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No fanfare for Windows Server 2003 SP2

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 15, 2007

Major update release emerges in mysterious silence.

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UK bankers show 44% rise in online theft

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 14, 2007

APACS study records major increase in phishing fraud earnings.

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Trend takes over HijackThis

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 14, 2007

Popular free spyware-spotting tool acquired by security giant.

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OneCare causing Outlook havoc

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 12, 2007

Old mailbox deletion bug resurfaces, upsets users

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SEC halts trading in spammed stocks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 9, 2007

Share trading in 35 pumped and dumped companies suspended.

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Report on TLD DNS DDoS attack released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 9, 2007

Fact sheet on web root server bombardment published by ICANN.

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New Zealand passes anti-spam law

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 9, 2007

As bulk emailing is regulated in NZ, Canada hears calls for similar laws.

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March Patch Tuesday cancelled

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 9, 2007

MS announces no security patches this month.

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Gromozon hijacks Italian MSN searches

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 8, 2007

Link bombing pushes blended spyware attack to top of popular search results.

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OneCare fails another detection test

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 2, 2007

Microsoft product found not up to scratch in AV-Comparatives review.

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Search blog

New paper: A review of the evolution of Andromeda over the years

The Andromeda botnet (aka Gamarue or Wauchos) has plagued Internet users for more than half a decade but, following a takedown effort and the arrest of the suspected botnet owner in December 2017, it is likely we have seen the end of it. In a new paper by…
In December last year, a joint operation involving law enforcement agencies and many security firms led to the dismantling of the Andromeda botnet, also known as Gamarue or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2018/02/new-paper-review-evolution-andromeda-over-years/

VB2014 paper: Duping the machine - malware strategies, post sandbox detection

James Wyke looks at malware that takes extra steps to frustrate researchers.
James Wyke looks at malware that takes extra steps to frustrate researchers.Since the close of the VB2014 conference in Seattle in October, we have been sharing VB2014 conference… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2015/01/paper-duping-machine-malware-strategies-post-sandbox-detection/

VB2014 preview: Duping the machine - malware strategies, post sandbox detection

James Wyke looks at four difference decoy methods.
James Wyke looks at four difference decoy methods.In the weeks running up to VB2014 (the 24th Virus Bulletin International Conference), we will look at some of the research that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/08/preview-duping-machine-malware-strategies-post-sandbox-detection/

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