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More core wars

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 12, 2004

Virus vs virus - new Welchia variant seeks to destroy Mydoom.

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News summary

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 2, 2004

Why technical writing is best left to technical journalists, Netcraft monitors SCO, and February's VB magazine

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An end to 419 spam?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 29, 2004

Nigerian government takes action.

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Congressional attack on inboxes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 29, 2004

US Congressional representatives send bulk email

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MyDoom, YourDoom, OurDoom

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 28, 2004

SCO offers a bounty for the arrest of the MyDoom author, Bruce Perens offers a conspiracy theory...

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Divine intervention

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 25, 2004

AV on a spiritual level

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Waiting, reflecting and removing

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 23, 2004

Microsoft reports success of Blaster removal tool

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News summary...

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 20, 2004

Blaster (variant) author charged, AhnLab warns against complacency, India launches CERT-In, more on monoculture, and what's new in the spam world...

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Email coaching for marketers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 15, 2004

DMA releases quick-glance reference guide for email marketers.

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Ahnlab partners with Sina.com

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 13, 2004

Ahnlab gets major ASP deal in China.

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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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