September issue of VB published

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 1, 2012

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

The September 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:

• Threat prevalence: your breach will have to wait: 'The vendor has no choice but to prioritize resources towards ... keep[ing] up with existing malware families.' Chad Loeven, Silicium Security.

• 'Lahf'ing all the way: W32/Frilly decodes itself using a subtle side effect of multiple instructions - the state of the CPU flags. Peter Ferrie has all the details.

• URLZone reloaded: new evolution: MIB banking trojan URLZone dates back to 2009, and unlike other botnets it still uses a centralized communication system. Although less flexible than other P2P botnets, its refined method of injection, old-fashioned centralized topology and a low-profile attitude make it very successful. Neo Tan takes an in-depth look.

• Pinterest scams - under the hood: Having enjoyed exponential growth over the last year, social media site Pinterest has also become a popular target amongst scammers for making money quickly and easily through various scams. Hardik Shah describes some of them.

• A global treaty on online threats (or the challenges of (inter)national cooperation): Wout de Natris looks at the state of international cooperation on cybercrime and considers the need for a global treaty on online threats.

• Unpacking x64 PE+ binaries part 2: using WinDbg : In the first part of this tutorial series Aleksander Czarnowski described some fundamental differences between the 32- and 64-bit Windows PE+ file format and looked at using the Bochs IDA plug-in to find the original entry point of a file. In part two, he describes using WinDbg and demonstrates a different approach to the unpacking process.

Note: The September 2012 VBSpam comparative review will be published as standalone article later in the month. As with all new VBSpam and VB100 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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Posted on 4 September 2012 by Virus Bulletin

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