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Spam leads to malware instead of mail settings

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00 +0300

15 October 2009 – At present there are two similar waves of Spam hitting the mailboxes of Internet users, purportedly containing new settings for their mail service

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Avira issues a warning on harmful PDF files

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00 +0300

12 October 2009 – Adobe Reader currently features a vulnerability that allows attackers to use manipulated PDF files to smuggle in harmful software

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Avira warns: Fraudulent antivirus software supplied from hacked webservers

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00 +0300

01 October 2009 – Avira’s IT security specialists have discovered a wave of infections whereby forums and servers in the Internet are infected by means of a link to harmful JavaScript. This exposes surfers visiting the hacked pages at risk to an infection from fraudulent antivirus software

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Avira keeps Dogrobot at bay

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00 +0300

24 September 2009 – “Dogrobot” is a Trojan that is particularly common in Chinese Internet cafés and is said to have caused damage in the region of billions. Avira AntiVir protects against this threat

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Supposed Avira key generator contains malware

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00 +0300

22 September 2009 – So-called key generators for Avia AntiVir have recently turned up on Internet exchange sites, but instead of giving users a valid license key, they load an autorun worm

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