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Fake malware infection alerts spammed out

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 9, 2007

Latest spam run masquerades as malware warning and fix.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 9, 2007

Captcha systems possibly cracked to automate account creation.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 4, 2007

Celebration card emails carry links to malware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 4, 2007

Spy tool for popular device claims to be legitimate.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 2, 2007

Microsoft patch and greetings card spams bring more trojans.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 2, 2007

False positive reveals sneaky techniques used in ads.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 1, 2007

Spammer turns court order into money-making opportunity.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 1, 2007

MS Security rated 6th worst job in science.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 1, 2007

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 1, 2007

Researcher challenged to prove 100% undetectable rootkit claim.

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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/

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Fake malware infection alerts spammed out

Trojan using webmail to send spam

Fourth of July targeted by trojan spam

Battle over Blackberry spyware threat

Fake updates and phony postcards carry malware

NOD32 alerts on suspect adverts

Spammer offers new service

Pity poor MS Security workers

July issue of VB published

Challenge Blue Pill

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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