'By installing a security suite you not only protect yourself, but you increase the safety of the whole community.' Claudiu Musat, BitDefender.
Goodwill to all.
Calling all speakers.
Wake-up call for complacent Mac users.
The Virus Bulletin prevalence table is compiled monthly from virus reports received by Virus Bulletin; both directly, and from other companies who pass on their statistics.
Unpackers have been around for as long as packers themselves, but anti-unpacking tricks are a more recent development and have grown quickly both in number and, in some cases, complexity. Peter Ferrie describes a range of anti-unpacking tricks.
Roel Schouwenberg highlights one potential consequence of the attention currently being devoted to dynamic testing: the possibility that the increased focus on dynamic testing may inspire malware authors to devote more attention to circumventing products’ protection capabilities, rather than just their detection abilities.
Frame4 Security Services first became known to VB last month and after making a few enquiries it became clear that the company and, more pertinently, the services it provides have a somewhat cloudy reputation in the AV industry. VB decided to find out a little more about the company and discovered a small team attempting to provide a legitimate service for the fringes of the AV and mainstream security industry. Director and co-founder of the company, Anthony Aykut, tells the story.
The final VB100 of the year sees a double whammy of potential pitfalls for our comparative participants – the Vista operating system as well as the x64 architecture. John Hawes reveals how the products coped.
Must-attend events in the anti-malware industry - dates, locations and further details.
Anti-spam news; Fighting phishing at browser level (feature)