Political DDoS around the world

'We have tracked tens of thousands of DDoS attacks ... A subset of [them] appear to be politically motivated.’ Jose Nazario, Arbor Networks

VB2008 conference programme revealed

Three-day programme boasts exceptional line-up of anti-malware and anti-spam expert speakers and caters for both technical and corporate audiences.

Sullied site stats

Increasing number of legitimate sites hosting malware, compromised sites remaining infected for longer.

February 2008

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.

Your computer is now stoned (...again!)

Mebroot - the MBR rootkit - is one of the most advanced and stealthiest malware seen to date. It operates in the lowest levels of the operating system, uses many undocumented tricks and relies heavily on unexported functions and global variables. In this article Elia Florio and Kimmo Kasslin track the rise of the MBR rootkit.

Anti-stealth fighters: testing for rootkit detection and removal

While it is easy for a good signature-driven product to find a known sample that has not yet been activated, thanks to rootkit technology it is becoming increasingly challenging for products to detect samples once they are running and trying to hide themselves and other malicious components. Andreas Marx and Maik Morgenstern present the results of two recent rootkit detection tests.

VB100 April 2008 - Windows Vista Business Edition SP1

John Hawes wipes the sweat from his brow after completing a comparative review of 40 anti-malware products for Vista. With polymorphic trip-ups, false positives and stability issues in the fray it proved to be a tough test for the products involved.

Anti-malware industry events

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

Spam Supplement - April 2008

Anti-spam news; How wise are crowds when assessing phishing websites? (feature)