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VB2013 speaker spotlight

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 16, 2013

We speak to Roman Unuchek about malicious redirection of mobile users, his research interests, and what he aims to bring to VB2013.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 15, 2013

Name servers unable to distinguish faulty from rogue responses.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 12, 2013

Many devices simply waiting for router advertisements, good or evil.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 9, 2013

Both Barnaby Jack and Triton showed how white-hat hacking should be done.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 9, 2013

We speak to VB2013 presenters Ilya Rabinovich and Randy Abrams about their research, Windows 8 security, and what they aim to bring to VB2013.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 8, 2013

Marketers upset about 'emails' that you can't unsubscribe from.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 6, 2013

DNS caching causes attack to have a long tail.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 5, 2013

Visitors to child abuse websites likely target of operation, but will there be collateral damage?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 2, 2013

NSA activities could make millions avoid US-based services.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 2, 2013

We speak to VB2013 presenters Mark Kennedy and Igor Muttik about their research interests and what they aim to bring to VB2013.

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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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VB2013 speaker spotlight

DNSSEC glitch causes .gov sites to become inaccessible

Researchers demonstrate how IPv6 can easily be used to perform MitM attacks

ATM manufacturer pays respects to hacker who broke into its systems

VB2013 speaker spotlight

Are Gmail's new advertisements in breach of CAN-SPAM?

Thousands of websites affected by nameserver hijack redirecting visitors to malware

Firefox 17 zero-day exploit targets users of Tor network

There is no 'I know what I am doing' trump card in security

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

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

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