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VB2014 video: .NET malware dynamic instrumentation for automated and manual analysis

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 13, 2015

Hexiang Hu used tool to detect Bladabindi backdoor.

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Facebook launches platform for sharing of threat intelligence

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 12, 2015

Twitter, Yahoo! amongst early participants in 'ThreatExchange'.

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VirusTotal project aims to remediate false positives

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 11, 2015

Security vendors to receive alerts when legitimate files are detected as malicious.

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VB2014 paper: P0wned by a barcode: stealing money from offline users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 10, 2015

Fabio Assolini explains how cybercriminals are targeting boletos.

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Adobe issues patch for yet another Flash Player zero-day

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 5, 2015

CVE-2015-0313 used in the wild as long ago as December.

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VB2014 paper: We know it before you do: predicting malicious domains

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 5, 2015

Wei Xu and his colleagues attempt to block domains before they're used for bad purposes.

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Praise for the unsung heroes of email

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 4, 2015

Many decent performances in VB's latest comparative spam filter test.

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Low VirusTotal detection rates for new malware, do they matter?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 3, 2015

It is not as important as is often suggested — and doesn't mean the malware is allowed to execute.

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'RansomWeb' ransomware targets companies' databases

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 2, 2015

Encryption first added as a patch, key only removed when all backups are encrypted.

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From roadie to security rock star: it can happen

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Feb 2, 2015

To break into security, start by getting a job in the industry.

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