June issue of VB published

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jun 1, 2006

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

The June 2006 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF format.

Just a few of the things this month's issue has in store are:

Yet another first: Vesselin Bontchev provides full details of the slightly buggy proof-of-concept virus MLab/Balogy.A.
From the bedroom to the bank - IT threats evolve: Mark Sunner takes a look at how IT threats are evolving.
EICAR 2006 in a nutshell: Eddy Willems provides a full roundup of the 2006 EICAR conference.
Comparative review: Windows XP: Matt Ham puts 26 AV products for Windows XP through their paces. Two products enter the test line-up for the first time this month: TrustPort Antivirus and the rather more well-known Microsoft OneCare. In his own inimitable style, Matt provides rude comments and/or praise for all products, as well as the all-important VB 100% results.
SpamOrHam: John Graham-Cumming describes the aims of and ideas behind the SpamOrHam project - a website where members of the public can donate their time to anti-spam research.

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Posted on 01 June 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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