June issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2011

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

The June 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF or PRC (Kindle) format.

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

  • Education, education, education: 'In the fight against cybercrime knowledge can be a very powerful weapon.' Helen Martin, Virus Bulletin.
  • Digging through the problem of IPv6 and email: 'Under IPv6, spammers could send out one piece of spam per IPv6 address, discard it and then move on to the next address for the next 10,000 years and never need to re-use a previous address.' Terry Zink explains why mail providers are not thrilled about using IPv6 to handle email.
  • A browser malware taxonomy: Aditya Sood and Richard Enbody propose a taxonomy of browser malware with the aim to provide a better insight into the techniques and tactics used.
  • New targeted attack via Google Images: A new method of targeted attack has recently been discovered in which the auto preview feature of Google Images is utilized to lure the user into downloading and purchasing fake AV applications. Robert X Wang has the details.
  • EICAR 2011: A 20th anniversary in Austria: Eddy Willems reports on some of the topics, debates and research presented at the EICAR 2011 conference.

Note: From this month, VB will be taking a slightly different approach to the publication of VB100 and VBSpam comparative reviews. The comparatives will henceforth be published as standalone articles with a publication date of the middle of the month. As with the magazine, subscribers will be notified by email when the comparatives are available to download. The next VB100 comparative review will be published in mid-June.

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Posted on 01 June 2011 by Virus Bulletin

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