June issue of VB published
The June issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The June 2007 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to
browse online or download in PDF format.
Some of the things this month's issue has in store are:
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AV industry commments on anti-malware testing: 'Agreement was virtually unanimous that the
WildList is no longer useful as a metric of the ability of a product to protect users' Randy Abrams,
Eset.
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Attacks on iPod: Péter Ször describes Podloso, the iPod Linux virus, and
looks at other possible attacks on the iPod.
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Let's kick some bot!: Martin Overton reviews Syngress's latest security title:
'Botnets - the killer web app'.
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Windows XP comparative review: For the latest round of VB100 certification
testing, VB put 37 products through their paces on Windows XP SP2.
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The scourge of blog spam: Jessica Baumgart, an active blogger since April 2003, has
contributed to a variety of weblogs on at least seven different platforms, helps lead a support group
for bloggers, and eagerly deletes spam. In this article she describes the lesser-known, but increasing
problem of blog spam.
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02 June 2007
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As expected, the annual VB100 test on Windows XP was an epic. A higher than usual pass rate was tempered by numerous stability issues with the products under test, prompting the unveiling of a new stability rating system. John Hawes has all the details.