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VB2015 preview: advanced persistent threats

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 25, 2015

Several conference papers to deal with targeted attacks.

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Throwback Thursday: The Virus Analyst Headache

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 20, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to April 1999, when the average virus analyst had to manually process around ten or more viruses per day, and the growing complexity and volume of viruses was proving a headache.

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Back to the future: anti-virus engines and sandboxes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 19, 2015

Szilard Stange makes the case for multi-engine malware scanning.

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Catch rates bounce back in latest spam filter test

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 18, 2015

Products defy prediction of tougher circumstances.

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Paper: Life after the apocalypse for the Middle Eastern NJRat campaign

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 14, 2015

Malware authors upped their game following 2014 disruption of No-IP.

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Throwback Thursday: IT Security Breaches: The 1994 NCC Survey

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 13, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to November 1994, when VB asked: what is the nature of the real virus problem, and how much does it cost?

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VB2015 preview: the Internet of Things

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 11, 2015

Experts to cover various aspects of IoT (in)security in a range of talks.

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File-stealing vulnerability found in Firefox PDF reader

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 7, 2015

Both Windows and Linux users actively being targeted.

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Paper: Hype heuristics, signatures and the death of AV (again)

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 7, 2015

David Harley responds to anti-malware's many criticasters.

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Throwback Thursday: Palm Breach

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 6, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to July 2000, when concerns were growing about malicious threats to the Palm Personal Digital Assistant.

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Latest flaws affect AV giants

Symantec, McAfee and CA all patch vulnerabilities.
Symantec, McAfee and CA all patch vulnerabilities. Three of the biggest names in the security sector, McAfee, Symantec and CA, have all revealed details of flaws in their software… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/latest-flaws-affect-av-giants/

ZOO archive issues hit security vendors

Errors handling rare format patched by four AV and anti-spam products.
Errors handling rare format patched by four AV and anti-spam products. A researcher has revealed details of flawed implementation of a somewhat archaic archive format, .zoo, which… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/zoo-archive-issues-hit-security-vendors/

7 critical flaws patched on Patch Tuesday

May Security Bulletin covers wide range of vulnerabilities.
May Security Bulletin covers wide range of vulnerabilities.Microsoft's latest 'Patch Tuesday' security bulletin included fixes for seven vulnerabilities, all rated 'Critical' and… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/7-critical-flaws-patched-patch-tuesday/

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