VB Blog

Minor flaws patched in Sophos AV

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 10, 2007

Security vulnerabilities found and fixed.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 7, 2007

Researchers estimate 3 million online crimes committed in UK last year.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 7, 2007

Appeal court quashes earlier e360 compensation ruling.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 7, 2007

Judge sets precedent upholding users' rights to block badware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 5, 2007

'Hacked by Chinese' row rumbles on.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 3, 2007

Detection rates up 7% in six months, more improvement predicted.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 3, 2007

Agencies join forces to release safety guidance documents.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 1, 2007

SPF records creep into top ten content triggers checked by ISPs.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 1, 2007

Reports and statistics on unsafe computing practices.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 1, 2007

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

Previous1...138139140141142...215Next

Search blog

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

Minor flaws patched in Sophos AV

Cybercrime rivals real-world crime rates

Spamhaus $11 million fine thrown out

Kaspersky-Zango case heralded as groundbreaking

China denies Pentagon hacking claims

MS gaining fast in AV-Comparatives tests

APWG and FTC combine to fight ID fraud

Sender authentication checks on the rise

Unsafe computing in abundance

September issue of VB published

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