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IEEE announces Anti-Malware Support Service

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 6, 2014

'Software taggant system' and 'clean file metadata exchange' discussed at previous VB conferences.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Mar 1, 2014

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 24, 2014

Eddy Willems' book is a pleasant read on an important subject.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 21, 2014

'Bitcrypt' authors confused their bytes and digits.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 19, 2014

No excuse for sending error reports in cleartext.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 13, 2014

M3AAWG workshop to deal with fighting telephony abuse.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 6, 2014

All solutions on test blocked at least 99.4% of spam, but some struggled with false positive issues; survey also shows few products support DMARC.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Feb 1, 2014

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

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 31, 2014

Macros disabled in modern versions of Office, but enabled within many organisations.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 30, 2014

Sysadmins can check hashes of processes against file-checking service database.

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Russian ATM hackers arrested

Gang used customized malware bought on hacker forum.
Gang used customized malware bought on hacker forum. Police in the Siberian city of Yakutsk have arrested a gang of hackers who had installed malware on ATMs throughout the city.… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/12/russian-atm-hackers-arrested/

December issue of VB published

The December issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The December issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The December 2010 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/12/december-issue-vb-published/

December

Anti-virus and security related news provided by independent anti-virus advisors, Virus Bulletin
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18 months for member of m00p gang

Hacker receives prison sentence.
Hacker receives prison sentence. A Scottish man who pleaded guilty last month to 'causing unauthorized modification to the content of computers' as part of his involvement in the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/18-months-member-m00p-gang/

Survey reveals apathy surrounding anti-malware protection

Inconvenient subscription models preventing UK consumers from protecting their PCs adequately.
Inconvenient subscription models preventing UK consumers from protecting their PCs adequately. A survey conducted in the UK by security firm GFI Software has revealed that 40% of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/survey-reveals-apathy-surrounding-anti-malware-protection/

Royal engagement search results poisoned

Hackers take the shine off Royal couple's news.
Hackers take the shine off Royal couple's news. It will come as little surprise to those in the IT security industry to hear that within minutes of yesterday's announcement of the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/royal-engagement-search-results-poisoned/

Site launched for anonymous sharing of information about security breaches

Verizon aims to foster cooperation and provide more readily available information for risk management.
Verizon aims to foster cooperation and provide more readily available information for risk management. It is well known in the security industry that one of the biggest barriers to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/site-launched-anonymous-sharing-information-about-security-breaches/

More than 1 million Chinese phones infected with malware

Mobile botnet sending out SMS spam.
Mobile botnet sending out SMS spam. Over one million mobile phones in China have been infected with malware and are sending out SMS spam, the Shanghai Daily reports. Masquerading… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/more-1-million-chinese-phones-infected-malware/

Security fixes from Apple and Microsoft

100 security fixes in latest OS X update; three MS security updates in this month's patch release.
100 security fixes in latest OS X update; three MS security updates in this month's patch release. The latest release of Mac operating system OS X (Mac OS X v10.6.5) contains over… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/security-fixes-apple-and-microsoft/

AVG to acquire DroidSecurity

Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices.
Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices. Czech security firm AVG has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based DroidSecurity, a specialist in cloud-based… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/avg-acquire-droidsecurity/

Malicious applications target Orkut

Visitors to infected social network profiles redirected to phishing sites.
Visitors to infected social network profiles redirected to phishing sites. Users of the social networking site Orkut have found themselves targeted by malicious applications that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/malicious-applications-target-orkut/

TrustPort lends support to UNICEF

Season of giving comes early for Czech security firm.
Season of giving comes early for Czech security firm. Czech security firm TrustPort has made a financial donation to international children's charity UNICEF which will enable the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/trustport-lends-support-unicef/

Eight Zeus-related money mules arrested

Arrests in US and Moldova show that cybercriminals aren't immune to the law.
Arrests in US and Moldova show that cybercriminals aren't immune to the law. Police in the US state of Wisconsin have arrested two Moldovan citizens who they believe have worked as… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/eight-zeus-related-money-mules-arrested/

Almost three quarters use same password for different sites

User continues to be the weakest link.
User continues to be the weakest link. 73% of computer users use the same password across multiple different accounts according to survey results released by security firm… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/almost-three-quarters-use-same-password-different-sites/

AV-Test.org unveils latest results

Trend Micro achieves pass; Microsoft and McAfee fail to reach certification standards.
Trend Micro achieves pass; Microsoft and McAfee fail to reach certification standards. Independent testing body AV-Test.org has released its latest set of quarterly test results,… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/av-test-org-unveils-latest-results/

Facebook targeted by Boonana

Windows, Mac and Linux users affected by new social networking threat.
Windows, Mac and Linux users affected by new social networking threat. Another malware family has been discovered targeting popular social networking site Facebook. Boonana, which… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/facebook-targeted-boonana/

Success in anti-botnet operation

VB Seminar speaker describes how m00p gang member exploited computer users.
VB Seminar speaker describes how m00p gang member exploited computer users. A Scottish man pleaded guilty last month to 'causing unauthorized modification to the content of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/success-anti-botnet-operation/

Sophos joins free home AV crowd with Mac release

Business-focused firm takes first step into home-user arena.
Business-focused firm takes first step into home-user arena.Sophos has announced the release of a home-user edition of its Mac anti-malware solution, which is being given away free… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/sophos-joins-free-home-av-crowd-mac-release/

November

Anti-virus and security related news provided by independent anti-virus advisors, Virus Bulletin
https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/

November issue of VB published

The November issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The November issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The November 2010 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/november-issue-vb-published/

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