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Zango not guilty on spyware charges

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 8, 2006

Spyware bad, adware OK, says court.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 7, 2006

Civil action avoids spam law technicalities.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 7, 2006

FTC takes cash, bans from future naughtiness.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 7, 2006

AV industry future revealed - must do better.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 6, 2006

Tough sentence upheld despite free-speech claims.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 6, 2006

Trojan uses unpatched hole in office software.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 6, 2006

Mail campaign aims to sneak into readers' subconscious minds.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 5, 2006

One in three malicious emails a phish, says MessageLabs.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 5, 2006

Cleaner tool aims to remove sophisticated attack.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 4, 2006

Adjustments to laws may let 'non-commercial' spam continue.

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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

Zango not guilty on spyware charges

MS sues UK spammer

Spyware firms charged $2 million

'Magic Quadrant' study unveiled

Nine years for spam felon

Word zero-day exploited

Subliminal message hidden in spam

Phishing on the rise

Gromozon mystery clearing

New New Zealand spam laws to allow spam

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