
News Romanian antivirus software vendor BitDefender has said the media attention surrounding the huge data theft may also spawn socially engineered viruses. BitDefender predicts email users may be directed to spoofed pages where viruses and Trojans... [21 Jun 2005]
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