Fighting malware and spam
2012-02-01
Abstract
Living the meme (comment); If Svar is the answer... (malware analysis); Static analysis of mobile malware (tutorial); And the devil is six: the security consequences of the switch to IPv6 (feature); Behind enemy lines: reporting from the CCC 28C3 Congress (conference report)
Comment
Living the meme
‘Some security commentators suggest inventing answers to [security] questions rather than using real data.' David Harley.
News
New anti-phishing alliance formed
Big players in email service/technology industry come together to develop standards to combat spam and phishing.
Spam affiliate programme to close
GlavTorg network ceases to promote sites selling imitation designer goods.
Malware prevalence report
December 2011
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.
Malware analysis
If Svar is the answer...
It’s not just graphic designers who can do interesting things with the Intel MMX instruction set. Virus writers are finding ways to (ab)use some of the instructions, too. Peter Ferrie has the details of W32/Svar.
Tutorial
Static analysis of mobile malware
Even in a mobile world, the principles of malware analysis remain the same. John Foremost takes us through the basic steps in the static analysis of mobile malware.
Feature
And the devil is six: the security consequences of the switch to IPv6
As the migration to IPv6 slowly begins to happen, Martijn Grooten takes a look at the potential security issues that could occur with the switch to IPv6 and encourages the security industry to ready itself for those challenges.
Conference report
Behind enemy lines: reporting from the CCC 28C3 Congress
Morton Swimmer reports from Europe's premier hacker event.
Comparative review
VB100 Comparative review on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
On this occasion, the VB100's annual visit to the Linux platform almost resulted in a clean sweep of passes - just a single file tripping up two products to prevent a full house. John Hawes has all the details.
Calendar
Anti-malware industry events
Must-attend events in the anti-malware industry - dates, locations and further details.
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As expected, the annual VB100 test on Windows XP was an epic. A higher than usual pass rate was tempered by numerous stability issues with the products under test, prompting the unveiling of a new stability rating system. John Hawes has all the details.
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