Malware and Winter Olympics
...us reprint an article from 20 years ago. The below analysis was first published in the March 1994 edition of the Virus Bulletin magazine. Enjoy! ————— Olympic GamesVirus Bulletin, March... more…
1992
...1992”: WinVir – a true alarm F-Secure has analysed the first Windows specific computer virus. It recognizes the Windows NE files and uses direct action methods against Windows applications. The... more…Free virus removal tool: 27% found malware missed by existing anti-virus
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...Kaspersky Lab has detected a new version of the ‘malicious blackmailer’ Gpcode – Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak. Kaspersky Lab has detected a new version of the ‘malicious blackmailer’ Gpcode – Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak. The... more…A false choice: the Ebola virus or malware?
...In September we came across mentions of people in Africa suffering from the Ebola virus and unusual invitations to a conference of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the... more…Microsoft releases anti-POODLE Fix It
...Microsoft has released a Fix It to disable the feature which was the subject of the POODLE attack. The Fix It, a program which implements changes in the... more…Catching cancer: The riveting quest for a killer virus
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...This virus analysis was published exactly 20 years ago in the Virus Bulletin magazine. Republished with the kind permission of Virus Bulletin Ltd. On 02/06/14 At 12:51 PM Read... more…Anti-virus products are rubbish, says Imperva
...company tested 82 malware samples against 40 anti-virus products including offerings from Microsoft, Symantec, McAfee and Kaspersky. Tags: Viruses & Malware Read more: Anti-virus products are rubbish, says Imperva... more…Google refunds Android users who bought fake Virus Shield app
...Earlier this month a fake Android anti-virus app, named Virus Shield, managed to fool thousands of customers into buying it. Now Google is offering full refunds to anyone who... more…Is Your Local Pizza Parlor a Front for Cybercrime?
...a sophisticated virus to bypass bank security and conceal withdrawals in bank statements. This means that criminals can move faster, and they can drain bank accounts of almost any amount... more…Virus Bulletin 2012 – Day 3 – The final chapter
...Virus Bulletin 2012 is now over, the final chapter from this year’s conference needs to be written. Almost all of the participants have packed their bags and gone... more…‘Frankenstein’ virus could assemble itself from app snippets
...Many malware and viruses can be identified by detection software because of known bits of malicious code. But what if there was a virus compiled from little bits... more…Apple kills the POODLE – also fixes Shellshock in case you forgot
...Apple just shipped OS X 10.10 Yosemite – including a fix for the POODLE vulnerability. Mavericks and Mountain Lion also got updates to kill the POODLE. As for Lion,... more…Kam dál?
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