Fighting malware and spam
2008-07-01
Abstract
Anti-spam news; Spear phishing - on the rise? (comment)
News
New best practices for ISPs
MAAWG produces two new sets of ISP best practices.
Comment
Spear phishing – on the rise?
Paul Baccas looks at the recent rise in targeted phishing campaigns alongside a decline in the profitability of more traditional phishing methods.
Calendar
Anti-spam industry events
Must-attend events in the anti-spam industry - dates, locations and further details.
Virus Bulletin
Virus Bulletin - July 2008
A commitment to quality and reliability (comment); The road less truvelled: W32/Truvel (virus analysis); New memory persistence threats (feature); Reversing Python modules (feature); Advertising database poisoning (feature); Sunbelt Software VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware (product review)
Poll
Should anti-virus software be free for personal use?Leave a comment
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VB100 certification
VB's testing team put 24 anti-malware products to the test on
the server version of Microsoft's latest iteration of the Windows
platform: Windows Server 2008. John Hawes has all the details on which
products managed to secure a VB100 award and which need have a little
more work to do.
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