Why is security (still) a Utopia?

'I hate FUD just as much as the next guy, but it did serve a purpose. People were more aware ... The sensational headlines kept up interest.' Per Hellqvist, Symantec.

MAAWG takes steps to tackle bots

Working group issues best practices documents for ISPs.

Apple patches iphone

Patch released for critical SMS vulnerability.

McAfee buys MX Logic

Vendor splashing out to strengthen SaaS offerings.

June 2009

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.

Making a Hash of things

Peter Ferrie details a virus that, while not ground-breaking, is a good lesson in being wary of received wisdom.

Everybody lies: reaching after the truth while searching for rootkits

Alisa Shevchenko and Dmitry Oleksiuk introduce a new method for retrieving information from a possibly compromised system.

Automated clustering of unknown executables

Robert Sandilands describes a clustering technique aimed at helping in the daily efforts of analysing large numbers of samples.

Reflections on CEAS 2009

Gordon Cormack describes the highlights of the sixth Conference on Email and Anti-Spam (CEAS 2009).

VB100 on Windows Vista Business Edition SP2 x32

This month VB's test team put 35 products through their paces on Windows Vista. After sifting through product freezes, crashes, hangs, logging difficulties and false positives, John Hawes reveals the full results.

Anti-malware industry events

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