February issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 1, 2013

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

The February 2013 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:

• Targeted attacks: what's in store?: 'The general level of insight into network infiltration around the globe is becoming more informed.' Kurt Baumgartner, Kaspersky Lab.

• A(C)ES high: Intel introduced a new set of CPUs in 2009 that included hardware support for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in the instruction set. These have not attracted much interest from virus writers - until now. Peter Ferrie describes the W32/Brotinn virus.

• Please Help!: Raul Alvarez looks into the execution path of malware that resembles a piece of shellcode inside a help file.

• Techniques for evading automated analysis: Abhishek Singh looks at some of the techniques that are commonly used by malware to bypass analysis in a virtualized environment.

• Anti-virus: last rites, or rites of passage?: While some are claiming that AV is so far past its best before date that it should only be used when given away free, David Harley asks on what basis this judgement has been made, and whether the reality is that anti-virus is simply no longer the same product as it was decades ago.

• Breaking down barriers for cybersecurity: where's the first-mover advantage?: The topic of cybersecurity and international cooperation usually involves difficult discussions about cross border jurisdiction issues, the need for cooperation between very different actors, and privacy. Wout de Natris considers the issues and asks: are there first-mover advantages when it comes to cooperation in cybersecurity? Can a collective action make a difference, and if so what could the first actions be?

Note: The February 2013 VB100 comparative review will be published as standalone article later in the month. As with all new VB100 and VBSpam reviews, the report will be available for non-subscribers to purchase as a standalone item (Virus Bulletin subscribers will be notified by email when the comparative is available to download). Non-subscribers can purchase VB100 reports here and VBSpam reports here.

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Posted on 1 February 2013 by Virus Bulletin

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