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57% of spam scam sites hosted in US

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 9, 2007

Study investigates sites and servers linked to from spam.

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Kaspersky shuffles structure ready for IPO

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 9, 2007

Corporate reshaping prepares company for floatation.

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Pharmacy spammer gets 30 years

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 9, 2007

'Rizler' convicted on drugs, conspiracy and money laundering charges.

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Malware and phishing cost US users $7 billion in two years

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 8, 2007

Survey finds 1 in 4 risk of being hit by viruses, spyware and scams.

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Major pump-and-dump campaign floods inboxes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 8, 2007

Heavy stock scam barrage ups spam levels 30%.

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AOL drops Kaspersky for McAfee

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 8, 2007

Web giant changes provider of free security software for members.

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Spammers sentenced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 1, 2007

Sentences for first US spammer to be convicted under CAN-SPAM and Australian mobile phone marketers.

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AV market growth and predictions

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 1, 2007

Analysts report on industry growth and predict future growth.

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August issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 1, 2007

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

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Trojans and worms hiding behind games

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 1, 2007

Mario latest lure to hook victims on malware.

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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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