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Malware in Popular Networks
White Papers While outbreaks of mass-mailing viruses are making the news, the much greater number of non-replicating malware gets very little attention. Over the past few years malware writers apparently shifted their efforts from creating viruses and worms...
[April 19, 2006, 1:01]
Malware authors mixing a lethal cocktail
Talkback Laws against writing viruses, DOS attacks, etc, will do nothing since the makers of malware are going to do it whether it's legal or not. The only solution that I see is for users and admins to use common sense, and to demand more security from the...
[December 9, 2004, 18:38]
Malware Infection in Protected Systems
White Papers This paper focuses on providing statics of active malware infections in systems protected by anti-malware or security solutions and with the latest signature database installed ratios over time to be able to analyze the progression of the...
[June 13, 2009, 1:19]
Malware variant trend reflects police action
News The increase in the number of malware variants may reflect the increased effectiveness of law enforcement agencies in targeting their creators. This means Mytob is currently the largest single malware threat out there.
[June 1, 2005, 15:50]
Malware and the moral compass
Blog We’ve known for a long time that malware producers have a penchant for people’s hope and fears, delivering good news, celebrity gossip or hooking into wider world events. Recently anti malware companies have taken to issuing alerts about trends as...
[October 1, 2009, 9:17]
Malware industry going open source
Blog Malware writers are turning to the open source model in an attempt to squeeze more life out of old Trojans, according to the security firm Symantec. For more on the open-source shift in the malware industry, visit silicon.com.
[September 18, 2009, 17:39]
Malware latches onto Windows updates
News Around 100,000 users have been infected with malware that has piggybacked on Windows updates, according to a report from security research firm Symantec. Once infected, the Trojan utilises BITS to download additional malware.
[May 15, 2007, 9:37]
Protecting the Web: Phishing, Malware, and Other Security Threats
White Papers Other criminals use Web sites to spread malware, which can steal personal data or take over users' computers into a botnet, which can be used to send spam or mount cyber-attacks against Web sites and other Internet services.
[June 20, 2009, 1:21]
Malware rises as stock market falls, claims report
News For instance, while the US stock market saw declines between 1 September and 9 October, the volume of malware threats grew, doubling to more than 24,000 per day between 8 September and 10 September alone, and to more than 30,000 per day on 16...
[October 23, 2008, 11:11]
McAfee: Malware scam using Google developer site
News Google's free code-hosting website for developers is being used to distribute malware, a security researcher said on Friday. A Google spokesman said the company has removed malware-distributing projects from Google Code and search results.
[January 12, 2009, 8:02]
Malware in Windows Environment
White Papers This paper first focuses on the most popular variants of malware circulating today and finally provides some guidance and concrete countermeasures that one can implement to prevent, detect, remove or respond to malware attacks.
[November 28, 2008, 23:00]
Malware Normalization
White Papers Malware is code designed for a malicious purpose, such as obtaining root privilege on a host. A malware detector identifies malware and thus prevents it from adversely affecting a host. In order to evade detection by malware detectors, malware...
[June 9, 2006, 1:00]
Malware hits 8pc of Commons computers
News Nearly 400 computers at the House of Commons needed attention after malware attacks during the past 12 months. Out of nearly 5,000 computers used by MPs, their staff and Commons administrators, eight percent had to be visited by an ICT specialist...
[May 21, 2009, 9:19]
Can You Infect Me Now?: Malware Propagation in Mobile Phone Networks
White Papers This paper evaluates the effects of malware propagating using communication services in mobile phone networks. Although self-propagating malware is well understood in the Internet, mobile phone networks have very different characteristics in terms...
[October 22, 2008, 1:01]
Malware Sweeper Free
Downloads Scan and safely remove Adware, SpyWare, Key Loggers, Trojans, Dialers, Hijackers, malware, Thiefware, Big Brotherware. Features include automatic update system that keeps your level of protection up to date, System Shields run in the background...
[July 3, 2006, 13:10]
Malware Infections: What to Look for and How to Get Through the Crisis
White Papers Most home computer users have experienced some form of malware infection at some time. While there are many tools that help to automate the process of detecting, containing, and removing threats, there are also some simple, practical steps users...
[October 27, 2006, 1:00]
Stopping the Targeted Attack: Why Comprehensive Malware Protection Is Superior to Anti Virus Signatures for Protecting Your Organization
White Papers Anti-Virus (A/V) vendors have doubled their signatures in less than two years in an attempt to keep pace with the increasing trends of malware. But they can't keep up because malware is now designed to attack specific businesses and systems instead...
[July 6, 2007, 1:00]
Malware's next trick
News The malware they plant on unsuspecting users' machines do not draw attention to themselves, but once installed, they work as slaves to their remote masters. In January this year, 20-year-old Jeanson James Ancheta pleaded guilty in a California...
[April 18, 2006, 16:40]
Understanding and Detecting Malware Threats Based on File Sizes
White Papers Malware continues to evolve, but is still typically observed in files less than one MB in size. By adjusting the max file size to scan limit and enabling file extension blocking, improved network performance can be achieved with minimal additional...
[July 6, 2007, 1:00]
Towards Disk-Level Malware Detection
White Papers In the area of malicious code (malware) detection, Anti-Virus (AV) engines are slow and have trouble correctly identifying many types of malware. Their goal is to help make malware detection more reliable and more efficient by using the disk drive...
[June 24, 2009, 16:02]
