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March issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2012

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

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'Unsubscribe' URL in junk fax leads to malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 24, 2012

Trojan downloader behind .co.cc URL.

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New Zeus/SpyEye botnet does away with command-and-control servers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 22, 2012

Increasing use of UDP to avoid communication tracking.

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200-fold increase in HTML-attachment spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 16, 2012

Cutwail botnet likely behind campaign that sends users to Phoenix exploit kit.

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'Hotmail and Gmail have best spam filter' says Cascade spam test

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 15, 2012

Comparative test did not take false positives into account.

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February issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2012

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

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Hacktivists hijack DNS of popular websites

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 26, 2012

Security at registrars may be weak link.

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New RFC describes best practices for running DNS-based lists

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 24, 2012

DNSBL users advised to avoid those lists that charge for delisting.

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Vulnerability turns McAfee's anti-malware solution into open relay

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 19, 2012

Flaw allows for spam to be sent through customers' PCs.

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AV-Test releases latest results

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 18, 2012

Business and consumer products achieve high pass rate.

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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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