Greasy salesmen of fake AV trade may be OK, after all 

Greasy salesmen of fake AV trade may be OK, after all

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 18 May 2011 9:52 PM
Opinion: Not all scammers are created equal.
Commentary: Microsoft can help kill fake antivirus threat 

Commentary: Microsoft can help kill fake antivirus threat

In Web/client - By Munir Kotadia, 21 October 2009 1:20 PM
Redmond should whitelist legitimate security firms.
Symantec finds rogue AV to be well-oiled profit machine 

Symantec finds rogue AV to be well-oiled profit machine

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 20 October 2009 10:41 AM
Business is booming.
Rogue AV scam targets Google users 

Rogue AV scam targets Google users

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 23 September 2009 11:10 AM
Utilises PageRank feature.
Zbot evades most anti-virus programs 

Zbot evades most anti-virus programs

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 September 2009 10:59 AM
Morphing and rootkit capabilities keep it in the wild.
IT admins scramble after faulty CA AV update 

IT admins scramble after faulty CA AV update

By Ericka Chickowski, 6 September 2006 9:25 PM
The SANS Institute warned IT system administrators to be wary of an update to CA's anti-virus software that causes the software to classify an element of Windows 2003 as malware.
Criminals hold key to AV future 

Criminals hold key to AV future

By René Millman, 15 June 2006 4:49 PM
Criminals and software giant Microsoft hold the key to the future of the anti-virus industry, according to an anti-virus expert.
Rogue anti-spyware app knocks out AV systems  

Rogue anti-spyware app knocks out AV systems

By William Eazel, 6 April 2006 10:25 AM
Security experts warned today of a newly detected rogue anti-spyware application, UnSpyPC, which falsely identifies popular security products and well-known file system tools ...
Kaspersky: AV companies losing malware war 

Kaspersky: AV companies losing malware war

By Dan Kaplan, 16 January 2006 8:38 PM
Anti-virus manufacturers are failing to keep up with malware creators, a leading IT security expert argued in a recently published paper.
Aga Foodservice Group cooks up AV upgrade  

Aga Foodservice Group cooks up AV upgrade

By William Eazel, 24 October 2005 1:10 PM
Aga Foodservice Group (AFG) has completed an IT security infrastructure upgrade that aims to improve its protection against viruses, Trojans, worms and malicious spyware.
Home banking users fail to keep AV up to date 

Home banking users fail to keep AV up to date

By René Millman, 26 September 2005 5:25 PM
Over half of all home banking users admit their PCs and laptops have been infected by a computer virus, according to a new survey.
AV companies react to Microsoft's OneCare 

AV companies react to Microsoft's OneCare

By Marcia Savage, 13 May 2005 8:25 PM
Antivirus companies went on the offensive Friday, issuing responses to Microsoft's announcement that it plans to offer a subscription security service for consumers.
Spammers play hide-and-seek with AV 

Spammers play hide-and-seek with AV

By David Quainton, 25 February 2005 10:57 AM
The recent sharp rise in spam is being attributed to spammers being more selective in harvesting email addresses by avoiding anti-spam and anti-virus companies.
Portugal’s largest email provider rolls out Linux AV 

Portugal’s largest email provider rolls out Linux AV

By Rob Jaques, 9 September 2004 12:33 PM
Media Capital Group, the largest web portal and email provider in Portugal, has deployed an antivirus system designed to protect its Linux infrastructure from worms, viruses ...
Ministry of Sound swaps AV 

Ministry of Sound swaps AV

By Dan Ilett, 13 July 2004 3:42 PM
Dance music maker The Ministry of Sound has swapped its anti-virus product for an automated solution to protect 140 desktops.
Red faces for Sybari AV 

Red faces for Sybari AV

By Dan Ilett, 1 July 2004 5:07 PM
An SC Magazine journalist embarrassed security firm Sybari by sending a worm through its anti-virus product at a press demonstration in Amsterdam this week.
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