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VB2013 speaker spotlight

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 6, 2013

We speak to VB2013 presenter Andrei Serbanoiu about Facebook ad spam and scams, and what he aims to bring to VB2013.

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Box-ticking mentality leads to insecurity

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 6, 2013

Credit card company fails to understand how authentication works.

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Updated botnet likely cause of surge in Tor traffic

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 5, 2013

New Tor version should help the network deal with increased traffic.

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Malware spoofing HTTP Host header to hide C&C communication

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 4, 2013

Traffic appears as requests to Google or Yandex.

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Phone support scams: an old scam with some new tricks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 2, 2013

Files in Prefetch directory supposedly show malware infections.

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September issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2013

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

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VB2013 speaker spotlight

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 30, 2013

We speak to Joe Blackbird and Bill Pfeifer about how anti-malware protection states affect infection rates.

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Kelihos checks machines' IP addresses against DNS blacklists

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 29, 2013

Role of node in a botnet dependent on whether the IP address is blacklisted.

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New email header attempts to prevent damage of reissued email addresses

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 27, 2013

Transactional emails not delivered if the account's owner has changed in the meantime.

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VB2013 speaker spotlight

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 23, 2013

We speak to Gunter Ollmann about the growing need to assess corporate security defences from a hacker's perspective.

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'Son of Stuxnet' trojan found

'Duqu' used in targeted attacks to steal specific information.
'Duqu' used in targeted attacks to steal specific information. Researchers at both Symantec and McAfee have discovered a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with strong links to Stuxnet… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/10/son-stuxnet-trojan-found/

Attack targets government agencies in CIS countries

Trojans used to steal specific files.
Trojans used to steal specific files. Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered an ongoing targeted attack against, among others, government agencies and diplomatic missions in… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/09/attack-targets-government-agencies-cis-countries/

Windows Help Files used in targeted attacks

Files with code-executing properties attached to emails.
Files with code-executing properties attached to emails. Researchers at Symantec have discovered Windows Help Files being used in targeted attacks. Such help files, which use the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/09/windows-help-files-used-targeted-attacks/

Adobe releases emergency update for Flash Player

Zero-day exploit actively being abused.
Zero-day exploit actively being abused.Adobe has announced it will release an update for its Flash Player on Friday 15 April, fixing a vulnerability that is currently being… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/04/adobe-releases-emergency-update-flash-player/

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