February issue of VB published

The February issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

The February 2008 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to

browse online or download

in PDF format.

Some of the things this month’s issue has in store are:

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  Malware vs. anti-malware: (how) can we still survive?
  
  : ‘Well executed and comprehensive tests will light the way to better products.’ Andreas Marx, AV-Test.org

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  Crimea river
  
  : Peter Ferrie describes Crimea, a Linux virus that integrates its code with the host code, making it hard to find.

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  How to disable WFP using physical disk information
  
  : Ha Young Yang describes how physical disk information is being used to disable Windows file protection.

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  Assessment war: Windows services
  
  : Aleksander Czarnowski describes a simple attack scenario based on a high-privilege Windows service vulnerability.

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  Call for papers
  
  : VB is seeking submissions for VB2008 in Ottawa.

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  VB100 comparative review – Windows Server 2003
  
  : John Hawes reports on the VB100 successes and failures of 27 anti-malware products tested on Windows 2003 Server.

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  Predictions about the prediction scam
  
  : The prediction scam has yet to make it into electronic format. A group of researchers from the University of Calgary get ahead of the game and explain how they believe it will work.

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Posted on 01 February 2008 by

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