Reuters – A hacker who goes by the name of ‘Yama Tough’ threatened Saturday to release next week the full source code for Symantec Corp’s flagship Norton Antivirus software. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Anti-virus maker AVG files for $125 million IPO (Reuters)
Reuters – Anti-virus software maker AVG Technologies NV filed to raise up to $125 million in an initial public offering, looking to cash in on the increased demand for technology IPOs. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Coranti 2012 Multi-Engine AntiVirus & AntiSpyware
If a small plane with one engine is fast, that same plane with four engines will be four times as fast, right? That’s the idea behind using four antivirus engines in Coranti 2012 Multi-Engine AntiVirus AntiSpyware ($39.99, direct). Of course, it’s also possible that the weight of those four engines…
Indian hacker lords have Symantec antivirus code
The stolen code is four to five years old and the Mountain View, California, company stressed that the there were no signs that customer information had been tampered with, and they stated that their own security networks had not been breached. The Lords of Dharmaraja say they took the files…
Symantec fears leak of Norton AntiVirus source code
Symantec is investigating claims by a group of hackers that they are in possession of source code for its Norton AntiVirus (NAV) product. The group, which uses the name “The Lords of Dharmaraja,” claims to have stolen Symantec source code and documentation from the servers of Indian intelligence agencies, along…
Symantec: parts of antivirus source code exposed (Reuters)
Reuters – Symantec Corp, the top maker of security software, said hackers had exposed a chunk of its source code, which is essentially the blueprint for its products, potentially giving rivals some insight into the company’s technology. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National…
Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus source code exposed by hackers
A hacking group has gained access to some of the source code for Symantec’s anti-virus product, that they claim they stole from Indian government servers. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Hackers Threaten to Post Antivirus Source Code
Hackers have posted a file online that they claim is a confidential glimpse into Symantec’s Norton Antivirus program and have threatened to release source code for the security giant’s flagship antivirus product. The hacker group, which calls itself the Lords of Dharmaraja, posted a file on Pastebin that it said…
Fujitsu creates antivirus virus for Japanese government
Fujitsu has developed code for the Japanese government that will destroy malware and collect information on its creators. The government decided to investigate the possibilities of such code in 2005, and three years later the Defense Ministry’s Technical Research and Development Institute awarded Fujitsu a ¥178.5m ($2.3m) contract to develop…
FTC compensates 320,000 victims of fake antivirus scams
The tale of notorious malware multi-national Innovative Marketing has taken another extraordinary turn with the news that it is to fund refunds to hundreds of thousands of US consumers duped into buying its bogus antivirus products. An announcement on the website of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that…