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Game over for GameOver Zeus botnet?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 5, 2014

Coordinated effort against gang that's also behind CryptoLocker ransomware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 1, 2014

The June issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 23, 2014

'Brilliant mind and a true gentleman' commemorated through annual award for technical security research.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 13, 2014

For reasons ranging from relatively good, to actual malware.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 1, 2014

The May issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 23, 2014

AOL responds by following Yahoo! in setting strict DMARC policy.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 15, 2014

Collateral damage in instruction to reject emails with invalid DKIM signatures.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 14, 2014

OpenSSL vulnerability has kept the security community busy.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 9, 2014

Exciting range of topics to be covered at VB conference in Seattle this September; Katie Moussouris to deliver keynote address.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Apr 7, 2014

Security firm advises regenerating keys and replacing certificates on vulnerable servers.

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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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Game over for GameOver Zeus botnet?

June issue of VB published

Virus Bulletin announces Péter Ször Award

1 in 500 secure connections use forged certificate

May issue of VB published

AOL spam spreads 'NotCompatible' Android trojan

Yahoo's DMARC policy wreaks havoc among mailing lists

A week of Heartbleed

VB2014 programme and keynote announced

OpenSSL vulnerability lets attackers quietly steal servers' private keys