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Patch Tuesday sees serious DNS flaws fixed

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 10, 2008

Nothing marked critical, but some very important patches issued.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 10, 2008

US-Iran war story used as hook for malware barrage.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 1, 2008

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 30, 2008

Working group of ISPs and net operators issue traffic calming guidelines.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 30, 2008

Two new threats in a week spark worries of approaching Mac malware era.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 30, 2008

StopBadware.org report highlights Chinese dominance in web malware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 20, 2008

GUI gizmo adds extra spreading menace to any malware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 20, 2008

Traffic analysts worry as AVG implements web scanning technology.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 20, 2008

Confidential health service info exposed after theft.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 12, 2008

Cross-border operation brings adware crook to book.

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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 sees serious DNS flaws fixed

Storm mails bring spoof World War 3 news

July issue of VB published

MAAWG unveils spam and botnet battling policies

Macs under attack from trojan double whammy

China hosting over half of malicious sites

Trojan-to-worm automation tool spotted

LinkScanner could be behind surge in web traffic

Yet more data leaks in UK public services

41 months plus hefty fine for botherder

Search blog

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