VB reveals which products failed to meet VB100 certification criteria, and updated 'RAP quadrant' showing Reactive And Proactive detection abilities. (0 comments)

09 October 2009

October issue of VB published

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

05 October 2009

September issue of VB published

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

01 September 2009

August issue of VB published

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

03 August 2009

Call for last-minute technical papers

Submissions invited for technical 'turbo' talks at VB Geneva.

17 July 2009

July issue of VB published

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

01 July 2009

May issue of VB published

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

01 May 2009

VB2009 conference programme announced

Schedule for Geneva security conference announced after record submissions.

15 April 2009

April issue of VB published

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

02 April 2009

March issue of VB published

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

02 March 2009

February issue of VB published

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

02 February 2009

January issue of VB published

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

05 January 2009

December issue of VB published

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

1 December 2008

November issue of VB published

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

31 October 2008

October issue of VB published

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

26 September 2008

September issue of VB published

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

01 September 2008

August issue of VB published

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

01 August 2008

July issue of VB published

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

01 July 2008

June issue of VB published

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

02 June 2008

Almost half of users think virus-writing contests are a good idea

Shocking survey results disappoint security experts. (1 comment)

22 May 2008

Users divided about customer liability for online fraud losses

Many users worried about lack of knowledge. (1 comment)

06 May 2008

May issue of VB published

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

01 May 2008

More than 50% of users regularly double-check for false positive spam filtering

Only 12% of users trust their spam filter sufficiently not to bother sifting through spam folder. (7 comments)

16 April 2008

Less than 30 per cent of smartphone users have AV installed

Experts disagree on the need for specialist mobile AV protection. (1 comment)

3 April 2008

April issue of VB published

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

02 April 2008

'Search engines should do more to fight malware'

85% of users think that search engines should be doing more. (1 comment)

03 March 2008

March issue of VB published

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

03 March 2008

VB reveals new website design

Glossary, comments and mobile website among new additions.

20 February 2008

February issue of VB published

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

01 February 2008

January issue of VB published

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

05 January 2008

December issue of VB published

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

1 December 2008

November issue of VB published

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

31 October 2008

October issue of VB published

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

26 September 2008

September issue of VB published

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

01 September 2008

August issue of VB published

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

01 August 2008

July issue of VB published

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

01 July 2008

June issue of VB published

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

02 June 2008

Almost half of users think virus-writing contests are a good idea

Shocking survey results disappoint security experts. (1 comment)

22 May 2008

Users divided about customer liability for online fraud losses

Many users worried about lack of knowledge. (1 comment)

06 May 2008

May issue of VB published

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

01 May 2008

More than 50% of users regularly double-check for false positive spam filtering

Only 12% of users trust their spam filter sufficiently not to bother sifting through spam folder. (7 comments)

16 April 2008

Less than 30 per cent of smartphone users have AV installed

Experts disagree on the need for specialist mobile AV protection. (1 comment)

3 April 2008

April issue of VB published

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

02 April 2008

'Search engines should do more to fight malware'

85% of users think that search engines should be doing more. (1 comment)

03 March 2008

March issue of VB published

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

03 March 2008

VB reveals new website design

Glossary, comments and mobile website among new additions.

20 February 2008

February issue of VB published

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

01 February 2008

January issue of VB published

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

05 January 2008

VB100 update

Several issues resulting from recent Windows 2000 test cleared up.

12 December 2007

December issue of VB published

The December issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. (0 comments)

03 December 2007

One in four consider online banking unsafe

Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk free.

15 November 2007

November issue of VB published

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

01 November 2007

October issue of VB published

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

01 October 2007

VB2007 last-minute hot-topic papers revealed

Schedule for up-to-the-minute tech talks announced.

13 September 2007

September issue of VB published

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

01 September 2007

FBI-led panel to provide insight into international fight against cybercrime

International law enforcement agencies set to join forces at VB2007 in Vienna.

23 August 2007

August issue of VB published

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

01 August 2007

VB2007 - call for last-minute presentations

Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present last-minute technical papers at VB2007 in Vienna.

23 July 2007

July issue of VB published

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

02 July 2007

June issue of VB published

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

02 June 2007

Questionable false positive file removed

Amendment to VB's April Linux comparative review.

04 May 2007

May issue of VB published

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

01 May 2007

Erratum: VB100 Linux comparative

Dr.Web results corrected.

01 May 2007

Email this!

VB stops spammer in his tracks.

01 May 2007

Latest VB100 comparative announced

Windows XP products to be tested for June issue.

26 April 2007

Latest VB100 comparative announced

Windows XP products to be tested for June issue.

19 April 2007

Dr.Web Linux VB100 update

Dr.Web test results recalculated.

18 April 2007

April issue of VB published

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

02 April 2007

VB2007 conference programme revealed

VB has revealed the conference programme for VB2007, Vienna.

01 April 2007

March issue of VB published

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

01 March 2007

Linux VB100 test announced

Latest comparative to be conducted on SLES 10.

21 February 2007

McAfee VirusScan failed Vista security test due to update problems

'A false sense of security is a dangerous thing', says VB technical consultant.

06 February 2007

VB2007 call for papers

The deadline for submitting paper proposals for VB2007 is fast approaching.

01 February 2007

February issue of VB published

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

01 February 2007

January issue of VB published

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

03 January 2007

Happy New Year!

Virus Bulletin wishes all its readers a very happy and prosperous new year.

03 January 2007

December issue of VB published

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

01 December 2006

November issue of VB published

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

01 November 2006

Latest VB100% test announced

Call for products issued for Windows XP x64 test.

24 October 2006

VB2006 a resounding success - VB2007 dates revealed

As another VB conference comes to a close, dates for next year's conference are revealed.

17 October 2006

False false positives

BitDefender defends reputation, three more VB100% awards granted.

06 October 2006

October issue of VB published

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

01 October 2006

September issue of VB published

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

01 September 2006

More on the XP comparative

Setting the record straight.

01 August 2006

August issue of VB published

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

01 August 2006

False positive reduction

Amendment to VB's June Windows XP comparative review.

01 July 2006

July issue of VB published

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

01 July 2006

New faces

VB welcomes new Technical Consultant.

01 July 2006

June issue of VB published

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

01 June 2006

May issue of VB published

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

01 May 2006

VB2006 conference programme revealed

The VB2006 conference programme is now available.

26 April 2006

April issue of VB published

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

31 March 2006

Latest VGrep (13/03/2006 edition)

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

31 March 2006

March issue of VB published

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

01 March 2006

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

14 February 2006

February issue of VB published

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

01 February 2006

VB2006 call for papers

The deadline for submitting paper proposals for VB2006 is fast approaching.

01 February 2006

Addendum: The false positive disaster

Some concerns have arisen over the version of ClamAV tested for the article 'The false positive disaster'.

01 February 2006

January issue of VB published

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

04 January 2006

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

01 January 2006

Happy New Year!!!

Virus Bulletin would like to wish all its readers a very happy and prosperous new year.

01 January 2006

Addendum: August 2005 Netware 6.5 Comparative Review

VB regrets that Symantec was not included in NetWare 6.5 comparative review published in the August 2005 issue of Virus Bulletin

30 August 2005

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

30 August 2005

VB2005 additional social event: the Dublin musical pub crawl

VB offers VB2005 delegates the opportunity to discover Dublin through a guided walking tour of the city's famous pubs and bars.

05 July 2005

Three (days) is the magic number

Virus Bulletin is very pleased to announce that this year the VB conference will run in a three-day format

29 April 2005

Errata: February 2005 Windows NT comparative review

VB regrets that two mistakes crept into the comparative review published in the February 2005 issue.

01 March 2005

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

10 February 2005

Call for papers: VB2005 Dublin

The deadline for submission of abstracts for VB2005 is approaching rapidly. All submissions must be received by 10 March 2005.

01 February 2005

Happy New Year!!!

Virus Bulletin would like to wish all its readers a very happy and prosperous new year.

01 January 2005

January issue released

The Virus Bulletin January 2005 issue is on its way.

23 December 2004

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

23 December 2004

VB2005 call for papers

Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present at VB2005 in Dublin - so set aside some time between the season's festive parties to get writing!

23 December 2004

Test files: Straightening the record

VB sets the record straight regarding the collection of files referenced in Peter Morley's letter 'Generic detection - a specific case' published in last months main magazine.

23 December 2004

Virus Bulletin RSS feeds now support Live Bookmarks

Virus Bulletin RSS feeds now support 'Live bookmarks' allowing you to browse our latest headlines directly from your browsers bookmarks menu.

20 December 2004

VB2005 call for papers

Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present at VB2005 in Dublin - so set aside some time between the season's festive parties to get writing!

02 December 2004

Errata - Windows Server 2003 comparative review

VB regrets that three mistakes crept into the Comparative review published in the November issue.

02 December 2004

Season's greetings

The VB team wishes all Virus Bulletin readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous new year.

02 December 2004

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

22 November 2004

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

05 November 2004

November issue released

The Virus Bulletin November issue is on its way.

29 October 2004

RSS activated

Virus Bulletin RSS feeds revamped and live again.

18 October 2004

Conference photos

Take a look at the VB2004 conference photos

07 October 2004

Another successful VB conference

Over 330 delegates and a collection of interesting and informative speakers. Take a look at the photos

05 October 04

Another successful VB conference

With over 330 delegates and a collection of interesting and informative speakers, VB2004 was a great success.

04 October 2004

Correction

VB regrets that an error slipped through the editorial net in the August 2004 Netware comparative review.

22 September 2004

Errata: Windows NT comparative review

After re-testing, Alwil's AVAST! product gains a VB 100% award.

28 February 2004

VB2004 call for papers

Virus Bulletin calls for all speakers papers.

05 January 2004

New VB Spam Supplement

VB plans to present a selection of news and articles on spam and anti-spam techniques - some technical, some ethical, some relating to real-world experiences of dealing with spam.

01 November 2003

Totally Toronto: VB2003

Helen Martin recounts the Virus Bulletin conference.

30 October 2003

VB2003 programme announced

Details of the VB2003 conference programme announced ...

05 February 2003

Calling all speakers

Submit your papers for VB2003 now!

04 February 2003

Addendum: Windows 2000 Advanced Server Comparative Review

After re-testing, Trend's ServerProtect product gains a VB 100% award.

01 December 2002

Addendum: June 2002 Windows XP Comparative Review

F-Prot users relying on the on-access protection against W32/Nimda.A are safe

24 October 2002

Erratum: Windows XP comparative review: McAfee VirusScan

After re-testing, McAfee's VirusScan product gains a VB 100% award.

29 August 2002

Windows XP Professional comparative review

After re-testing, Panda Antivirus Platinum's on-access scanner product gains a VB 100% award.

28 June 2002

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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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