Phishing techniques

Sorin Mustaca documents common and emerging phishing techniques.

A phish with a sting in the tail

Martin Overton describes an unusual phishing scam in which traditional social engineering phishing techniques are combined with a malware download that renders the victim PC unbootable once the phishing deed has been done.

Enhancing the efficiency of learning-based spam filters

The effectiveness of content-based spam filters is directly related to the quality of the features used in the filter’s classification model. Vipul Sharma and Steve Lewis discuss how retiring features that have become ineffective can improve the filter's performance.

Virus Bulletin - March 2007

Darknet monitoring (comment); Hidan and dangerous (analysis); Peerbot: catch me if you can (feature); Real-world testing of email anti-virus solutions (feature); The strange case of Julie Amero (letter); AEC TrustPort Workstation (product review)