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Taiwanese Trojan writer arrested

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 28, 2004

Suspect not a teenager for a change.

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Legislation: NZ makes a move

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 27, 2004

New Zealand government moves toward anti-spam legislation

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German government spammed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 27, 2004

Government email systems overwhelmed

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Cajun spammer tells it like it is

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 23, 2004

Straight talking spammer

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Spend, spend, spend for Symantec

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 20, 2004

Anti-spam company to become AV vendor's latest purchase

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No rest for German police

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 13, 2004

Arrest of suspected Sasser author, arrest of suspected Phatbot author and questioning of five more suspects - all within the space of 7 days.

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Buying and selling

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 13, 2004

Trend buys back shares, Sybari prepares to sell

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SpamCop at receiving end of a restraining order

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 12, 2004

Venerable spam reporting outfit SpamCop has had a restraining order granted against it on behalf of alleged spammer OptInRealBig.com.

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Law and order

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 6, 2004

Spamming set to become illegal in the Netherlands and other legislative news...

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Figures and fluctuations

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 6, 2004

Dips, increases and the cost of dealing with 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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