Virus Bulletin Spam Supplement - November 2008

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: John Hawes

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

Consulting Editors: Ian Whalley, Nick FitzGerald, Richard Ford, Edward Wilding

2008-11-01

Abstract

Anti-spam news; The problem of backscatter - part 3 (feature)

News

Best practices for registrars

Anti-Phishing Working Group issues best-practices advisory for Internet registrars.

Helen Martin - Virus Bulletin, UK

Comment

The problem of backscatter – part 3

Terry Zink concludes his series of articles on backscatter with a look at another technique used to combat this type of spam: Bounce Address Tag Validation.

Terry Zink - Microsoft, USA

Calendar

Anti-spam industry events

Must-attend events in the anti-spam industry - dates, locations and further details.

Virus Bulletin

Virus Bulletin - November 2008

Co-operation is the only way (comment); XXX racted (malware analysis); Your filters are bypassed: Rustock.C in the kernel (malware analysis); Family matters (opinion) The Ottawa rules (conference report); DriveSentry Desktop 3.1/3.2 & GoAnywhere 1.0.2/2.0 (product review)

November 2008