February issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2009

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

The February 2009 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF format.

Some of the things this month's issue has in store are:

• To run or not to run? That's the question: 'Do media players, Sat Navs, SD cards or external hard drives make legitimate use of AutoRun?' asks Roel Schouwenberg.

• Anti-unpacker tricks - part three: New anti-unpacking tricks continue to be developed as the older ones are constantly being defeated. In this series of articles Peter Ferrie describes some tricks that might become common in the future, along with some countermeasures. This month's article concentrates on anti-debugging tricks.

• It's time for a change: James Wolfe calls for more scientific research, innovation and a change in the methodologies used in the fight against malware.

• CCC 25C3: Upon leaving the 25th Chaos Communication Congress, Morton Swimmer concluded that 2009 is going to be a very interesting year - but not in a good way. Here he provides a full round up of the research presented at the event.

• VB RAP testing: This month sees the introduction of a new testing format to VB's bi-monthly VB100 comparative review - RAP testing (Reactive And Proactive) will provide deeper insight into products' ability to keep up with the flood of new malware as well as their proactive detection capabilities. John Hawes has all the details.

• VB100 on Red Hat Linux Enterprise: This month sees the VB100's annual visit to the Linux platform, as well as the introduction of a brand new set of tests that will provide deeper insight into products' ability to keep up with the flood of new malware as well as their proactive detection capabilities. John Hawes has all the details.

• Anti-spam testing: frequently given answers: Martijn Grooten answers some of the common queries raised by vendors about the proposed test set-up for VB's upcoming anti-spam comparative testing.

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Posted on 02 February 2009 by Virus Bulletin

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