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Malicious spam campaigns leave experts puzzled

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 21, 2011

Increase in malware in spam has not led to increase in malicious activity.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 21, 2011

Social engineering circumvents banking security

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 20, 2011

Browsers and operating systems had already revoked trust in Dutch CA.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 20, 2011

Important lessons for companies engaging in social media.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 19, 2011

Good practice means good performance.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 14, 2011

Files with code-executing properties attached to emails.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 14, 2011

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 5, 2011

Fake certificates signed for CIA, Mossad, Google, Facebook.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 1, 2011

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 26, 2011

Email with malicious attachment uploaded to online scanning service

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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

Malicious spam campaigns leave experts puzzled

Trojan steals money from bank accounts via 'training session'

Diginotar declared bankrupt

Bank's Twitter account hacked to send phishing messages

Confirmed newsletter subscriptions half as likely to be blocked

Windows Help Files used in targeted attacks

Latest VBSpam certification results published

Iranians spied on using rogue DigiNotar certificates

September issue of VB published

Researchers find email used in RSA hack