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Patch Tuesday brings little relief from browser exploits

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 15, 2009

Six fixes issued, but new IE zero day emerges along with Firefox flaw.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 15, 2009

Rows rumble on over sources and targets of botnet attacks.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 9, 2009

More than 2.2% of spam contains shortened URLs.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 7, 2009

Second DirectShow vulnerability in six weeks labelled 'extremely critical'.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 7, 2009

$415,000 sneaked from local government funds.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 7, 2009

Batch of system files wrongly flagged as malware, current versions not affected.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 6, 2009

Two products achieve top level VBSpam Platinum award.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 1, 2009

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 29, 2009

US banks urged to use authentication method

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 28, 2009

Retrospective figures follow up February test.

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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

Patch Tuesday brings little relief from browser exploits

Korea DDoS surge mired in hype and confusion

URL shorteners experience surge of popularity among spammers

Another IE zero day exploited

Keyloggers used to loot US county

Serious false positive hits users of old McAfee engines

VB announces latest VBSpam certification results

July issue of VB published

DKIM usage shows significant growth

Latest AV-Comparatives results released

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Ebury and Mayhem server malware families still active

Malicious CCleaner update points to a major weakness in our infrastructure

VB2014 preview: two papers on Linux server malware

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

'Son of Stuxnet' trojan found

Fake codec trojan disables anti-virus software

Hundreds of legitimate websites being hacked into