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Major seeding of Storm trojans seen

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

Latest wave of variants followed up by further fake warnings.

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Spam-fighters coalition formed

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

ICSA announces cooperative forum of anti-spam developers.

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New exploits emerge in wake of Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 13, 2007

Security update release cycle leads to attack release cycle.

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Microsoft reveals more issues on Patch Tuesday

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 11, 2007

Fix for earlier .ani patch and another Vista issue included in batch.

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Linux/iPod proof-of-concept sighted

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 11, 2007

New minority platform joins infectable list.

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UK ISP association issues spam guidelines

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 5, 2007

ISPA best practices document advises providers on spam control.

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Kaspersky patches series of vulnerabilities

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 5, 2007

ActiveX and overflow issues allowed remote data theft, local system attacks.

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Spam costing US companies over $70 billion per year

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 4, 2007

Survey finds junk email costs $713 per head in loss of productivity.

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Animated cursor flaw patched out of cycle

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 4, 2007

Microsoft reacts fast to widespread zero-day exploitation.

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Swiss spam law to enforce user security

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 4, 2007

New law may penalise careless zombie hosts.

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June

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VBSpam tests to be executed under the AMTSO framework

VB is excited to announce that, starting from the Q3 test, all VBSpam tests of email security products will be executed under the AMTSO framework.
VB is excited to announce that, starting from the Q3 test, all VBSpam tests of email security products will be executed under the AMTSO framework. The Anti-Malware Testing… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2024/06/vbspam-tests-be-executed-under-amtso-framework/

April

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In memoriam: Prof. Ross Anderson

We were very sorry to learn of the passing of Professor Ross Anderson a few days ago.
We were very sorry to learn of the passing of Professor Ross Anderson a few days ago. Ross Anderson was Professor of Security Engineering at Cambridge University and Edinburgh… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2024/04/memoriam-prof-ross-anderson/

In memoriam: Dr Alan Solomon

We were very sorry to learn of the passing of industry pioneer Dr Alan Solomon earlier this week.
We were very sorry to learn of the passing of industry pioneer Dr Alan Solomon earlier this week. Alan Solomon was the eponymous creator of one of the world's first anti-virus… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2024/02/memoriam-dr-alan-solomon/

February

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2024

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October

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2023

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New paper: Nexus Android banking botnet – compromising C&C panels and dissecting mobile AppInjects

In a new paper, researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Bansal provide details of a security vulnerability in the Nexus Android botnet C&C panel that was exploited in order to gather threat intelligence, and present a model of mobile AppInjects.
Nexus Android banking botnet – compromising C&C panels and dissecting mobile AppInjects Read the paper (HTML) Download the paper (PDF)   Android botnets are a formidable… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2023/10/new-paper-nexus-android-banking-botnet-compromising-cc-panels-and-dissecting-mobile-appinjects/

New paper: Collector-stealer: a Russian origin credential and information extractor

In a new paper, F5 researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Chaturvedi present a 360 analysis of Collector-stealer, a Russian-origin credential and information extractor.
Collector-stealer, a piece of malware of Russian origin, is heavily used on the Internet to exfiltrate sensitive data from end-user systems and store it in its C&C panels. In a… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/12/new-paper-collector-stealer-russian-origin-credential-and-information-extractor/

December

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November

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VB2021 localhost videos available on YouTube

VB has made all VB2021 localhost presentations available on the VB YouTube channel, so you can now watch - and share - any part of the conference freely and without registration.
Today, VB has made all VB2021 localhost presentations available on VB's YouTube channel, so you can now watch – and share – any part of the conference freely and without… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/11/vb2021-localhost-videos-available-youtube/

October

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VB2021 localhost is over, but the content is still available to view!

VB2021 localhost - VB's second virtual conference - took place last week, but you can still watch all the presentations.
VB2021 localhost - VB's second virtual, and entirely free to attend VB conference - took place last week and was a great success. If you missed it, don't worry, the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/10/vb2021-localhost-over-content-still-available-view/

August

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VB2021 localhost call for last-minute papers

The call for last-minute papers for VB2021 localhost is now open. Submit before 20 August to have your paper considered for one of the slots reserved for 'hot' research!
Have you analysed a brand new online threat? Are you involved in cutting edge security research? Are you tasked with securing systems and fending off attacks and developing new… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/08/vb2021-localhost-call-last-minute-papers/

New article: Run your malicious VBA macros anywhere!

Kurt Natvig explains how he recompiled malicious VBA macro code to valid harmless Python 3.x code.
Office documents have over many decades been used to launch malware, often through macros, embedded content or exploits. Researcher Kurt Natvig wanted to understand whether… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2021/04/new-article-run-your-malicious-vba-macros-anywhere/

April

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