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Google advert exploit attack analysed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 1, 2007

Video demonstrates malware infiltration via ads for legitimate sites.

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A new generation of Panda

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 1, 2007

Panda sells majority shareholding.

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Theft spam, fraud and web threats may rival ad spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 24, 2007

Spring threat reports show rise in spying, zombies, spear-phishing and cracked websites.

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Experts predict no let-up in malcode development

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 24, 2007

Kaspersky and Russinovich warn of growth in Vista, non-Windows malware.

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Governments making moves to combat cybercrime

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 24, 2007

Laws and agencies beginning to target online fraud and ID theft.

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Latest VB100 comparative announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 19, 2007

Windows XP products to be tested for June issue.

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McAfee VirusScan vulnerability found, patched

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 19, 2007

Multibyte character overflow issue breaches on-access defences.

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Worms exploiting Windows DNS flaw

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 18, 2007

Zero-day vulnerability quickly used to transmit attacks.

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Dr.Web Linux VB100 update

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 18, 2007

Dr.Web test results recalculated.

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Mobile-to-human virus scare hits Asian nations

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 18, 2007

Rumours of killer mobile malware travel from Pakistan to Afghanistan.

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VB2016 paper: Modern attacks on Russian financial institutions

Today, we publish the VB2016 paper and presentation (recording) by ESET researchers Jean-Ian Boutin and Anton Cherepanov, in which they look at sophisticated attacks against Russian financial institutions.
Today, we publish the VB2016 paper "Modern attacks on Russian financial institutions" (here in HTML format and here in PDF format) by ESET researchers Jean-Ian Boutin and Anton… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2016/december/vb2016-paper-modern-attacks-russian-financial-institutions/

Grum botnet's command-and-control servers shut down

Spam-sending botnet believed to be third largest in the world.
Spam-sending botnet believed to be third largest in the world. International co-operation between a number of parties has led to all command-and-control servers of the 'Grum'… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2012/07/grum-botnet-s-command-and-control-servers-shut-down/

Cybercriminals frustrated with botnet trackers

Drastic measures discussed by users of online forum.
Drastic measures discussed by users of online forum. Russian cybercriminals are willing to go to great lengths to frustrate services that hinder botnets created with the ZeuS and… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/03/cybercriminals-frustrated-botnet-trackers/

Spammers move from China to Russia

Stricter rules on registering .cn domains leads to increase in malicious .ru domains.
Stricter rules on registering .cn domains leads to increase in malicious .ru domains. A change in the rules of the organization responsible for registering .cn domains has resulted… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/02/spammers-move-china-russia/

Russian Business Network leaves Russia

Leading cybercrime hosting hub moves business to fresh pastures.
Leading cybercrime hosting hub moves business to fresh pastures. The notorious Russian Business Network (RBN), recently making headlines for the massive amounts of malicious and… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/11/russian-business-network-leaves-russia/

St. Petersburg US Consulate website hacked

Malware served by official government site.
Malware served by official government site. Web-watchers at Sophos have reported spotting malware hosted on the website of the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, using obfuscated… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/09/st-petersburg-us-consulate-website-hacked/

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/

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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