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December issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2012

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

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Correction to VBSpam results

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 27, 2012

Spamhaus and SURBL results re-evaluated.

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Virus Bulletin announces VBWeb tests for web filters

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 27, 2012

Regular comparative tests will show which products offer best protection from malicious web traffic.

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Latest spam filter test shows spam catch rates have bounced back

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 21, 2012

Spam catch rates improve, but performance on phishing lags behind that on other spam.

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Do we need stronger email addresses?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 14, 2012

Skype vulnerability allowed for account hijacking using only email address.

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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.

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FBI agent receives first J.D. Falk award

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 26, 2012

Thomas X. Grasso praised for starting DNSChanger working group.

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Weak cryptography keys allow others to add valid DKIM signatures to fake emails

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 25, 2012

512-bit key cracked within 72 hours.

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Anti-virus software significantly shortens life of banking trojans

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 24, 2012

Security software causes malware to run for less than a third as long.

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One in ten spam messages contains drive-by download link

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 24, 2012

80-fold increase in one month.

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DMARC: an imperfect solution that can make a big difference

US Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Department of Homeland Security to implement DMARC. Martijn Grooten looks at what difference this could make for phishing attacks impersonating the US federal governent.
US Senator Ron Wyden has written a letter (pdf) to the Department of Homeland Security, urging the US government to implement DMARC to "ensure hackers cannot send emails that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2017/07/dmarc-imperfect-solution-can-make-big-difference/

TorrentLocker spam has DMARC enabled

Use of email authentication technique unlikely to bring any advantage.
Use of email authentication technique unlikely to bring any advantage. Last week, Trend Micro researcher Jon Oliver (who presented a paper on Twitter abuse at VB2014) wrote an… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2015/03/torrentlocker-spam-has-dmarc-enabled/

Impressive results in latest VBSpam test

Excellent performances in spam filter test - plus evidence of a correlation between spam 'passing' SPF and an increased delivery rate.
Excellent performances in spam filter test - plus evidence of a correlation between spam 'passing' SPF and an increased delivery rate. No fewer than ten anti-spam solutions… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2013/02/impressive-results-latest-vbspam-test/

EU report suggests 95% of email is spam

Less than five per cent of all SMTP connections result in an email being delivered into a user's inbox.
Less than five per cent of all SMTP connections result in an email being delivered into a user's inbox. A survey carried out by the European Network and Information Security Agency… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/01/eu-report-suggests-95-email-spam/

VB announces latest VBSpam certification results

Two products achieve top level VBSpam Platinum award.
Two products achieve top level VBSpam Platinum award. Virus Bulletin has announced the results of its second comparative review of anti-spam products, revealing two top-level… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2009/07/vb-announces-latest-vbspam-certification-results/

DKIM usage shows significant growth

US banks urged to use authentication method
US banks urged to use authentication method In a report on its website, Internet giant Cisco states it has been seeing almost 700,000 non-spam messages that contain valid DKIM… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2009/06/dkim-usage-shows-significant-growth/

Unsafe computing in abundance

Reports and statistics on unsafe computing practices.
Reports and statistics on unsafe computing practices. Last month saw a flurry of reports and statistics on unsafe computing practices. To kick off, almost a quarter of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/09/unsafe-computing-abundance/

Sender authentication checks on the rise

SPF records creep into top ten content triggers checked by ISPs.
SPF records creep into top ten content triggers checked by ISPs. A report by email marketing software provider Lyris has revealed that use of the Sender Policy Framework (SPF)… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/09/sender-authentication-checks-rise/

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