Fighting malware and spam
2006-08-01
Abstract
The great Mac debate (comment); Malicious Yahooligans (virus analysis); Star what? (virus analysis); Dial M for malware (feature); Novell NetWare 6.5 (comparative review)
Comment
The great Mac debate
'You could be killed in either Bournemouth or Baghdad, but I know which destination I would be more concerned about.' Graham Cluley, Sophos, UK
News
Sysinternals goes the Microsoft way
Microsoft acquires company behind the Sysinternals range of freeware tools.
Linux magazine prints rootkit how-to
Arming sys admins with all they need to know to write a rootkit...
More on the XP comparative
Setting the record straight.
Malware prevalence report
June 2006
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.
Virus analyses
Malicious Yahooligans
Making its appearance in June 2006, JS.Yamanner@m was the first webmail worm. Eric Chien has all the details.
Star what?
A macro virus for StarOffice, or merely an intended? Vesselin Bontchev sets the record straight.
Feature
Dial M for malware
Should we be worrying about mobile phone threats? Tomer Honen and Alexey Lyashko look at the risks.
Comparative review
VB Comparative: Novell NetWare 6.5 - August 2006
John Hawes's first task as VB's new Technical Consultant was to run a comparative review of AV products for NetWare. See how John and the eight products fared.
Spam Bulletin
Spam Bulletin - August 2006
Anti-spam news; SPUTR: a proposal for the uniform naming of spammer and phisher content tricks (feature)
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As expected, the annual VB100 test on Windows XP was an epic. A higher than usual pass rate was tempered by numerous stability issues with the products under test, prompting the unveiling of a new stability rating system. John Hawes has all the details.
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