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Throwback Thursday: What You Pay For... (September 1996)

As is well documented, the Internet offers many opportunities for viral spread. However, it also provides mechanisms for anti-virus spread – in 1996, VB took a brief look at the world of downloadable anti-virus software.

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Dridex in the wild

Dridex is a descendent of the Cridex malware. Its initial spread occurred in late 2014 via spam and the malware is still active in the wild today. Meng Su describes its working mechanism and how it gathers information and communicates with the C&C…

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Throwback Thursday: Cabirn Fever (August 2004)

In June 2004 the first worm arrived that spreads from mobile phone to mobile phone: SymbOS/Cabir. Fortunately, due to the fact that the worm used a specific user-interface component, it was restricted to Series 60-based mobile phones. Peter Ferrie…

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Throwback Thursday: The Update on Updates (June 1997)

VB's technical editor Jakub Kaminski considers the issue of anti-virus updates, writing 'With the number of viruses still growing (in the case of macro viruses, at an exorbitant speed), giving users access to daily updates is becoming a necessity for…

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Throwback Thursday: The Updating Game (June 2004)

'While Sophos issued 226 security patches for a single anti-virus program in 2002, Microsoft issued only 72 updates that same year for all of its products combined. Where will it all end?' Rob Rosenberger considers the ever increasing number and…

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Using .NET GUIDs to help hunt for malware

During a long-term investigation, Brian Wallace discovered two forensic artefacts - both GUIDs - which can be used to determine whether multiple malware samples are from the same Visual Studio project, effectively identifying the family, and to…

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Throwback Thursday: KAOS on the Superhighway? (September 1994)

In the wake of KAOS4 having been released on the Internet, VB reviews some of the risks associated with Internet access.

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Throwback Thursday: KAOS4: A Sexually Transmitted Virus? (September 1994)

The KAOS4 virus gained notoriety through its posting to the Internet newsgroup alt.binaries.pictures.erotica. Although, as a result of this method of distribution, KAOS4 became widespread, it was actually a relatively simple, non-resident COM and EXE…

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Throwback Thursday: Melissa – The Little Virus That Could... (May 1999)

Melissa caused havoc across the globe and hit the news headlines. Ian Whalley's full analysis cuts through the hype and reveals a rather ordinary Class-style infector.

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Throwback Thursday: Macro Viruses - Part 1 (September 1999)

Everything you ever wanted to know about macro viruses but were afraid to ask! Dr Igor Muttik begins a series of articles dedicated to them.

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