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No taste for spam?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 1, 2008

ICANN takes steps to combat domain tasting.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 1, 2008

F-Secure launches malware analysis course at Helsinki University.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 1, 2008

FTC reports on a decade of spam fighting.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 1, 2008

Government issues guidelines in response to lobbying.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 1, 2008

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 19, 2007

Virus Bulletin finds 40% of users think governments should write viruses to bug terrorists.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 18, 2007

Gartner survey reveals US losses to phishing gangs.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 18, 2007

Trend Micro notes increase in regionally targeted attacks as trojan becomes latest to exploit a Ichitaro flaw.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 13, 2007

Security breaches seriously undermining public respect.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 12, 2007

Several issues resulting from recent Windows 2000 test cleared up.

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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

No taste for spam?

Anti-malware school

FTC notes malicious spam on the rise

Guidelines issued for UK hacker tool ban

January issue of VB published

Magic lanterns shine at terrorists

$3.2 billion lost in phishing attacks in 2007

Zero-day exploit for Japanese word processor Ichitaro

Survey finds 75% lose trust in data-loss firms

VB100 update

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