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US lengthens lead as top spammer

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 13, 2007

Rivals improve record to leave US spamming rate a standout.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 13, 2007

Latest wave of variants followed up by further fake warnings.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 13, 2007

ICSA announces cooperative forum of anti-spam developers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 13, 2007

Security update release cycle leads to attack release cycle.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 11, 2007

Fix for earlier .ani patch and another Vista issue included in batch.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 11, 2007

New minority platform joins infectable list.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 5, 2007

ISPA best practices document advises providers on spam control.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 5, 2007

ActiveX and overflow issues allowed remote data theft, local system attacks.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 4, 2007

Survey finds junk email costs $713 per head in loss of productivity.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 4, 2007

Microsoft reacts fast to widespread zero-day exploitation.

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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

US lengthens lead as top spammer

Major seeding of Storm trojans seen

Spam-fighters coalition formed

New exploits emerge in wake of Patch Tuesday

Microsoft reveals more issues on Patch Tuesday

Linux/iPod proof-of-concept sighted

UK ISP association issues spam guidelines

Kaspersky patches series of vulnerabilities

Spam costing US companies over $70 billion per year

Animated cursor flaw patched out of cycle

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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