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Bumper crop of October patch releases

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 16, 2009

Busy weeks for admins as Patch Tuesday joined by Adobe fixes, and Mozilla announces plug-in checking plans.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 16, 2009

Expert body gets to grips with string of difficult subjects.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 12, 2009

Deadline announced for first VB100 comparative on new operating system.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 9, 2009

VB reveals which products failed to meet VB100 certification criteria, and updated 'RAP quadrant' showing Reactive And Proactive detection abilities.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 9, 2009

Rumoured phishing explosion grabs headlines, reality much more mundane.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 2, 2009

Security Essentials release creates expected storm of words.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 1, 2009

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 21, 2009

High scores as 7 out of 16 graded Advanced+ in on demand tests

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 3, 2009

'Green AV' best added to blacklist to avoid red faces.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 1, 2009

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

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Ebury and Mayhem server malware families still active

Ebury and Mayhem, two families of Linux server malware, about which VB published papers back in 2014, are still active and have received recent updates.
Whether it is to send spam or to redirect web traffic to malicious payloads, compromised (Linux) web servers are the glue in many a malware campaign. Two such networks of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2017/10/ebury-and-mayhem-server-malware-families-still-active/

Malicious CCleaner update points to a major weakness in our infrastructure

Researchers from Cisco Talos have found that a recent version of the widely used CCleaner tool installed malware on the machine.
For the security community, 2017 might well be called the year of the update: two of the biggest security stories – the WannaCry outbreak and the Equifax breach – involved… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2017/09/malicious-ccleaner-update-points-major-weakness-our-infrastructure/

VB2014 preview: two papers on Linux server malware

Researchers from ESET, Yandex and Symantec look at emerging malware trend.
Researchers from ESET, Yandex and Symantec look at emerging malware trend.In the weeks running up to VB2014 (the 24th Virus Bulletin International Conference), we are looking at… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/09/preview-two-papers-linux-server-malware/

More than two million home routers have 'wide open backdoor'

Default password makes vulnerability easy to exploit.
Default password makes vulnerability easy to exploit. Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered an easy-to-exploit backdoor in routers from Chinese manufacturer Netcore, that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/08/more-two-million-home-routers-have-wide-open-backdoor/

'Son of Stuxnet' trojan found

'Duqu' used in targeted attacks to steal specific information.
'Duqu' used in targeted attacks to steal specific information. Researchers at both Symantec and McAfee have discovered a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with strong links to Stuxnet… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/10/son-stuxnet-trojan-found/

Fake codec trojan disables anti-virus software

Victim tricked into believing security software still active.
Victim tricked into believing security software still active. A new trojan, discovered by researchers at ESET, spreads itself via fake codecs, then disables running anti-virus… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/08/fake-codec-trojan-disables-anti-virus-software/

Hundreds of legitimate websites being hacked into

New mass infection leaves security researchers puzzled.
New mass infection leaves security researchers puzzled. Web security company ScanSafe has reported a new mass infection of websites, which it claims accounts for 15% of the web… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/01/hundreds-legitimate-websites-being-hacked/

VB Blog

Bumper crop of October patch releases

AMTSO members summit covers controversial issues

VB announces next VB100 test on Windows 7

11 out of 26 anti-virus products fail VB100 certification

Webmail data leak hype deflated

Microsoft steps into free AV market

October issue of VB published

Latest AV-Comparatives test results released

Rogue AV claims to send money to environmental causes

September issue of VB published