Malware vs. anti-malware: (how) can we still survive?

‘Well executed and comprehensive tests will light the way to better products.’ Andreas Marx, AV-Test.org

Anti-malware school

F-Secure launches malware analysis course at Helsinki University.

More rogue Flash ads

Rogue ads infiltrate Expedia and Rhapsody sites.

All in the name

Grisoft becomes AVG.

December 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.

Crimea river

Peter Ferrie describes Crimea, a Linux virus that integrates its code with the host code, making it hard to find.

How to disable WFP using physical disk information

Recently, a threat has appeared which obtains a file’s physical disk location information with the aid of the Windows system APIs, then proceeds to infect the corresponding system file. Ha Young Yang describes exactly how physical disk information is being used to disable Windows file protection.

Assessment war: Windows services

In the world of Web 2.0, Java, .NET and other hot technologies we are often guilty of forgetting about the core components that make it all possible. Aleksander Czarnowski describes a simple attack scenario based on a high-privilege Windows service vulnerability.

VB2008 Ottawa

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VB comparative review: Windows Server 2003

John Hawes reports on the VB100 successes and failures of 27 anti-malware products tested on Windows 2003 Server.

Anti-malware industry events

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

Spam Bulletin - February 2008

Anti-spam news; Predictions about the prediction scam (feature)