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Pseudorandom generators are increasingly becoming an integral component of modern malware. Raul Alvarez shows how Conficker uses a pseudorandom generator to produce random domain names while retaining its ability to communicate with the Command and…
Read moreAs Python has gained popularity with malware writers, new bytecode obfuscation techniques have started to appear. Aleksander Czarnowski describes some of those techniques.
Read moreEddy Willems reports on some of the topics, debates and research presented at the EICAR 2011 conference.
Read moreTerry Zink (Microsoft)
'Under IPv6, spammers could send out one piece of spam per IPv6 address, discard it and then move on to the next address for the next 10,000 years and never need to re-use a previous address.' Terry Zink explains why mail providers are not thrilled…
Read moreAditya Sood and Richard Enbody propose a taxonomy of browser malware with the aim to provide a better insight into the techniques and tactics used.
Read more‘In the fight against cybercrime knowledge can be a very powerful weapon.' Helen Martin, Virus Bulletin.
Read moreA new method of targeted attack has recently been discovered in which the auto preview feature of Google Images is utilized to lure the user into downloading and purchasing fake AV applications. Robert X Wang has the details.
Read moreNew publication schedule for VB100 and VBSpam comparative reviews.
Read moreMax OS X 10.6 users get daily definition checks with latest security update.
Read moreReport reveals lax security when it comes to hte use of mobile devices in the workplace.
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