A worm that exploits the bug Microsoft patched in an emergency update 11 days ago is actively attacking systems, several security companies and researchers said Monday. The worm, which Symantec labeled "Wecorl" but was dubbed "MS08-067.g" by Kaspersky Lab and Microsoft itself, likely originated in China, said Kevin Haley, ...

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced its executives will be speaking at the following investor conferences in the June 2008 quarter: Merrill Lynch Technology Conference on May 6 at 11:15 a.m. ET in New York City JPMorgan Technology Conference on May 19 at 8 a.m. ET in Boston A live webcast and replay ...

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Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) concludes that cyber criminals are increasingly becoming more professional – even commercial – in the development, distribution and use of malicious code and services. While cybercrime continues to be driven by financial gain, cyber criminals are now utilizing more professional attack methods, tools and strategies to ...

Wireless phones and devices become more prevalent in today's society, it is inevitable that these devices become more difficult to properly secure. Antivirus giant Symantec suggests users are wising up to a growing threat of mobile phone viruses. But one company which handles support for major mobile operators claims the ...

Regular readers of my blog know that one of my many duties at work is to administrate what was once known as IMLogic (now known as Symantec IM Manager). I’ve complained loudly and frequently here ever since Symantec bought IMLogic . This post is more of the same. IMLogic ...

A weekend spam run tried to dupe recipients into downloading the infamous "Storm Trojan" by attaching files that posed as videos of a bogus missile strike by the U.S. against Iran, antivirus vendors said today.The unsolicited e-mail, which arrives with provocative subject lines that include "Missle [sic] Strike: The USA ...