Stats confirm malware built at record rates 

Stats confirm malware built at record rates

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 7 May 2013 10:19 AM
Trojans dominate.
Dutch police ask for powers to plant malware, hack DDoS servers 

Dutch police ask for powers to plant malware, hack DDoS servers

In Applications - By Nicole Kobie, 6 May 2013 6:13 AM
F-Secure won't help.
Kaspersky update severs internet access 

Kaspersky update severs internet access

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 5 February 2013 1:30 PM
Fix issued.
New York Times targeted attack shows anti-virus failure 

New York Times targeted attack shows anti-virus failure

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 4 February 2013 8:54 AM
Custom malware slipped past scanners.
Anti-virus company run by former hacker 

Anti-virus company run by former hacker

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 3 December 2012 9:19 AM
Wicked Rose behind security vendor.
Ransomware scammers hit half a million users in 18 days 

Ransomware scammers hit half a million users in 18 days

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 12 November 2012 3:03 PM
Attackers still active, remain on the run.
Multiple critical flaws flagged in Sophos 

Multiple critical flaws flagged in Sophos

In Applications - By Tom Espiner, 6 November 2012 7:56 AM
Exploit could be "wormed within days".
Facebook adds Webroot, AVG and Panda as friends into AV Marketplace 

Facebook adds Webroot, AVG and Panda as friends into AV Marketplace

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 18 October 2012 7:40 AM
Malware crackdown.
Sophos flags its own update as malware 

Sophos flags its own update as malware

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 21 September 2012 10:53 AM
Anti -anti-virus.
McAfee update chaos sparks user fury 

McAfee update chaos sparks user fury

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 21 August 2012 2:33 PM
Enterprises offered hotfix, consumers asked to reinstall.
Microsoft targets Bafruz trojan 

Microsoft targets Bafruz trojan

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 16 August 2012 2:01 PM
Trojan targets Facebook, mines Bitcoins and disables anti-virus.
LogMeIn adds anti-virus monitoring and management for remote worker control 

LogMeIn adds anti-virus monitoring and management for remote worker control

In Applications - By SC Staff, 14 August 2012 6:20 AM
LogMeIn has added anti-virus monitoring and management capabilities to its IT automation product.
Diablo hacker springs reverse engineers 

Diablo hacker springs reverse engineers

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 21 June 2012 2:18 PM
“Why are you researching my trojan?”
US a target for cyber attacks in Stuxnet fallout 

US a target for cyber attacks in Stuxnet fallout

In Applications - By Juha Saarinen, 4 June 2012 11:20 AM
Anti-virus industry 'spectacularly failed'.
Symantec Australia chief resigns 

Symantec Australia chief resigns

In Cloud - By Darren Pauli, 30 May 2012 5:07 PM
Cloud boss steps in.
AusCERT2012: Anti-virus a SCADA kill switch  

AusCERT2012: Anti-virus a SCADA kill switch

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 16 May 2012 12:24 PM
Can't build Stuxnet? Crack the operating system.
Check Point offers free anti-virus and firewall 

Check Point offers free anti-virus and firewall

In Applications - By SC Staff, 1 May 2012 9:59 PM
First freebee for the company.
Cybercrime shop manages hacked web sites 

Cybercrime shop manages hacked web sites

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 1 May 2012 9:26 PM
Offers counter anti-virus, vulnerability discovery.
Wordpress a vector for Flashback 

Wordpress a vector for Flashback

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 23 April 2012 7:29 AM
iFrames used to infect users.
Mac malware expanding: research 

Mac malware expanding: research

In Applications - By SC Staff, 23 April 2012 7:29 AM
Mobile malware also rising.
Sluggish Apple strikes at Flashback 

Sluggish Apple strikes at Flashback

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 12 April 2012 2:36 AM
Flashback removal tool planned as malware storm subsides.
Instructions published for DIY undetectable malware 

Instructions published for DIY undetectable malware

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 7 April 2012 4:34 PM
Payload pounces from library.
AVG gets do not track feature 

AVG gets do not track feature

In Networks - By SC Staff, 28 March 2012 3:59 PM
Gets protection from unknown WiFi access points.
Avast premium support sold like fake AV 

Avast premium support sold like fake AV

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 19 March 2012 8:17 AM
Operators hawked AV to fix non-existence problems.
Symantec confirms Norton AV code leaked 

Symantec confirms Norton AV code leaked

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 13 March 2012 7:06 AM
Symantec has confirmed that source code for its Norton anti-virus has been leaked.
Avast updates anti-virus product 

Avast updates anti-virus product

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 27 February 2012 8:23 AM
Updates free product.
Bitdefender add-on boosts malware checks 

Bitdefender add-on boosts malware checks

In Applications - By SC Staff, 17 February 2012 11:44 AM
Malware gone in 60 seconds.
Bungled update sees Microsoft block Google 

Bungled update sees Microsoft block Google

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 17 February 2012 11:34 AM
Microsoft anti-virus detected phantom Blackhole exploit kit.
Research offers software salvation from AV friendly-fire 

Research offers software salvation from AV friendly-fire

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 2 February 2012 7:07 PM
Yet it is too underdeveloped to replace existing malware analysis.
Twitter buys anti-malware firm 

Twitter buys anti-malware firm

In Applications - By SC Staff, 26 January 2012 1:39 AM
Makes second play in infosec market in as many months.
Sourcefire launches malware analytics tool 

Sourcefire launches malware analytics tool

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 24 January 2012 9:45 AM
Contains forensics capabilities.
Mac malware rises in 2011 

Mac malware rises in 2011

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 20 January 2012 8:05 AM
Trojan downloaders most prolific.
Symantec corporate anti-virus source code stolen  

Symantec corporate anti-virus source code stolen

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 20 January 2012 7:53 AM
Then worm exploits Symantec remote vulnerability.
Westpac dumps PC Tools for BitDefender 

Westpac dumps PC Tools for BitDefender

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 11 January 2012 12:03 PM
Customers get free anti-virus.
Symantec's doubts dashed: Hackers stole code 

Symantec's doubts dashed: Hackers stole code

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 7 January 2012 1:04 PM
But code was defunct.
Symantec disputes claims hackers stole Norton source code 

Symantec disputes claims hackers stole Norton source code

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 6 January 2012 10:45 AM
Hackers' sneak peek lacks source.
Sophos expands endpoint security 

Sophos expands endpoint security

In Applications - By SC Staff, 7 December 2011 10:04 AM
Includes patch assessments, web protection, filtering and encryption.
Sell AV for mobile? You ought to be ashamed: Google dev 

Sell AV for mobile? You ought to be ashamed: Google dev

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 23 November 2011 7:59 AM
Mobile anti-virus companies are "charlatans" and "scammers".
NOD32 misses exec-only malware? 

NOD32 misses exec-only malware?

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 9 November 2011 3:55 PM
Researcher claims NOD32 flaw remains unsolved after tip-off.
An interview at Kaspersky Lab HQ 

An interview at Kaspersky Lab HQ

In Applications - By Paul Fisher, 29 October 2011 11:41 AM
Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky talks security.
Rogue anti-virus becomes passé 

Rogue anti-virus becomes passé

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 28 October 2011 8:23 AM
Compromise attempts plummet.
Avira flags itself as malware 

Avira flags itself as malware

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 27 October 2011 12:41 PM
Bad update.
Challenges ahead for Windows 8's built-in antivirus 

Challenges ahead for Windows 8's built-in antivirus

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 September 2011 4:06 PM
Anti-virus firms may file lawsuits.
Sophos says Windows 8 anti-virus will be skirted 

Sophos says Windows 8 anti-virus will be skirted

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 15 September 2011 7:47 AM
Anti-virus firms may file lawsuits.
Internet death worm found 

Internet death worm found

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 29 August 2011 10:49 AM
Not your typical tech support.
Trojan update fingered for massive South Korean breach 

Trojan update fingered for massive South Korean breach

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 11 August 2011 11:02 AM
Breach could blow out by millions.
BitDefender's silent dragon 

BitDefender's silent dragon

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 9 August 2011 2:45 PM
Anti-virus goes quiet.
Security chiefs lock horns over anti-virus 

Security chiefs lock horns over anti-virus

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 21 July 2011 11:29 AM
Claims that anti-virus misses about 60 percent of malware.
Sophos launches network security division 

Sophos launches network security division

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 7 July 2011 9:43 AM
Gateway meets anti-virus.
Astaro to release end-point software ahead of Sophos merger 

Astaro to release end-point software ahead of Sophos merger

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 5 July 2011 9:48 AM
'God box' becomes legit.
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