January issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2011

The January issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

The January 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF format.

Some of the things this month's issue has in store are:

• VBSpam comparative review: 19 full solutions and one partial solution were put to the test in the VBSpam lab this month. Martijn Grooten has the details.

• How do we make bigger better?: 'Whilst bigger may not always be better, it is clearly always bigger. And bigness begets bigness.' Paul Ducklin, Sophos

• Carberp, a new bag of tricks: As in normal business, one of most effective ways for a banker trojan to gain market share is to do things better than its competitors, and if possible, make the migration from competitors to its own business as easy as possible. Carberp does both of these things very successfully. Toni Koivunen has all the details of this rising star in the banker trojan scene.

• What's the deal with sender authentication? Part 6: Which sender authentication techniques work in real life? Which ones don't quite measure up? Can we use authentication to mitigate spoofing? Can we use it to guarantee authenticity? And how do we authenticate email, anyway? Terry Zink concludes his series of articles with a look at Author Domain Signing Policies.

• Calling all speakers: VB2011 Barcelona: VB is seeking submissions from those wishing to present papers at VB2011 - the 21st Virus Bulletin International Conference in Barcelona.

• Transitions: welcome to the new old world: Andrew Lee takes stock of the anti-malware industry and the world at large as we stand on the cusp of a new decade.

• 'Hello, I'm from Windows and I'm here to help you': Craig Johnston relates a tale of scam phone calls.

• Product review: eScan Internet Security 11: VB's lab team take a closer look at eScan Internet Security 11, commenting on its funky styling and the wealth of features it has to offer.

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Posted on 11 January 2011 by Virus Bulletin

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