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'Spam King' agrees to hold fire

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 5, 2005

For the time being at least...

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Happy New Year!!!

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2005

Virus Bulletin would like to wish all its readers a very happy and prosperous new year.

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Test files: Straightening the record

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 23, 2004

VB sets the record straight regarding the collection of files referenced in Peter Morley's letter 'Generic detection - a specific case' published in last months main magazine.

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Synchronized malware identification for the new year

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 23, 2004

Causing a stir in the anti-virus community last month was the announcement of a new US-led initiative whose aim is to achieve threat synchronization.

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Latest VGrep

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 23, 2004

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

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January issue released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 23, 2004

The Virus Bulletin January 2005 issue is on its way.

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No deal for AOL employee

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 22, 2004

Judge refuses to accept guilty plea.

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Teen brought to book for Randex

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 22, 2004

British teenager sentenced.

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Deal for AOL employee

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 21, 2004

AOL worker accused of selling customer email lists offered deal.

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Trend ousts McAfee on Hotmail

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 21, 2004

Trend Micro to take over from McAfee as new provider of virus scanning for MSN.

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Storm e-card malware keeps on coming

No end to flood of fake friendly greetings.
No end to flood of fake friendly greetings. A further wave of e-cards carrying links to 'Storm' malware (various labelled Nuwar, Peacomm, Dorf, Zhelatin) has been hitting inboxes… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/storm-e-card-malware-keeps-coming/

House of Lords warns of e-crime fears

Report recommends harder, smarter fight against online dangers.
Report recommends harder, smarter fight against online dangers. A major report by the Science and Technology Committee of the UK's House of Lords has found the internet to be rife… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/house-lords-warns-e-crime-fears/

Worries of Storm forming massive botnet

DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom.
DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom. Repeated waves of the 'Storm' trojan attacks continue to be spammed out, with the latest using more eCards to hook in still more… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/worries-storm-forming-massive-botnet/

Spam barrages take down filters, networks

Report shows increase in spam bombardment attacks.
Report shows increase in spam bombardment attacks.MessageLabs' monthly report on the latest trends in spam has warned of an alarming rise in 'spam spikes', targeted attacks which… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/spam-barrages-take-down-filters-networks/

Estonian websites suffer wave of DoS attacks

Baltic republic accuses Russia of cyber-warfare.
Baltic republic accuses Russia of cyber-warfare. A wave of denial of service (DoS) attacks on Estonian websites has prompted the Estonian government to accuse its neighbour of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/estonian-websites-suffer-wave-dos-attacks/

Botnet DoS no longer profitable

Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere.
Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere. The use of armies of botnets to carry out denial-of-service attacks on lucrative websites, as a method of extorting… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/botnet-dos-no-longer-profitable/

DoS attacks support political unrest

Estonia rioting backed up by attacks on government websites.
Estonia rioting backed up by attacks on government websites. Severe rioting in Estonia, sparked by anger over the removal of a Russian monument from a prominent war memorial, has… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/dos-attacks-support-political-unrest/

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