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Spyware/Adware - The Risks
White Papers Malware is the generic term for malicious code which is executed on a computer. Most users are probably familiar with other forms of malware such as viruses, worms and Trojans which have now been around for more than 10 years.
[July 6, 2007, 1:00]
Microsoft lifts lid on EC Vista probe
Talkback As for disabling Patchguard, the best solution to stop malware simply duplicating the disabling code, would be to allow it to be switched off only BEFORE vista boots.then have software vendors supply a key CD with a MASSIVE security key...
[October 25, 2006, 10:11]
Will Intel chips make Macs less secure?
News Finally, malware authors are generally more familiar with x86 processors than PowerPC processors. First, most malware authors want to infect as many machines as possible. UNIX traditionally hasn't been a major target for malware authors (but by no...
[March 1, 2006, 13:10]
OS X under attack
News I never did buy into the theory that Apple's software was immune to malware or significant vulnerabilities - I've always figured that vandals attack the most obvious target, which is why Microsoft vulnerabilities are so often in the security...
[March 1, 2006, 12:55]
Barclays endorses F-Secure protection
News Banking giant Barclays has chosen to endorse security company F-Secure's anti-malware product, Barclays announced on Monday. Barclays previously endorsed Symantec anti-malware products. F-Secure’s Internet Security, which includes protection...
[January 9, 2006, 17:20]
Be Proactive and avoid the impacts caused by zero-day exploits
Talkback This story again directs us to think about managing the current threats - the days of mass-mailing malware are gone and now the attacks are more targeted towards the endpoints. Application Control provides policy-based enforcement of application...
[December 11, 2008, 9:10]
Research reveals stalemate in 'IT security war'
Talkback Conventional Malware Research is failing to cope with the volume of malcode. Today's end-point products lack enough self protection, and industrial strength clean-up capabilities to prevent disablement by powerful targeted malware which employs the...
[April 19, 2006, 23:25]
Botnets as a Vehicle for Online Crime
White Papers An analysis of real-world botnets indicates the increasing sophistication of bot malware and its thoughtful engineering as an effective tool for profit-motivated online crime. The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the...
[April 14, 2006, 1:01]
Protecting HTTP Traffic: Why Web Filtering Should Be Your First Line of Defense
White Papers Unrestricted browsing opens doors that allow viruses, Trojans, spyware, and other malware into your network that will very likely if not certainly decrease productivity, cause network disruptions, or even steal vital proprietary information.
[April 14, 2006, 1:01]
Protecting Your Network Against the Growing Danger of Web Attacks
White Papers Web-borne malware is now more common than malware that enters an organization through email. The number of Web sites discovered per day, that carry malware increased 400% in 2008. Organizations need to proactively protect their networks both by...
[September 2, 2009, 11:27]
Digital rights and actual wrongs
Leader By trying to slip half-baked malware past a technically aware audience, it has demonstrated that it knows as little about public relations as it does about appropriate corporate behaviour or computer technology.
[November 7, 2005, 13:45]
AbuseShield
Downloads AbuseShield picks up where anti-virus and firewall software fail, by proactively shielding your system from malware before it harms your system. Most malware fighting applications such as virus scanners look for known patterns and need to be...
[March 29, 2006, 8:00]
Protection offered against ID theft keylogger
News Companies and individual Internet users can now protect themselves against a dangerous piece of malware which steals personal information such as credit card and banking detail. Eric Sites, the vice-president of research and development at Sunbelt...
[August 11, 2005, 15:40]
A worm belies Apple's perfection
Talkback Last week saw one of the first malware exploits for OS X. There hasn't been any instance of this blighting anything other than the misinformed, misguided, poorly written articles about this malware since its discovery and we poor unfortunates that...
[November 5, 2004, 14:49]
Talk Talk talks up Internet security
News ISPs should be doing more to ensure customers are not sent malware, according to Talk Talk and F-Secure. Mike Gatman, project manager for the Talk Talk/F-Secure security package, agreed that ISPs should be doing more to ensure customers are not...
[September 23, 2005, 16:05]
Top Ten Tips to Improve Email Security Infrastructure
White Papers Every organization must maintain robust email security defenses, but it is getting harder as the spam volumes are increasing, malware is becoming stealthier, and developers of malicious content are developing new and more effective ways to...
[September 2, 2009, 11:27]
UK rising in the spam charts
News The proportion of spam coming from the UK has increased, anti-malware company Sophos said on Tuesday. If a user has up-to-date anti-malware software, their computer is far less likely to become a zombie," Cluley said.
[October 14, 2005, 14:00]
Virus naming scheme divides experts
News The announcement that several major anti-malware players have joined forces to agree on a common malware taxonomy has divided the anti-malware community, who question how effective such a system will be.
[October 6, 2005, 13:25]
Toxic blogs threaten Web users
News Blogs started turning toxic in the first half of 2005 as malware authors started using free Web hosting and blogging services to store their malicious files, according to Internet security firm Websense.
[October 4, 2005, 9:35]
Zotob suspects linked to underground network
News One of the virus writers suspected of creating the Zotob and Mytob worms has been linked to a notorious network of malware creators called 0x90-team. F-Secure spokesman Patrick Runald said the 0x90-team (pronounced "zero ex ninety team") was a...
[August 30, 2005, 16:55]
