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Smile, you're on a botnet!

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 9, 2011

Multi-platform Java botnet allows for remote control of webcam and microphone.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 1, 2011

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 19, 2011

VB joins the e-book generation.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 18, 2011

Trojan hidden as security tool for affected customers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 15, 2011

'Stop' command sent from replaced command and control servers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 15, 2011

22 products scored on multiple scales in quarterly test report.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 14, 2011

Zero-day exploit actively being abused.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 12, 2011

Criminals make money through calls to supposedly free phone number.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 12, 2011

20 products rated in large-scale detection tests.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 5, 2011

Publicly available information used to spear phish employees.

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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

Smile, you're on a botnet!

May issue of VB published

VB announces Virus Bulletin for Kindle

Scammers take advantage of Epsilon data breach

Department of Justice shuts down Coreflood botnet

First AV-Test certifications of 2011 published

Adobe releases emergency update for Flash Player

Ransom trojan demands Windows re-activation

AV-Comparatives unveils latest on-demand results

RSA gives insight into anatomy of attack on its systems