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Throwback Thursday: Cabirn Fever

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 9, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to 2004, when the first worm to spread from mobile phone to mobile phone appeared.

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Little sympathy for breached Hacking Team

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 8, 2015

Lists of customers, source code and zero-day vulnerabilities made public.

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Throwback Thursday: The Updating Game

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 2, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to 1997, when automatic updates of AV software were not the norm.

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Nominations opened for second Péter Ször Award

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 29, 2015

'Brilliant mind and a true gentleman' commemorated through annual award for technical security research.

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Latest spam filter test sees significant drop in catch rates

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 26, 2015

Despite a drop in catch rates, 15 products earn a VBSpam award, with four earning a VBSpam+ award.

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VB2014 paper: Quantifying maliciousness in Alexa top-ranked domains

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 26, 2015

Paul Royal looks at malware served through the most popular websites.

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Throwback Thursday: KAOS on the Superhighway?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 25, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to 1994, when KAOS4 was discovered on the Internet.

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Steganoprague: a VB2015 competition & puzzle

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 24, 2015

Use your obfuscation and deobfuscation skills to win a prize during the VB2015 conference!

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Paper: Using .NET GUIDs to help hunt for malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 24, 2015

Tool to extract identifiers incorporated into VirusTotal.

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NSA, GCHQ found to target anti-virus products

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 23, 2015

Agencies looked for vulnerabilities to exploit and for submitted malware samples.

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July issue of VB published

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VBConnect: the Virus Bulletin conference goes social

New tool aims to enhance conference networking opportunities.
New tool aims to enhance conference networking opportunities. For many in the security industry, the Virus Bulletin conference is the highlight of their busy events calendar, and… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2012/06/vbconnect-conference-goes-social/

June issue of VB published

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Spam catch rates drop in latest VBSpam test

Catch rates significantly lower than in previous months.
Catch rates significantly lower than in previous months. In the latest VBSpam comparative test, 20 solutions achieved a VBSpam award, but the majority displayed significantly lower… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2012/03/spam-catch-rates-drop-latest-vbspam-test/

March issue of VB published

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February issue of VB published

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January issue of VB published

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December issue of VB published

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Latest VBSpam certification results published

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.
Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available. The results of the November VBSpam comparative review have been announced, with more distinction showing between… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/11/latest-vbspam-certification-results-published/

November issue of VB published

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October issue of VB published

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The October issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The October 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/10/october-issue-vb-published/

Latest VBSpam certification results published

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.
Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available. The results of the September VBSpam comparative review have been announced. This month's VBSpam test sees 23… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/09/latest-vbspam-certification-results-published/

September issue of VB published

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August issue of VB published

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The August issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The August 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/08/august-issue-vb-published/

Latest VBSpam certification results published

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.
Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available. The results of the July VBSpam comparative review have been announced. The 14th VBSpam test showed both a number… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/latest-vbspam-certification-results-published/

July issue of VB published

The July issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The July issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The July 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/july-issue-vb-published/

VB100 for Windows Server 2008 results published

Latest VB100 results published - full report now also available.
Latest VB100 results published - full report now also available. The results of the VB100 comparative review on Windows Server 2008 R2 have been announced. This month's test… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/06/windows-server-2008-results-published/

June issue of VB published

The June issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The June issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The June 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/06/june-issue-vb-published/

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