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VBSpam certification report May 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 May 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.

Password sweepstakes

‘Capturing the imagination of end‑users when it comes to security education is one of the greatest hurdles.' Helen Martin, Virus Bulletin

BYOD and the mobile security maturity model

‘The BYOD concept needs a maturity model to ensure there is a clear path to increased organizational security’ Jeff Debrosse, Western Governors University

Compromised library

The Floxif DLL file infector implements both anti‑static- and anti-dynamic-analysis techniques. Raul Alvarez describes how.

MultiPlatform Madness!

A cross-infector of unrelated platforms is typically implemented as two viruses stuck together, because that’s the easiest way to do it - but if the general mechanics of file enumeration and infection are the same across the affected platforms, then a virus can implement an abstraction layer and expose APIs that each of the routines can call to perform essential functions. {W32/Linux/OSX}/Clapzok does just that - Peter Ferrie has the details.

Chat and paste

SKAgent, a simple, unencrypted, unsophisticated piece of malware, sends spam messages via Skype. Raul Alvarez describes the simple copy-and-paste technique it uses to do so.

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 May 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.

Password sweepstakes

‘Capturing the imagination of end‑users when it comes to security education is one of the greatest hurdles.' Helen Martin, Virus Bulletin

BYOD and the mobile security maturity model

‘The BYOD concept needs a maturity model to ensure there is a clear path to increased organizational security’ Jeff Debrosse, Western Governors University

Compromised library

The Floxif DLL file infector implements both anti‑static- and anti-dynamic-analysis techniques. Raul Alvarez describes how.

MultiPlatform Madness!

A cross-infector of unrelated platforms is typically implemented as two viruses stuck together, because that’s the easiest way to do it - but if the general mechanics of file enumeration and infection are the same across the affected platforms, then a virus can implement an abstraction layer and expose APIs that each of the routines can call to perform essential functions. {W32/Linux/OSX}/Clapzok does just that - Peter Ferrie has the details.

Chat and paste

SKAgent, a simple, unencrypted, unsophisticated piece of malware, sends spam messages via Skype. Raul Alvarez describes the simple copy-and-paste technique it uses to do so.

VBSpam certification report May 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.