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Google relaxes disclosure policy following criticism

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 16, 2015

Grace period added for vulnerabilities that are about to be patched.

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VB2014 video: .NET malware dynamic instrumentation for automated and manual analysis

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 13, 2015

Hexiang Hu used tool to detect Bladabindi backdoor.

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Facebook launches platform for sharing of threat intelligence

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 12, 2015

Twitter, Yahoo! amongst early participants in 'ThreatExchange'.

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VirusTotal project aims to remediate false positives

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 11, 2015

Security vendors to receive alerts when legitimate files are detected as malicious.

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VB2014 paper: P0wned by a barcode: stealing money from offline users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 10, 2015

Fabio Assolini explains how cybercriminals are targeting boletos.

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Adobe issues patch for yet another Flash Player zero-day

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 5, 2015

CVE-2015-0313 used in the wild as long ago as December.

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VB2014 paper: We know it before you do: predicting malicious domains

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 5, 2015

Wei Xu and his colleagues attempt to block domains before they're used for bad purposes.

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Praise for the unsung heroes of email

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 4, 2015

Many decent performances in VB's latest comparative spam filter test.

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Low VirusTotal detection rates for new malware, do they matter?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 3, 2015

It is not as important as is often suggested — and doesn't mean the malware is allowed to execute.

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'RansomWeb' ransomware targets companies' databases

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 2, 2015

Encryption first added as a patch, key only removed when all backups are encrypted.

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What cybersecurity experts are talking about in 2025

The cybersecurity field moves quickly, with new research surfacing regularly and threat actors constantly shifting their approaches. We've gathered five recent research topics that caught our attention, each offering a different angle on the current threa…
The cybersecurity field moves quickly, with new research surfacing regularly and threat actors constantly shifting their approaches. Some discoveries reveal long-running campaigns… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2025/06/what-cybersecurity-experts-are-talking-about-2025/

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VBSpam tests to be executed under the AMTSO framework

VB is excited to announce that, starting from the Q3 test, all VBSpam tests of email security products will be executed under the AMTSO framework.
VB is excited to announce that, starting from the Q3 test, all VBSpam tests of email security products will be executed under the AMTSO framework. The Anti-Malware Testing… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2024/06/vbspam-tests-be-executed-under-amtso-framework/

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In memoriam: Prof. Ross Anderson

We were very sorry to learn of the passing of Professor Ross Anderson a few days ago.
We were very sorry to learn of the passing of Professor Ross Anderson a few days ago. Ross Anderson was Professor of Security Engineering at Cambridge University and Edinburgh… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2024/04/memoriam-prof-ross-anderson/

In memoriam: Dr Alan Solomon

We were very sorry to learn of the passing of industry pioneer Dr Alan Solomon earlier this week.
We were very sorry to learn of the passing of industry pioneer Dr Alan Solomon earlier this week. Alan Solomon was the eponymous creator of one of the world's first anti-virus… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2024/02/memoriam-dr-alan-solomon/

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New paper: Nexus Android banking botnet – compromising C&C panels and dissecting mobile AppInjects

In a new paper, researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Bansal provide details of a security vulnerability in the Nexus Android botnet C&C panel that was exploited in order to gather threat intelligence, and present a model of mobile AppInjects.
Nexus Android banking botnet – compromising C&C panels and dissecting mobile AppInjects Read the paper (HTML) Download the paper (PDF)   Android botnets are a formidable… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2023/10/new-paper-nexus-android-banking-botnet-compromising-cc-panels-and-dissecting-mobile-appinjects/

New paper: Collector-stealer: a Russian origin credential and information extractor

In a new paper, F5 researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Chaturvedi present a 360 analysis of Collector-stealer, a Russian-origin credential and information extractor.
Collector-stealer, a piece of malware of Russian origin, is heavily used on the Internet to exfiltrate sensitive data from end-user systems and store it in its C&C panels. In a… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/12/new-paper-collector-stealer-russian-origin-credential-and-information-extractor/

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VB2021 localhost videos available on YouTube

VB has made all VB2021 localhost presentations available on the VB YouTube channel, so you can now watch - and share - any part of the conference freely and without registration.
Today, VB has made all VB2021 localhost presentations available on VB's YouTube channel, so you can now watch – and share – any part of the conference freely and without… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/11/vb2021-localhost-videos-available-youtube/

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VB2021 localhost is over, but the content is still available to view!

VB2021 localhost - VB's second virtual conference - took place last week, but you can still watch all the presentations.
VB2021 localhost - VB's second virtual, and entirely free to attend VB conference - took place last week and was a great success. If you missed it, don't worry, the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/10/vb2021-localhost-over-content-still-available-view/

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