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F-Prot users relying on the on-access protection against W32/Nimda.A are safe In the June 2002 comparative review of anti-virus products for Windows XP (see VB, June 2002, p.19), we stated that W32/Nimda.A samples were missed by F-Prot 3.12 ‘due to extension issues In the Wild on access.’ The files in question were the EML files…

A nuisance email which is neither viral nor a hoax is proving to be equally bothersome. A nuisance email which is neither viral nor a hoax is proving to be equally bothersome. Email recipients are invited to pick up an ‘e-card’ from the FriendGreetings.com website. Here, the user is asked to install an ActiveX control.…

A warning issued by Israeli security firm GreyMagic Software last month revealed a total of nine vulnerabilities in IE 5.5 and 6.0 , all concerning object caching. A warning issued by Israeli security firm GreyMagic Software last month revealed a total of nine vulnerabilities in IE 5.5 and 6.0 , all concerning object caching. At…

So confident is Trend Micro of its virus detection abilities that it is offering a financial penalty-backed detection guarantee. So confident is Trend Micro of its virus detection abilities that it is offering a financial penalty-backed detection guarantee. Available to customers subscribing to Trend Micro’s Gold-level or Premium Support Program, the company’s Virus Response Service…

Just occasionally, a virus infection can have some positive effects… Much like biological viruses, it turns out that infections by computer viruses can lead to increased measures – in this case in a country’s laws for dealing with them. The Philippines’ e-commerce law is an example of this – on Monday the Philippines announced it…

The latest award for the most tenuous product-pushing story goes to BitDefender, whose marketeers claim a ‘mosquito-borne disease could easily become a computer infection.’ The latest award for the most tenuous product-pushing story goes to BitDefender, whose marketeers have seen fit to warn the world about the vague possibility that our computer systems might fall…

The Infosecurity show and exhibition has gone virtual with the launch of the first Infosecurity World Online exhibition. But where are the sweets? The Infosecurity show and exhibition has gone virtual with the launch of the first Infosecurity World Online exhibition . Following registration on the website, the visitor is welcomed into a very peaceful-looking…

Five Israeli teenagers have been charged in connection with writing and disseminating W32/Goner. According to Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz , five youngsters have been charged with wilful damage to personal and business property by the writing and dissemination of computer viruses, specifically W32/Goner. The youths were arrested in December 2001, just days after the initial virus…

Symantec’s acquisition of SecurityFocus last month has unsettled a number of contributors to the BugTraq vulnerability list. So much so that they created a new one. At the news of Symantec’s acquisition of SecurityFocus, some of the more wary among the AV community predicted the demise of SecurityFocus’ long-running BugTraq vulnerability mailing list. Their concern…

Symantec has been on a blow-out shopping spree… Symantec has been on a blow-out shopping spree. Perhaps it was its purchase of Mountain Wave earlier this year that put the company in the mood for splashing out – not content with just the one purchase, Symantec has snapped up three more companies in an impressive…