December issue of VB published
The December issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The December 2009 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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VB100 comparative review: Windows 7:
With a double whammy of a brand new platform and a
record-breaking haul of 43 products to test, the VB test team had their
work cut out this month. John Hawes has all the details of how the
products fared on the shiny new Windows 7 platform.
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Cybersecurity awareness for the next generation:
'Ignorance of the risks of cybercrime is what poses the greatest
threat to the new generation of Internet citizens.' Jeff Debrosse,
ESET.
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Twinkle, twinkle little star:
Peter Ferrie likens W32/Satevis to a viral version of a mix tape -
a virus that is essentially made up of a collection of routines taken
from other viruses.
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Behavioural analysis of Flash files:
We have seen a notable escalation in web-based attacks over the
past few years, especially with regard to malicious Flash files - which
are capable of redirection, execution of embedded malicious code and
exploitation via vulnerabilities. Here, Ken Dunham provides an overview
of the behavioural analysis of Flash files.
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Calling all speakers: VB2010 Vancouver:
VB is seeking submissions from those wishing to present papers at
VB2010 - the 20th Virus Bulletin International Conference in
Vancouver.
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Hotmail, Yahoo!, Gmail users hacked, but how?:
In October, thousands of usernames and passwords belonging to
Hotmail users were posted publicly online, and anyone could have taken
them, logged into the accounts and done something with them. Gmail and
Yahoo! were also targeted. Terry Zink asks: how did the hacker(s) gain
access to all of these accounts and usernames? Should we be afraid that
someone will guess our passwords? Why did they do it? What did they do
with it? And should we worry about it happening to us?
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02 December 2009
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