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Virus alerts for UK computer users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 24, 2005

Government launches IT security website

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US spammers arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 18, 2005

Airport arrest for 18-year-old spammer, and felony charge for SMS election spammer

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Phish Report Network announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 15, 2005

Microsoft, eBay, PayPal and Visa join forces

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Microsoft and Pfizer join forces to slam spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 14, 2005

Two giants unite in the courtroom

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Latest VGrep

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 10, 2005

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

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University of Calgary teaches spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 8, 2005

Learnt how to create viruses? Now learn how to create spam and spyware

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India to curb SMS spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 8, 2005

Supreme Court urges government to crack down on mobile spam

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Microsoft acquires Sybari

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 8, 2005

Microsoft announces another AV acquisition

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New Zealand to curb spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 3, 2005

Anti-spam codes of conduct for SMS and email

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German spammers to get hefty fine

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 2, 2005

New legislation proposes fines to deter would-be spammers

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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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