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VBSpam certification report March 2013

The full VBSpam test report provides detailed performance analysis, detection rates and the testing team's thoughts on user experience for each product. The report can now be purchased as a standalone item priced at $19.95.

VB100 certification report on Windows XP Professional SP3

The full VB100 test report provides detailed performance analysis, detection rates and the testing team's thoughts on user experience for each product. The report can now be purchased as a standalone item priced at $19.95.

VB100 RAP Quadrant Oct 12 - Apr 13

VBSpam Quadrant March 2013

The cost of being scared safe

‘The throttling effect of fear on consumer uptake of online shopping and banking is certainly real.' Stephen Cobb, ESET.

Botnets of the mind

‘Hoaxers ... use a form of memetic malware (‘viruses of the mind’) in order to reprogram system users.' David Harley, ESET.

Is our viruses learning?

It’s rare to see a virus advertised as demonstrating machine learning in any form, but W32/Grimgribber does just that. Peter Ferrie has the details.

Dissecting Winlocker – ransomware goes centralized

Winlocker, aka Gimemo, has revolutionized the design of ransomware - all the infected machines are controlled centrally using two C&C panels. Aditya Sood and colleagues discuss the design and behaviour of the Winlocker ransomware.

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Metamorphism seems to be the holy grail for virus writers in general. The assumption is that it is more difficult for an anti-virus engine to detect a metamorphic virus than it is to detect a ‘lesser’ virus. As a result, there have been attempts to implement metamorphism on multiple platforms, the latest of which is JavaScript. Peter Ferrie has the details of JS/Transcript.

A good look at the Andromeda botnet

The Andromeda bot is flexible and dynamic. Its modular structure allows it to enhance its abilities in different fields simply by installing different modules. He Xu takes a close look at the Andromeda botnet.

VB100 certification report on Windows XP Professional SP3

The full VB100 test report provides detailed performance analysis, detection rates and the testing team's thoughts on user experience for each product. The report can now be purchased as a standalone item priced at $19.95.

VB100 RAP Quadrant Oct 12 - Apr 13

VBSpam Quadrant March 2013

The cost of being scared safe

‘The throttling effect of fear on consumer uptake of online shopping and banking is certainly real.' Stephen Cobb, ESET.

Botnets of the mind

‘Hoaxers ... use a form of memetic malware (‘viruses of the mind’) in order to reprogram system users.' David Harley, ESET.

Is our viruses learning?

It’s rare to see a virus advertised as demonstrating machine learning in any form, but W32/Grimgribber does just that. Peter Ferrie has the details.

Dissecting Winlocker – ransomware goes centralized

Winlocker, aka Gimemo, has revolutionized the design of ransomware - all the infected machines are controlled centrally using two C&C panels. Aditya Sood and colleagues discuss the design and behaviour of the Winlocker ransomware.

Read the Transcript

Metamorphism seems to be the holy grail for virus writers in general. The assumption is that it is more difficult for an anti-virus engine to detect a metamorphic virus than it is to detect a ‘lesser’ virus. As a result, there have been attempts to implement metamorphism on multiple platforms, the latest of which is JavaScript. Peter Ferrie has the details of JS/Transcript.

A good look at the Andromeda botnet

The Andromeda bot is flexible and dynamic. Its modular structure allows it to enhance its abilities in different fields simply by installing different modules. He Xu takes a close look at the Andromeda botnet.

VBSpam certification report March 2013

The full VBSpam test report provides detailed performance analysis, detection rates and the testing team's thoughts on user experience for each product. The report can now be purchased as a standalone item priced at $19.95.