Tag: virus bulletin
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Latest spam filter test shows spam catch rates have bounced back
Spam catch rates improve, but performance on phishing lags behind that on other spam. Earlier this week we published the results of the 22nd VBSpam comparative spam filter test, which saw 19 products win a VBSpam award. Overall, products performed well and most products’ spam catch rates improved, thus reversing a trend we reported earlier…
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VGrep: the rose revived
Virus Bulletin relaunches anti-malware name matching tool. ‘That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.’ So wrote Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet . And anyone with even the briefest experience of the anti-malware industry will know that a single piece of malware can have several different names. In the…
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Latest VBSpam test results show drop in spam catch rates again
Downward trend in performance continues. In the latest VBSpam comparative test of anti-spam products, 21 anti-spam solutions achieved a VBSpam award, but for the majority of products the spam catch rate showed a continuing decline. We first reported this drop in March , and catch rates barely bounced back in May . The results of…
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VBConnect: the Virus Bulletin conference goes social
New tool aims to enhance conference networking opportunities. For many in the security industry, the Virus Bulletin conference is the highlight of their busy events calendar, and one of the most valuable aspects of the event is the opportunity to network with other industry members. Since the inaugural event in 1991, the VB conference has…
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Spam catch rates drop in latest VBSpam test
Catch rates significantly lower than in previous months. In the latest VBSpam comparative test, 20 solutions achieved a VBSpam award, but the majority displayed significantly lower spam catch rates than in other recent tests. Overall, products’ spam catch rates were significantly lower than in previous months, with many products seeing their rates of missed spam…
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Latest VBSpam certification results published
Latest VBSpam results published – full report now also available. The results of the July VBSpam comparative review have been announced. The 14th VBSpam test showed both a number of excellent performances as well as some that leave room for improvement. The pass/fail results can now be viewed (free of charge) here . The full…
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VB100 for Windows Server 2008 results published
Latest VB100 results published – full report now also available. The results of the VB100 comparative review on Windows Server 2008 R2 have been announced. This month’s test brought highs and lows for the VB test team – some excellent detection rates were tempered by some unruly and uncooperative behaviour. The pass/fail results can now…
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A third of anti-malware products fail to secure Vista Business Edition, Virus Bulletin reveals
VB urges industry to work harder at quality assurance. Virus Bulletin has revealed that, out of 54 anti-malware products tested, 19 failed to reach the standard required for VB100 certification in its recent test on Windows Vista Business Edition SP2 . Stumbling blocks for the products in this test included failure to detect a number…
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Record breaking 60 anti-malware products undergo VB100 testing on Windows XP
One third fail to gain certification. Virus Bulletin has completed its largest ever test of anti-malware products, with a phenomenal 60 products being tested on Windows XP . 40 of the products submitted for testing were awarded the VB100 certification, while the other 20 failed to demonstrate the detection abilities required, with Microsoft , Frisk…
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VB2010 conference programme announced
Schedule for Vancouver security conference announced after bumper crop of submissions. Following a bumper crop of submissions, the VB2010 conference committee is pleased to announce the programme for VB2010 . Presentations cover subjects including: botnets, cyberterrorism, blackhat SEO, targeted attacks, Mac threats, anti-spam testing, anti-malware testing, in-the-cloud scanning and more. Later in the year a…