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  • Throwback Thursday: Research and Other Hobbies

    This Throwback Thursday we reflect on the life of one of industry’s greats, who sadly passed away this week: Prof. Klaus Brunnstein. Professor Klaus Brunnstein was one of the biggest names in anti-virus resarch, a pioneer in the field, and a man whose career was never short of either controversy or success. We were greatly…

  • Throwback Thursday: Double Trouble / The Perfect Couple

    Once again this Throwback Thursday, we bring you not one but two (related) pieces from the archives as VB heads back to the mid-90s when a new era of viruses was believed to be dawning. In general, the experts of the anti-malware industry get things more or less right. Predictions may take longer to come…

  • Throwback Thursday: When Love came to Town

    Once again this Throwback Thursday, we bring you not one but two (related) pieces from the archives as VB heads back to 2000 in the week of the 15th anniversary of the LoveLetter virus. On 4 May 2000, VBS/LoveLetter.A, also known as LovLet, ILOVEYOU and Love Bug, wreaked havoc across the globe and pushed the…

  • Throwback Thursday: Regina v Christopher Pile: The Inside Story & Off with his Head!

    This Throwback Thursday, we bring you not one but two (related) pieces from the archives as VB heads back to 1996 to look at events surrounding the issuing of the UK’s first custodial sentence for writing and distributing computer viruses. Over the last couple of years, the ‘Throwback Thursday’ trend has taken the Internet by…

  • Throwback Thursday: Through the Administrator’s Eye

    This Throwback Thursday, VB heads back to 1997 with ‘Through the Administrator’s Eye’. Over the last couple of years, the ‘Throwback Thursday’ trend has taken the Internet by storm, with social media users indulging in a weekly wallow in nostalgia. The VB team decided it was high time we got in on the act, using…

  • VB2015 offer for new security companies

    Write an article for the Bulletin, get a half-price ticket for the conference. Things are going well for the security industry. That may, of course, be because of the poor state of the security of the Internet, but it does mean that new security firms are continuing to appear all over the world. The products…

  • Throwback Thursday: The Unbearable Lightness of Testing

    VB gets in on the Throwback Thursday act, delving into the archives. Over the last couple of years, the ‘Throwback Thursday’ trend has taken the Internet by storm, with social media users indulging in a weekly wallow in nostalgia, fondly resurrecting photographs of themselves wearing terrible fashion in their childhood or sporting awful haircuts in…

  • From roadie to security rock star: it can happen

    To break into security, start by getting a job in the industry. You don’t have to be a regular reader of this blog to know that computer security is very important in our increasingly connected world. Unsurprisingly, this has its effect on the job market for security professionals – where there are many vacancies, and…

  • Frequently asked questions about VB2015 conference submissions

    No, it doesn’t have to be about malware and no, it doesn’t have to be deeply technical either! Last month, we opened the call for papers for VB2015 , the 25th Virus Bulletin conference, which takes place 30 September to 2 October in Prague, Czech Republic. We’ve had some excellent presentations at the VB conference…

  • Paper: Nesting doll: unwrapping Vawtrak

    Raul Alvarez unwraps the many layers of an increasingly prevalent banking trojan. Banking trojans remain one of the most prevalent kinds of malware. Among them, trojans based on Zeus have long been the most prevalent, but in recent months a relatively new trojan has been challenging the reign of Zeus: Vawtrak. Also known as Neverquest…