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February issue of VB published

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

The February 2012 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF or PRC (Kindle) format.

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

• Living the meme: 'Some security commentators suggest inventing answers to [security] questions rather than using real data.' David Harley.

• If Svar is the answer...: It's not just graphic designers who can do interesting things with the Intel MMX instruction set. Virus writers are finding ways to (ab)use some of the instructions, too. Peter Ferrie has the details of W32/Svar.

• Static analysis of mobile malware: Even in a mobile world, the principles of malware analysis remain the same. John Foremost takes us through the basic steps in the static analysis of mobile malware.

• And the devil is six: the security consequences of the switch to IPv6: As the migration to IPv6 slowly begins to happen, Martijn Grooten takes a look at the potential security issues that could occur with the switch to IPv6 and encourages the security industry to ready itself for those challenges.

• Behind enemy lines: reporting from the CCC 28C3 Congress: Morton Swimmer reports from Europe's premier hacker event.

Note: The February 2012 VB100 comparative review will be published as standalone article later in the month. As with all new VB100 and VBSpam reviews, the report will be available for non-subscribers to purchase as a standalone item (Virus Bulletin subscribers will be notified by email when the comparative is available to download). Non-subscribers can purchase VB100 reports here and VBSpam reports here.

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1 February 2012

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