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Unspam files lawsuit against unnamed cybercrooks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 25, 2009

Anti-spam firm hopes to force banks to share more information on attacks.

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Anti-Obama sentiments used in spam campaign

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 21, 2009

'DDoS software' turns out to be malware.

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ICANN adopts new domain tasting policy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 21, 2009

'Free temporary registrations' come to an end.

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Yahoo! re-opens e-postage discussion

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 21, 2009

'CentMail' to benefit charities, harm spammers.

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August issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 3, 2009

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

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McColo shutdown not felt the same by all recipients

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2009

Mailbox-level reduction may depend on spam detection methods.

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Yxe trojan infecting mobile phones

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 21, 2009

Symbian software-signing slipup certifies SMS spambot.

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Call for last-minute technical papers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 17, 2009

Submissions invited for technical 'turbo' talks at VB Geneva.

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Five botnets responsible for 75% of spam sent

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 16, 2009

Each infected machine sends spam at rate of almost two messages per second.

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Patch Tuesday brings little relief from browser exploits

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jul 15, 2009

Six fixes issued, but new IE zero day emerges along with Firefox flaw.

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VB2018 preview: Unpacking the packed unpacker: reversing an Android anti-analysis library

At VB2018, Google researcher Maddie Stone will present an analysis of the multi-layered 'WeddingCake' anti-analysis library used by many Android malware families.
Seven years ago, the first VB conference paper on Android malware looked at what was then a new, but growing trend. Since then both the threat and the research community have… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2018/08/vb2018-preview-unpacking-packed-unpacker-reversing-android-anti-analysis-library/

Paper: Not old enough to be forgotten: the new chic of Visual Basic 6

Marion Marschalek looks at two Miuref binaries: one packed with Visual Basic 6 and one with C++.
Marion Marschalek looks at two Miuref binaries: one packed with Visual Basic 6 and one with C++. Two months ago, Microsoft announced it had added 'Miuref' to its Malicious Software… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/07/paper-not-old-enough-be-forgotten-new-chic-visual-basic-6/

IEEE announces Anti-Malware Support Service

'Software taggant system' and 'clean file metadata exchange' discussed at previous VB conferences.
'Software taggant system' and 'clean file metadata exchange' discussed at previous VB conferences. Wouldn't it be nice if providers of software packers included a licence key in… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/03/ieee-announces-anti-malware-support-service/

Security experts gather in Europe

Anti-malware insights pooled at AMTSO, CARO and EICAR meetings.
Anti-malware insights pooled at AMTSO, CARO and EICAR meetings. Many of the world's leading anti-malware and security experts came together in the past week, at a string of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/05/security-experts-gather-europe/

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