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Throwback Thursday: What DDoS it all Mean?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 12, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to March 2000, when DDoS attacks were a newly emerging menace.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 10, 2015

In his VB2015 keynote address, Ross Anderson described attacks against EMV cards.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 5, 2015

All participating full solutions earn VBSpam certification, while little delay is observed in spam filters.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 5, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back ten years, when the discovery of a rootkit ignited a firestorm of criticism for Sony.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 3, 2015

Thorough analysis of this new kid on the malware block.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 2, 2015

Great research presented in a stimulating environment.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 29, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to July 2002, when virus hoaxes were wreaking havoc in homes and organizations worldwide.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 15, 2015

Anti-virus and security related articles provided by independent anti-virus advisors, Virus Bulletin

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 14, 2015

Gabor Szappanos looks at how macro malware campaigns spread a commercial keylogger to harvest banking details.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Oct 8, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to February 2004 when Stuart Taylor wondered whether there was truly a criminal element entering virus writing.

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Storm e-card malware keeps on coming

No end to flood of fake friendly greetings.
No end to flood of fake friendly greetings. A further wave of e-cards carrying links to 'Storm' malware (various labelled Nuwar, Peacomm, Dorf, Zhelatin) has been hitting inboxes… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/storm-e-card-malware-keeps-coming/

Worries of Storm forming massive botnet

DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom.
DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom. Repeated waves of the 'Storm' trojan attacks continue to be spammed out, with the latest using more eCards to hook in still more… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/worries-storm-forming-massive-botnet/

Trojans and worms hiding behind games

Mario latest lure to hook victims on malware.
Mario latest lure to hook victims on malware. Social engineering techniques used to trick computer users into running malicious code on their systems concentrate around simple… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/trojans-and-worms-hiding-behind-games/

Fake updates and phony postcards carry malware

Microsoft patch and greetings card spams bring more trojans.
Microsoft patch and greetings card spams bring more trojans. Several spam runs posing as vulnerability alerts from Microsoft have been spotted in the last week, with links to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/07/fake-updates-and-phony-postcards-carry-malware/

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Storm e-card malware keeps on coming

Worries of Storm forming massive botnet

Trojans and worms hiding behind games

Fake updates and phony postcards carry malware