Virus Bulletin - August 2007

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: John Hawes

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

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

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.

Aleksander Czarnowski - AVET Information and Network Security, 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.

Dr Vesselin Bontchev - FRISK Software International, Bulgaria


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.

Aleksander Czarnowski - AVET Information and Network Security, Poland


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.

John Hawes - Virus Bulletin


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

Do you use the same password(s) across multiple websites?
I use the same password for all sites
I have a number of passwords but use the same for some sites
I use a different password for each site
I don't sign up to any sites that require a password

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