February issue of VB published

The February issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

The February 2010 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF format.

VB100

Some of the things this month's issue has in store are:

  • VB100 comparative review: After the last mammoth VB100 test on Windows 7, this month sees a smaller field of competitors for the less well supported Linux platform. John Hawes reports on a mixed bag of results.
  • SSL certificate warnings - nuisance or value?: '[SSL certificate] warnings are a nuisance for the same reason they may help.' Chester Wisniewski, Sophos.
  • Cut the Cutwail: After playing the cat-and-mouse game with AV companies for several months, the author(s) of Pushdo/Cutwail finally decided to change their advanced installer, in doing so changing the communication mechanism between the servers and bots. Kyle Yang reveals the details of the new protocol.
  • 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.
  • Data tainting for malware analysis - part three: In this three-part series Florent Marceau studies the use and advantages of full virtualization in the security field. The third and final part looks at the implementation of the technology.
  • Introduction to advanced memory analysis: Advanced memory analysis allows for rapid assessment of potentially hostile executables in memory. Ken Dunham takes us through the three phases of operation in detail: triage, capture and analysis.

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01 February 2010

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VB100 With another epic haul of 54 products to test this month, the VB test team could have done without the bad behaviour of a number of products: terrible product design, lack of accountability for activities, blatant false alarms in major software, numerous problems detecting the WildList set, and some horrendous instability under pressure. Happily, there were also some good performances to balance things out. John Hawes has the details.
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