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China-Tibet row spills over into malware attacks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 16, 2008

Both sides of debate targeted to spread malicious code.

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Latest Patch Tuesday update released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 9, 2008

Microsoft announces five 'critical' vulnerabilities need fixing.

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'Kraken' monster botnet causing controversy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 9, 2008

As latest botnet scare debated, Storm keeps on blowing.

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HP ships infected USB keys

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 9, 2008

Autorun worms found on batch of server setup devices.

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Google Groups and Blogspot used to serve malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 7, 2008

Company finds own IP address to be serving most malware.

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Users of online banking 'should have adequate protection'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 4, 2008

New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to online theft.

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Less than 30 per cent of smartphone users have AV installed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 3, 2008

Experts disagree on the need for specialist mobile AV protection.

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Average spam message size at record low

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 3, 2008

No decrease of bandwidth usage as number of spam messages keeps increasing.

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April Storm

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 1, 2008

April Fools' Day emails contain new variant of infamous worm.

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April issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 1, 2008

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

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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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