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1.4 million Chinese infected over holiday week

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 11, 2007

May vacations bring trojan avalanche for gamers and filesharers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 11, 2007

Symantec, McAfee and CA all patch vulnerabilities.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 9, 2007

Surveys, phone lines, USB sticks and call girls the latest tactics for spammers and phishers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 9, 2007

StopBadware survey finds small group of ISPs most to blame.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 9, 2007

Errors handling rare format patched by four AV and anti-spam products.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 9, 2007

May Security Bulletin covers wide range of vulnerabilities.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 4, 2007

Utah registry to protect children's email leaks cash and addresses.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 4, 2007

Amendment to VB's April Linux comparative review.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 4, 2007

With Forefront due out soon, Symantec's latest release suffers further delay.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 4, 2007

Second piece of US anti-spyware legislation given go-ahead.

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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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1.4 million Chinese infected over holiday week

Latest flaws affect AV giants

Phishing moves into more new areas

Five ISPs hosting a third of malware, says study

ZOO archive issues hit security vendors

7 critical flaws patched on Patch Tuesday

Law to stop spam reaching kids dubbed a failure

Questionable false positive file removed

Microsoft to beat Symantec to corporate release punch

I-SPY chases SPY-ACT through approval process

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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