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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 1, 2013

At-a-glance chart shows both detection rates and impact on system performance.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 30, 2013

Malicious servers opening backdoors, performing redirects.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 29, 2013

Suspect drove around in 'mobile bunker' to co-ordinate attacks.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 18, 2013

Malicious emails appear a matter of hours after news of explosions in the US.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 16, 2013

What happens before the filter doesn't matter too much.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 11, 2013

Exciting range of topics to be covered at VB conference in Berlin this October.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 10, 2013

Figures released for long-term real-world tests and large-scale scanning measures.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 5, 2013

Corporate and consumer products rated against Windows Defender baseline.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 1, 2013

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

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SMS trojan targets Android users in eight western countries

Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat?
Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat? Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered an SMS trojan for Android phones that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/11/sms-trojan-targets-android-users-eight-western-countries/

Zitmo trojan for Android defeats two-factor authentication

Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS.
Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS. A new variant of the Zitmo trojan has been discovered that infects mobile devices running the Android platform and which intercepts SMS… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/zitmo-trojan-android-defeats-two-factor-authentication/

DroidKungFu command and control server may be mobile device

Android trojan makes use of root exploit.
Android trojan makes use of root exploit. Researchers at Fortinet have discovered a command and control server for the 'DroidKungFu' Android trojan that appears to be a mobile… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/06/droidkungfu-command-and-control-server-may-be-mobile-device/

AVG to acquire DroidSecurity

Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices.
Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices. Czech security firm AVG has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based DroidSecurity, a specialist in cloud-based… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/avg-acquire-droidsecurity/

Android SMS trojan goes wild

Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security.
Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security. The first known SMS trojan affecting smart phones running Google's Android operating system has been observed… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/08/android-sms-trojan-goes-wild/

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VB Blog

May issue of VB published

VB100 XP comparative features new speed vs. detection graph

Apache binaries replaced by stealth malcious ones

Dutchman arrested in Spain for DDoS attacks on Spamhaus

Cybercriminals quick to exploit emerging news

Different focus on spam needed

VB2013 programme announced

AV-Comparatives reveals detection and protection reports

AV-Test releases first Windows 8 test stats

April issue of VB published