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Kaspersky Calls For Cyber-Weapons Convention
Cyber-weapons are cheap, democracy is dying, and social media is dangerous – the dark prophecy of Eugene Kaspersky
Eugene Kaspersky: Free AV Vendors Are Cheats
Kaspersky CEO says free antivirus firms are taking the fruits of others' hard work without asking
Check Point Enters Freemium AV Game
Check Point hopes its freemium model will give it a boost in the consumer space
Kaspersky: Apple Allowing iOS AV Would Open Door to Malware
Eugene Kaspersky admits that if Apple let AV software on iOS, it would also open the door to more malicious activity on iPhones and iPads
Facebook Reveals Free Antivirus Marketplace
Facebook has teamed up with security players to offer its users free downloads of anti-malware software and blacklists
Kelihos II Crippled by Kaspersky and Co
The crooks running the second version of the Kelihos botnet abandon ship after their operation is sinkholed
Avast Kills Free Phone Support After Upselling Upset
Avast gets embarrassed by iYogi's dodgy upselling tactics.
Rogue Antivirus Campaign Targets WordPress
Bloggers hve been hit by an attack on Wordpress that tricks users into downloading fake AV software
Facebook Reveals Names of the Koobface Gang
Social network giant Facebook has released identities of those it believes to be behind the Koobface malware
Symantec Denies Hackers Have Norton Source Code
Lords of Dharamaraja claim to have stolen source code provided for the Indian military
Fake AntiVirus Mimics Real AV Products: Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab says it is increasingly difficult to tell fake antivirus products from real antivirus software
AVG Touts Reduced Footprint For Internet Security 2012
AVG has launched an updated security suite, said to be faster, lighter and smaller than previous versions
Attacks Usually Detected By ‘Gut Feel’, Expert Warns
The usual anti-virus, firewalls and IDS tools are being increasingly bypassed, a security expert warns
Black Hat Researcher Slams Sophos
Security apps should be open to scrutiny, said a Black Hat speaker, using Sophos Antivirus as an example
Why Big Vendors Can’t Completely Rule Security
Despite the best efforts to dominate, the security giants reign over a fragmented market. Eric Doyle believes this will always be true
Users who fail to update Adobe Reader are a sizeable and tempting malware target, says Avast
Avast Splices The Mainbrace With A New Release
Avast is based in Prague, a city of light and dark contrasts, which is a suitable backdrop for an anti- malware specialist, writes Eric Doyle
‘Indestructible’ Botnet Of 4.5m Discovered
Kaspersky Labs researchers have found a botnet of more than 4.5m computers that is almost 'indestructible'
Researcher Finds Russian Link To MacDefender Scam
A security expert claims to have found a Russian link to some of the recent Mac scareware software
Chinese AV Sellers Accused Of Bundling Malware
Chinese security vendors investigated for bundling malware with antivirus and charging users to remove it
Cold-Calling Cyber-Criminals Tout Fake Antivirus
Scammers are using call centres to push fake antivirus software, pretending to offer free services
VMware Outlines Hypervisor Security Plans
VMware is to move antivirus and antispam processing off of virtual machines and insert it directly into the hypervisor
Researchers See Rise In Malware Posing As Desktop Utilities
Fake anti-virus scareware has recently given way to malware variants pretending to be disk utilities such as defragmentation tools
Malware Infected Malware Challenges Antivirus Detection
Malware exists that infects other malware on a system making detection more complicated for antivirus software
AVG Targets SMBs With New Security Software
AVG has released two security packages aimed at protecting Internet-active small to medium businesses
FBI Cracks Rogue Antivirus Scam
The FBI claims to have shut down a rogue antivirus operation that sold more than 1 million fake products
Google Researchers Reveal Extent Of Fake AV
Researchers at Google have revealed that rogue AV is behind 60 percent of the malware on domains that include Google trend keywords.