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Trojan Programs Exploiting the Latest Windows Vulnerability

January 1, 1970 on 8:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off MOSCOW (RNWire) - Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions which protect against viruses, hackers and spam, has detected a range of Trojan programs which exploit the Windows Meta File vulnerability. This vulnerability is rated highly critical, and so far, no patch has been issued. The Trojans are classified as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.acd, as all the samples

Norton Antivirus makes MacOS X less secure?

January 1, 1970 on 8:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Apple Macintosh users could be making themselves less secure by installing Symantec's flagship anti-virus application. On Tuesday, Symantec admitted that all versions of Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) contain a security vulnerability that could allow a malicious user to remotely take control of the computer. This kind of announcement is common to Windows users but this flaw also affects NAV running on

Granted Fundamental Antivirus Technology Patented by Symantec

January 1, 1970 on 8:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Histogram-Based Malicious Code Detection Speeds Identification of Complex Threats, Security Risks CUPERTINO, Calif. - Dec. 14, 2005 - Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced it has been granted a new patent for antivirus technology by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Symantec was granted U.S. patent number 6,971,019 for histogram-based malicious code detection technology

Grisoft join AntiSpyware Coalition

January 1, 1970 on 8:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Grisoft, Inc., the maker ofaward-winning AVG Anti-Virus software, has been accepted as a member of the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), a diverse organization dedicated to building aconsensus and creating best practices to define and control spyware and otherdisruptive technologies. Peter Lipa, President of Grisoft, Inc., made theannouncement. "As an ASC member, Grisoft plans to serve the public