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Season's greetings

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

The VB team wishes all Virus Bulletin readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous new year.

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Academic research journal

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

Announcement and first call for papers of the European Research Journal in Computer Virology

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Save your soul with spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

Spam goes yet one step further - spiritual salvation!

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Errata - Windows Server 2003 comparative review

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

VB regrets that three mistakes crept into the Comparative review published in the November issue.

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FBI's virus blunder

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

Virus infection nearly blew the cover on a secret FBI fraud investigation two years ago.

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Hotmail originator turns to anti-spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

Sabeer Bhatia, the man behind Hotmail, has announced that he has invested in an anti-spam company

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VB2005 call for papers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 2, 2004

Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present at VB2005 in Dublin - so set aside some time between the season's festive parties to get writing!

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Spam-reporting trial

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Dec 1, 2004

Australia's latest anti-spam initiative

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Australia to protect critical computer systems

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 30, 2004

Vulnerability assessment for country's critical infrastructure systems

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Lycos turns hippy on spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 29, 2004

'Make love not spam'

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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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