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Spam link sends Android users to trojan proxy

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 18, 2013

Meanwhile, desktop users sent to (relatively harmless) weight-loss site.

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March issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2013

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

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VB data supports Google's claim to having reduced compromised accounts

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 21, 2013

Internet giant may indeed do something right; Yahoo! has a real problem.

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Hundreds of APTs linked to Chinese Army department

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 20, 2013

'Unit 61398' employs hundreds of people.

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Massive drop in PPI SMS spam after spammers fined

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 12, 2013

Levels still higher than for most of 2012.

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EU to propose cybersecurity rules

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 6, 2013

Companies required to report breaches.

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Drop reported in infected computers worldwide

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 6, 2013

Nearly one third of computers still found to be infected.

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Happy Safer Internet Day

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 5, 2013

10th annual awareness day focuses on rights and responsibilities.

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Impressive results in latest VBSpam test

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 4, 2013

Excellent performances in spam filter test - plus evidence of a correlation between spam 'passing' SPF and an increased delivery rate.

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February issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2013

The February 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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