Covering the global threat landscape
2008-06-01
Abstract
The good, the bad and the blurring boundaries (comment); Metafile art class (feature); Strike me down, and I shall become more powerful! (feature); System cleaning: getting rid of malware from infected PCs (feature); EICAR 2008, c'était merveilleux! (conference report); VB100: Ubuntu Linux 8.04LTS Server Edition (comparative review)
Comment
The good, the bad and the blurring boundaries
'The reality is that the distinction between legitimate and malicious software is an ever blurring line.’ Greg Day, McAfee
News
AusCERT delegates get more than they bargained for
Red faces all round as infected USB sticks handed out.
Could do better all round
EU information security body says European countries need to improve information security; annual report card shows US federal agencies don't all comply with security rules.
Malware prevalence report
April 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.
Features
Metafile art class
Like its predecessor the Windows Metafile Format, the Enhanced Metafile Format has proven to be susceptible to misappropriation. Dennis Elser provides an in-depth description of a recent remotely exploitable file format vulnerability within the Windows graphics device interface (GDI).
Strike me down, and I shall become more powerful!
The rootkit that has been dubbed one of the stealthiest ever seen in the wild is back – with improved defences and new stealth code. Aditya Kapoor and Rachit Mathur look at recent developments in the MBR rootkit.
System cleaning: getting rid of malware from infected PCs
Maik Morgenstern and Andreas Marx argue the importance of testing the system cleaning capabilities of anti-malware products and describe how it can be done.
Conference report
EICAR 2008, c’était merveilleux!
Eddy Willems provides a roundup of this year's EICAR conference in Laval, France.
Comparative review
VB100 June 2008 - Ubuntu Linux 8.04LTS Server Edition
John Hawes dusts off his Linux skills for a comparative review of anti-malware products on the Ubuntu Server platform. Check out which of the 15 products were awarded VB100 status and which failed to make the grade.
Calendar
Anti-malware industry events
Must-attend events in the anti-malware industry - dates, locations and further details.
Spam Bulletin
Spam Supplement - June 2008
Anti-spam news; Is your spam filter really adaptive? (Probably not) (feature)
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This month's VB100 comparative on Windows XP brought something of a mixed bag, as several vendors appear to have decreased support for the platform in favour of the newer Windows 8. John Hawes has the full set of results.
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