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Facebook huddles with security majors to guard users

Facebook has partnered with major antivirus vendors to improve security on its site and offer free security software... Read more

25 April, 2012
Sophail: A Critical Analysis of Sophos Antivirus

Sophail: A Critical Analysis of Sophos Antivirus

Antivirus vendors often assert they must be protected from scrutiny and criticism, claiming... Read more

4 August, 2011
AVG: Hacktivism is slowing down business

AVG: Hacktivism is slowing down business

...antivirus software. AVG's footprint as one of the planet's largest antivirus vendors gives it a good view of the threat landscape, according to... Read more

22 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Antivirus firms rebut naming accusations

...on which name went with which version of the virus. "When the antivirus vendors brought their initial virus signatures out for Yaha.J, not all... Read more

9 January, 2003 by James Pearce

Antivirus vendors tackle testing standards

Companies including Microsoft and Symantec have formed an organisation to investigate testing standards for anti-malware products Read more

4 February, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Antivirus vendors crack down on eBay licence cheats

McAfee and Symantec have thrown their considerable weight behind a larger campaign to rid eBay of illegal software sales Read more

18 May, 2006 by Will Sturgeon

Antivirus vendors warn of Fretheme worm

A new virus has surfaced internationally, and businesses are warned to protect themselves before it causes more damage Read more

13 June, 2002 by Vivienne Fisher

Antivirus vendors' worm alert email carries worm

Ooh, the irony... Read more

11 November, 2002 by Robert Lemos

Microsoft offers prank Blue Screen Of Death

...also offered a spoof Blue Screen of Death for some time. But antivirus vendors are not impressed with the spoof screensaver software, which is named... Read more

14 November, 2006 by Richard Thurston

Staying a step ahead of malware

...landscape is a notoriously organic environment, with the relationship between virus and antivirus vendors shifting constantly. The latest seismic upheaval is the revelation that the... Read more

26 July, 2006 by Leader

Viruses bring a sting in the tail

...that some viruses are being ignored. It is hard to see how antivirus vendors can effectively regain the lead here, if indeed they ever had... Read more

2 June, 2005 by Leader

Microsoft's Allchin: Vista won't need antivirus

Update: Comments come at a time when Microsoft is battling with antivirus vendors over access to Vista, and is the subject of an EC... Read more

10 November, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Palyh worm hits the UK

...which feigns a microsoft.com origin, is spreading rapidly in the UK. Antivirus vendors say it has a second method of spreading and could install... Read more

19 May, 2003 by Matt Loney

Romeo and Juliet virus fails to flare up

Virus probably won't end in tragedy according to UK antivirus vendors Read more

22 November, 2000 by Will Knight

Change of tactics in war on viruses

...product complemented theirs, but called into doubt IronPort's motives for calling antivirus vendors' products into doubt. "They would say their solution is better than... Read more

1 March, 2006 by Tom Espiner

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