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Frequently asked questions about VB2015 conference submissions

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 30, 2015

No, it doesn't have to be about malware and no, it doesn't have to be deeply technical either!

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VB2014 paper: Ubiquitous Flash, ubiquitous exploits and ubiquitous mitigation

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 30, 2015

Chun Feng and Elia Florio analyse two Flash Player vulnerabilities and an IE one where Flash provides a helping hand.

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Linux systems affected by 'GHOST' vulnerability

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 28, 2015

Proof-of-concept email gives remote access to Exim mail server.

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VB2014 paper: Design to discover: security analytics with 3D visualization engine

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 26, 2015

Thibault Reuille and Dhia Mahjoub use DNS data to look for clusters of malicious domains.

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Adobe to patch Flash Player zero-day next week

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 23, 2015

Patch due next week as malvertising leads to Bedep trojan downloader.

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Alleged Flash Player zero-day used in Angler exploit kit

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 22, 2015

Adobe 'investigating reports'.

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Research paper profiles victims of targeted attacks

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 21, 2015

Large organisations working in national security and international affairs run highest risk.

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Paper: Nesting doll: unwrapping Vawtrak

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 20, 2015

Raul Alvarez unwraps the many layers of an increasingly prevalent banking trojan.

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VB2014 paper: OPSEC for security researchers

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 19, 2015

Vicente Diaz teaches researchers the basics of OPSEC.

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WhatsApp spam on the rise

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 16, 2015

End-to-end encryption makes spam filtering more difficult.

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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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