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Websense snaps up SurfControl

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 1, 2007

$400m for British web-filtering company.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 24, 2007

Spring threat reports show rise in spying, zombies, spear-phishing and cracked websites.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 24, 2007

Kaspersky and Russinovich warn of growth in Vista, non-Windows malware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 24, 2007

Laws and agencies beginning to target online fraud and ID theft.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 19, 2007

Windows XP products to be tested for June issue.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 19, 2007

Multibyte character overflow issue breaches on-access defences.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 18, 2007

Dr.Web test results recalculated.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 18, 2007

Rumours of killer mobile malware travel from Pakistan to Afghanistan.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 18, 2007

Zero-day vulnerability quickly used to transmit attacks.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 17, 2007

Messaging attack hides behind photo of girl in stilettos.

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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

Websense snaps up SurfControl

Theft spam, fraud and web threats may rival ad spam

Experts predict no let-up in malcode development

Governments making moves to combat cybercrime

Latest VB100 comparative announced

McAfee VirusScan vulnerability found, patched

Dr.Web Linux VB100 update

Mobile-to-human virus scare hits Asian nations

Worms exploiting Windows DNS flaw

Sexy pics push Skype malware

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