March issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 1, 2010

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

The March 2010 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:

  • VBSpam comparative review: VB is delighted to report that, for the first time, all 16 of the products in this month's test earned VBSpam certification. Martijn Grooten has all the details.
  • Why flash web pages are like collateralized debt obligations: 'We're wasting more time than ever dealing with malware that is more hostile than ever.' John Levine, Taughannock Networks
  • Doin' the eagle rock: If a file contains no code, can it be executed? Can arithmetic operations be malicious? In W32/Lerock we have a file that contains no code, and no data in any meaningful sense. All it contains is a block of relocation items. Peter Ferrie untangles the mystery.
  • BackDoor.Tdss.565 and its modifications (aka TDL3): New BackDoor.Tdss rootkits are sophisticated pieces of malware. Alexey Tkachenko and Artem Baranov detail the BackDoor.Tdss.565 rootkit - which presented surprises within minutes of the start of its analysis.
  • The 26C3 Congress of the Chaos Computer Club: Morton Swimmer reports on the information fest at the 26th Congress of the Chaos Computer Club.
  • Memory analysis - examples: Following last month's introduction to memory analysis, Ken Dunham walks through the process using Haxdoor as an example
  • CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2010: The VB test team took a closer look at CA's latest product for the home market. John Hawes has the details.

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Posted on 02 March 2010 by Virus Bulletin

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