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Rogue anti-malware targets Mac users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 15, 2008

Scam expands horizons to draw in new market of victims.

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Spam printing proof-of-concept revealed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 14, 2008

Lack of security allows websites to send spammish content to network printers.

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Hundreds of legitimate websites being hacked into

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 14, 2008

New mass infection leaves security researchers puzzled.

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SQL attack hacks wide range of sites

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 8, 2008

CA among victims of major attack linking sites to malware.

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Batch of Dutch MP3 players ships with malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 8, 2008

Worm included as unwanted extra for music lovers.

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Usual fare for holiday season

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 8, 2008

Storm ecards and social site spyware mark unsurprising year end.

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No taste for spam?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2008

ICANN takes steps to combat domain tasting.

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Anti-malware school

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2008

F-Secure launches malware analysis course at Helsinki University.

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FTC notes malicious spam on the rise

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2008

FTC reports on a decade of spam fighting.

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Guidelines issued for UK hacker tool ban

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 1, 2008

Government issues guidelines in response to lobbying.

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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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