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E-Mail Spam Morphs in First Half of 2008
Changes in content and distribution medium found in BitDefender survey
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Technical Support Manager for BitDefender UK
John Hughes appointed as technical support manager for BitDefender UK
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BitDefender Security for Linux Wins VB100 Award
Virus Bulletin Comparative Review Conducted on Ubuntu Linux Server Edition Platform
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BitDefender researchers released today the roundup of May's most widespread malware on personal computers
The top is roundly dominated by Trojans, most of them discovered in the last few months - with the notable exception of Zlob, a bit of malware which has been making the rounds for some time now.
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BitDefender Tops Latest Rootkit Detection Test By AV-Test.org
BitDefender Internet Security Suite 2008 leads technology in rootkit removal
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Focus Multimedia to market BitDefender Internet Security software
BitDefender® has set up a national marketing and distribution agreement with Focus Multimedia, one of the UK’s leading software publishing houses specializing in home computer and small office products.
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BitDefender reports UK home computer users are concerned about online identity theft, but weak on effective countermeasures
Survey shows that less than 50 percent of UK computer users have up-to-date anti-vrus protection; 32 percent do not have a back-up plan; and 42 percent say their computer performance has deteriorated, since it was purchased
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BitDefender Lab’s Top 10 Malware List for April Dominated by Malware Packers
Repacking malware is a technique that is sticking around
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BitDefender Announces Beta Release of BitDefender Total Security 2009
BitDefender 2009 Provides Increased Privacy Protection, Integrated Online Security, More Control and Online Backup
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BitDefender Detects EDUnet Trojan Spread
Trojan uses .edu and .mil servers as spam relays
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