Tag: rising

  • Chinese whispers of malware writing and bribery in the industry

    As China corruption scandals rumble on, more rumours of malware writers in AV firms surface. Several recent stories in the media have revolved around China and malware writers, with the much confusion as to the real facts. After rumours last week that Spanish security firm Panda had hired the Chinese author of the Fujacks virus,…

  • Kaspersky sues Rising

    Feuding AV firms to fight it out in court. Kaspersky ‘s Chinese subsidiary has brought a court case against local rival Rising , after an escalating war of words between the two companies. The row began in late May, when Kaspersky suffered a false positive, detecting a component of Rising ‘s anti-spyware product as a…