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thoughts on user experience for each product. The report can now be purchased as a standalone item priced at $19.95.
‘The throttling effect of fear on consumer uptake of online shopping and banking is certainly real.' Stephen Cobb, ESET.
‘Hoaxers ... use a form of memetic malware (‘viruses of the mind’) in order to reprogram system users.' David Harley, ESET.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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In-depth investigations find widespread worldwide snooping, Pakistan primary target. (0 comments)
'If websites want to include ads, they must make sure they are secure.' (0 comments)
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| May 28 - 29 | CONFidence 2013 | Krakow, Poland |
| May 29 - 30 | 2nd Annual Cyber Security for the Chemical Industry Europe | Frankfurt, Germany |
| June 03 - 04 | TakeDownCon St Louis | St Louis, MO, USA |
| June 10 - 11 | EICAR 2013 | Cologne, Germany |
| June 11 - 12 | Digital Enterprise Europe | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| June 12 - 14 | CISO Roundtable and Summit | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| June 12 - 14 | NISC13 | North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| June 16 - 21 | 25th annual FIRST Conference | Bangkok, Thailand |
| June 17 - 21 | Hack in Paris | Paris, France |
The VB conference is a major highlight of the anti-malware calendar, with many of its regular attendees citing it as the anti-malware event of the year. The 23rd Virus Bulletin International Conference (VB2013) takes place 2-4 October 2013 at the Maritim hotel, Berlin, Germany.
‘This was my first VB - it will definitely not be the last!!’