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  • More than 50% of users regularly double-check for false positive spam filtering

    Only 12% of users trust their spam filter sufficiently not to bother sifting through spam folder. In a poll of more than 1,000 visitors to the VB website, 52% of users say they regularly check their spam folder for false positives, while only 12% of users said they never bother to check for legitimate messages…

  • Less than 30 per cent of smartphone users have AV installed

    Experts disagree on the need for specialist mobile AV protection. In a poll only 19% of visitors to the VB website said they had anti-malware protection on their mobile phone. While 33% of respondents said they did not have a smartphone (and thus would not be susceptible to malware threats), more than 70% of smartphone…

  • ‘Search engines should do more to fight malware’

    85% of users think that search engines should be doing more. According to a recent poll, 85% of visitors to the VB website think that search engines should be doing more to fight malware, but experts say the matter is more complicated than that. A recent paper by researchers at Google revealed that more than…

  • March issue of VB published

    The March issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The March 2008 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF format. Some of the things this month’s issue has in store are: Home (page) renovations : ‘We often hear from VB conference delegates…

  • VB reveals new website design

    Glossary, comments and mobile website among new additions. Regular visitors to VB may have noticed that the site has a fresh new look as well as some changes and additions to its contents. An improved internal search engine now makes it easier to search the site, whether searching for something in an article that appeared…

  • February issue of VB published

    The February issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The February 2008 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF format. Some of the things this month’s issue has in store are: Malware vs. anti-malware: (how) can we still survive? : ‘Well executed…

  • January issue of VB published

    The January issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The January 2008 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF format. Some of the things this month’s issue has in store are: A richer, but more dangerous web : ‘The accessing of media-rich,…

  • VB100 update

    Several issues resulting from recent Windows 2000 test cleared up. After a busy and drama-filled VB100 month, several issues arising from the test have been subject to further investigation. CA Anti-Virus , the home edition of CA ‘s product, was recorded missing some 20 samples from the WildList collection, although the corporate version, eTrust ,…

  • One in four consider online banking unsafe

    Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk free. In a survey of more than 370 visitors to www.virusbtn.com – many of whom are security professionals – a mere 23% of users said…

  • VB2007 last-minute hot-topic papers revealed

    Schedule for up-to-the-minute tech talks announced. VB has unveiled the schedule for a series of up-to-the-minute technical presentations at the VB2007 conference next week (19-21 Sept) in Vienna. The eight ‘last-minute’ presentations include material on today’s hottest topics, with the papers being selected just days prior to the start of the conference, to avoid the…