June issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jun 1, 2014

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

The June 2014 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:

• Share and share alike: 'We hope soon to be able to better reflect the growing diversity of the security solution market.' John Hawes looks at VB's testing activities past and future.

• Wapomi: Wapomi is a virus with trojan-like behaviour. It was originally detected as long as a couple of years ago, yet it is still very active in the wild. Raul Alvarez takes a look at some of the malware's functionalities in an attempt to shed light on its persistence.

• Sinowal banking trojan: With a modular architecture and sophisticated functionality, Sinowal is a multi-component banking trojan targeted at various web browsers which threatens users of online banking systems around the globe. Chao Chen delves into the inner workings of each of the components of this powerful malware.

• The curse of Necurs, part 3: In the first and second parts of his series on the Necurs rootkit, Peter Ferrie looked at what it does to hook the system. In part 3, he takes a look at what those hooks actually do.

• Book review: Rogue Code: Paul Baccas reviews the third novel in Mark Russinovich's Jeff Aiken series.

• Greetz from academe: Will research for food: In the last of his 'Greetz from Academe' series, highlighting some of the work going on in academic circles, John Aycock looks at change in the form of Android update flaws, as well as spare change under the guise of academic funding.

• Fuzzing everything in 2014 for 0-day vulnerability disclosure: As indicated by the considerable payouts we see being made for valid security vulnerabilities, finding valuable 0-days is not an easy task. Fuzzing - the most common approach to bug hunting - is technologically and scientifically well developed and well documented, yet simply running some fuzzers isn't enough to achieve the desired outcome. Alisa Esage attempts to pin down the secret ingredient for successful bug hunting.

Note: The June 2014 VB100 comparative review will be published at a later date. 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.

Subscribers click here to access the issue.

(The June 2014 issue is the last issue of Virus Bulletin in its monthly magazine-style format. From 1 July, articles will be published on www.virusbtn.com on a much more frequent (weekly at a minimum) basis, and will be freely available to all.)

Posted on 02 June 2014 by Virus Bulletin

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