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VB2015 'Steganoprague' competition

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 30, 2015

Use your steganography-detection skills and win a pile of books.

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Throwback Thursday: The First International Virus Bulletin Conference

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 24, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to October 1991 to take a look back at the first ever VB Conference: VB'91 in Jersey.

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Researchers seek ransomware samples for their generic solution

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 18, 2015

VB2015 presentation to include demonstration of technique against recent samples.

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Throwback Thursday: Virus Writer and Distributors 'Attributable Viruses'

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 17, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to July 1990, when VB looked at virus origins and some of the rare cases of attributable viruses.

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VB2015 last-minute papers announced

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 15, 2015

Ten talks covering hot research added to the VB2015 programme.

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Paper: Custom packer defeats multiple automation systems

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 4, 2015

Combination of anti-automation, anti-VM and anti-reverse engineering to make researchers' lives harder.

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Throwback Thursday: Computer Viruses: Electronically Transmitted Disease?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 3, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to March 2003, when VB reported on a piece of research investigating the psychological toll inflicted by computer viruses.

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VB2015: some important information

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 28, 2015

Last-minute papers, steganography competition and foosball tournament.

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Throwback Thursday: Safe Hex in the 21st Century

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 27, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to July 2000, when we were already being warned that virus scanners were no longer enough.

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Paper: Not a GAMe maKER

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Aug 26, 2015

Raul Alvarez performs low-level analysis of information-stealing trojan.

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McAfee acquires website trust mark firm

ScanAlert certification system bought for $51 million.
ScanAlert certification system bought for $51 million.McAfee has bought ScanAlert, the firm behind the 'Hacker Safe' trust mark logo, carried by some 75,000 websites to indicate… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/10/mcafee-acquires-website-trust-mark-firm/

McAfee invests in encryption firm

SafeBoot acquired for $350 million.
SafeBoot acquired for $350 million.McAfee has announced the acquisition of encryption and device control specialist SafeBoot, which produces a range of security products for PCs… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/10/mcafee-invests-encryption-firm/

US users overestimating PC security

Survey finds people are less protected than they think.
Survey finds people are less protected than they think. A joint study carried out by McAfee and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has found that many US consumers wrongly… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/10/us-users-overestimating-pc-security/

AOL quietly drops free-to-all AV offering

Gratis software now for members only, old users may be at risk.
Gratis software now for members only, old users may be at risk. A month ago we reported on AOL's switch of providers for its free anti-virus software offering, from the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/09/aol-quietly-drops-free-all-av-offering/

Webcam zero-day in Yahoo! Messenger

Video chat invites pose vulnerability danger.
Video chat invites pose vulnerability danger. A zero-day vulnerability has been reported in the webcam module of Yahoo! Messenger, allowing attackers remote access to systems open… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/webcam-zero-day-yahoo-messenger/

AOL drops Kaspersky for McAfee

Web giant changes provider of free security software for members.
Web giant changes provider of free security software for members. Giant ISP and web services provider AOL is offering a free, special edition version of McAfee security software to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/aol-drops-kaspersky-mcafee/

Online malware dangers analysed

Google, McAfee release webserver, search result figures.
Google, McAfee release webserver, search result figures. Two reports out this week have revealed some interesting statistics on the security dangers involved in browsing the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/online-malware-dangers-analysed/

Latest flaws affect AV giants

Symantec, McAfee and CA all patch vulnerabilities.
Symantec, McAfee and CA all patch vulnerabilities. Three of the biggest names in the security sector, McAfee, Symantec and CA, have all revealed details of flaws in their software… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/latest-flaws-affect-av-giants/

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