Public liability insurance for computer intrusion

'By installing a security suite you not only protect yourself, but you increase the safety of the whole community.' Claudiu Musat, BitDefender.

Festive greetings

Goodwill to all.

VB2009 Geneva: call for papers

Calling all speakers.

Apple urges Mac users to install AV

Wake-up call for complacent Mac users.

October 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.

Anti-unpacker tricks - part one

Unpackers have been around for as long as packers themselves, but anti-unpacking tricks are a more recent development and have grown quickly both in number and, in some cases, complexity. Peter Ferrie describes a range of anti-unpacking tricks.

Repercussions of dynamic testing

Roel Schouwenberg highlights one potential consequence of the attention currently being devoted to dynamic testing: the possibility that the increased focus on dynamic testing may inspire malware authors to devote more attention to circumventing products’ protection capabilities, rather than just their detection abilities.

Frame4: in the picture

Frame4 Security Services first became known to VB last month and after making a few enquiries it became clear that the company and, more pertinently, the services it provides have a somewhat cloudy reputation in the AV industry. VB decided to find out a little more about the company and discovered a small team attempting to provide a legitimate service for the fringes of the AV and mainstream security industry. Director and co-founder of the company, Anthony Aykut, tells the story.

VB100 December 2008 - Windows Vista x64

The final VB100 of the year sees a double whammy of potential pitfalls for our comparative participants – the Vista operating system as well as the x64 architecture. John Hawes reveals how the products coped.

Anti-malware industry events

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

Spam Supplement - December 2008

Anti-spam news; Fighting phishing at browser level (feature)