Virus Bulletin issue archive
Since 1989, Virus Bulletin has been dedicated to providing PC users with a regular source of uninfluenced, unbiased, independent intelligence about computer malware, its prevention, detection and removal, and how to recover programs and data following an attack. The aim of the magazine is to arm users with all the information they need to stay current with the latest developments in the anti-malware field.
Virus Bulletin - May 2012
AV: Mind the gap (comment);
evilMule in kernel mode - an analysis of the network functionality (malware analysis);
Like a bat out of hell (malware analysis);
Malware design strategies for circumventing detection and prevention controls - part one
(technical feature);
Mobile banking vulnerability: Android repackaging threat (technical feature); VBSpam comparative review
Virus Bulletin - April 2012
Is Android simply Windows all over again? (comment);
'Amfibee'-ous vehicle (malware analysis);
Zombifying targets using phishing campaigns (malware analysis);
Quick reference for manual unpacking (tutorial);
Francophile phishers (feature)
Virus Bulletin - March 2012
Why you need to hack yourself (comment);
Not 'Mifeve'-ourite thing (malware analysis);
DroidDream mobile malware (malware analysis);
What is DMARC and should you care? (spotlight);
NCSC: public-private cooperation is key (spotlight)
Virus Bulletin - February 2012
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)
Virus Bulletin - January 2012
MUTE: the rebirth of centralized sharing (comment);
This Sig doesn't run (malware analysis);
Dissecting the NGR bot framework: IRC botnets die hard (malware analysis);
The top 10 spam, malware and cybersecurity stories of 2011 (feature);
Challenges for the London Action Plan (spotlight)
Virus Bulletin - December 2011
All your lulz will belong to us (comment);
Win32/Induc.C: getting noisier in the library (malware analysis);
As above, Sobelow (malware analysis);
Mobile botnets for smartphones: an unfolding catastrophe? (feature);
Book Worm (book review)
Virus Bulletin - November 2011
Within the margin of error (comment);
Viva Barcelona! (conference report);
Spitmo - SpyEye component for Symbian (malware analysis);
Flibi: reloaded (malware analysis);
Investigating the abuse of search engines to promote illicit online pharmacies (feature);
The art of stealing banking information - form grabbing on fire (feature)
Virus Bulletin - October 2011
Why there's no one test to rule them all (comment);
A new BIOS rootkit spreads in China (malware analysis);
Hard disk woes (malware analysis);
Asynchronous Harakiri++ (malware analysis);
Okay, so you are a Win32 emulator... (technical feature);
Virus Bulletin - September 2011
Should there be an AV industry code of ethics? (comment);
'Holey' virus, Batman! (malware analysis);
Qakbot: a disaster waiting to happen (feature);
Hearing a PIN drop (feature);
Stux in a rut: why Stuxnet is boring (opinion);
Virus Bulletin - August 2011
Google+, privacy and the human brain (comment);
Frankie say relax (malware analysis);
SpyEye bot - aggressive exploitation tactics (malware analysis);
A new trend in exploitation (feature);
IPv6 mail server whitelist declaring war on botnets (feature);
Relock-based vulnerability in Windows 7 (feature)
Virus Bulletin - July 2011
Tumblr attacks - what to watch out for (comment);
Toll fraud: SipPhreak (malware analysis);
SpyEye malware infection framework (malware analysis);
Reversing Python objects (technical feature);
Not so random (feature)
Virus Bulletin - June 2011
Education, education, education (comment);
Digging through the problem of IPv6 and email (feature);
A browser malware taxonomy (feature);
New targeted attack via Google Images (feature);
EICAR 2011: A 20th anniversary in Austria (conference report)
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.