November issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2012

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

The November 2012 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF or PRC (Kindle) format.

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

  • The cost of being scared safe: 'The throttling effect of fear on consumer uptake of online shopping and banking is certainly real.' Stephen Cobb, ESET.
  • Six flags over Texas: The last week of September saw a sizeable portion of the world's anti-malware experts decamp to Dallas. Helen Martin reports on the 22nd Virus Bulletin International Conference.
  • Is our viruses learning?: It's rare to see a virus advertised as demonstrating machine learning in any form, but W32/Grimgribber does just that. Peter Ferrie has the details.
  • Ramnit bot: First discovered in around April 2010, Ramnit is now not only a file infector that infects Windows Portable Executable files (.exe, .scr and .dll files) and HTML documents, but also a multi-component bot. Chao Chen takes a deep dive into Ramnit, analysing the functionalities of each of its components.
  • Dissecting Winlocker - ransomware goes centralized : Winlocker, aka Gimemo, has revolutionized the design of ransomware - all the infected machines are controlled centrally using two C&C panels. Aditya Sood and colleagues discuss the design and behaviour of the Winlocker ransomware.
  • Tracking the 2012 Sasfis campaign: Micky Pun unveils all the important nuts and bolts of the latest instalment of the Sasfis botnet by analysing its packers, core payloads and botnet operations.

Note: The November 2012 VBSpam comparative review will be published as standalone article later in the month. As with all new VBSpam and VB100 reviews, the report will be available for non-subscribers to purchase as a standalone item (Virus Bulletin subscribers will be notified by email when the comparative is available to download). Non-subscribers can purchase VB100 reports here and VBSpam reports here.

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Posted on 01 November 2012 by Virus Bulletin

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