2007-08-01
Abstract
Are you invisible? (comment); The dark side of whitelisting (opinion); VB2007 call for last-minute papers; Profiling binaries for instrumentation (feature); Windows Vista x64 Business Edition (comparative review)
Comment
Are you invisible?
'Anyone who writes even one example of a piece of malware, exploit or rootkit feels qualified to call himself a security researcher.' Aleksander Czarnowski, AVET, Poland.
News
AV market growth and predictions
Analysts report on industry growth and predict future growth.
Security for critical infrastructures
DHS details security requirements for automated control systems.
Malware prevalence report
June 2007
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.
Opinion
The dark side of whitelisting
Dr Vesselin Bontchev shares his views on whitelisting and why conventional anti-virus scanners will be around for a long time to come.
Call for papers
VB2007 call for last-minute papers
Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present last-minute technical presentations at VB2007 in Vienna.
Feature
Profiling binaries for instrumentation
Instrumenting binaries is a technique that is rapidly gaining popularity among security researchers. Profiling the binary beforehand can provide a lot of important information about the target, as Aleksander Czarnowksi explains.
Comparative review
VB comparative review: Windows Vista x64 Business Edition
Windows Vista x64 provided a rough terrain for AV products in the latest round of VB100 comparative testing. John Hawes has the full details of the products that made the grade and those that fell short.
Calendar
Anti-malware industry events
Must-attend events in the anti-malware industry - dates, locations and further details.
Spam Bulletin
Spam Bulletin - August 2007
Anti-spam news; Email sender authentication: advantages and shortcomings (feature)
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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