2007-03-01
Abstract
Anti-spam news; A phish with a sting in the tail (feature); Enhancing the efficiency of learning-based spam filters (feature)
News
Phishing techniques
Sorin Mustaca documents common and emerging phishing techniques.
Features
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
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)
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Virus Bulletin
In this month's magazine:- Co-operation is the only way
- XXX racted
- Your filters are bypassed: Rustock.C in the kernel
- Family matters
- The Ottawa rules
- DriveSentry Desktop 3.1/3.2 & GoAnywhere 1.0.2/2.0
- The problem of backscatter – part 3

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