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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]
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 in 2005
White Papers Some time ago, virus creators liked to think of their work as a kind of research, but now, as one enters 2005, malware is no longer used to demonstrate programming skills but simply to commit crimes. In 2005 it is more than likely that these types...
[February 24, 2005, 2:00]
Malware, Spyware and Other Ways to Ruin Your Day
White Papers One is still open to attack from the next tidal wave of malware, spyware and other nastiness that can take over the computer and ruin the day. What is even more disturbing is that the new generation of malware programmers is not doing this for fun...
[April 26, 2006, 1:00]
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 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]
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]
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]
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, 0:00]
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 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 - Future Trends
White Papers Malware has truly evolved during the last couple of years. Its potential for financial and network based abuse was quickly realized, and thus, tactics changed, consolidation between different parties occurred, and the malware scene became overly...
[June 6, 2009, 1:21]
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 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]
Kaspersky on the evolution of self-defense technologies in malware
Blog Here's an interesting and quite lengthy article from Kaspersky about how malware self-defense technologies have evolved, which goes into the ins and outs of packers and rootkits.
[July 3, 2007, 17:19]
A Case Study on Malware and the 'Zotob Worm'
White Papers The name 'Malware' describes any computer software that has the intent to perform an action on a host computer without the owners consent. This malware is defined as software on the machine that causes unintended actions for profit, such as...
[February 18, 2009, 0:23]
Infamous Russian malware gang vanishes
News An alleged Russian malware hosting gang has abruptly disappeared, according to Trend Micro. The Russian Business Network (RBN), which was allegedly heavily involved in hosting malware packing kits — development suites for malware — suddenly dropped...
[November 9, 2007, 17:08]
Criminals send malware levels soaring
News The firm reported last week that it had detected 7,944 new pieces of such malware in the first six months of this year - almost 60 percent more than the same time last year. According to Sophos, their increased popularity shows the extent to which...
[July 4, 2005, 17:25]
Sony's malware malaise
Talkback It sounds to me that it's far more easier to shoot somebody dead legally in the USA then to remove unintentionally installed malware from your own property (your computer). Say, isn't a tresspasser an "unintentionally installed malware in your own...
[November 7, 2005, 22:10]
CounterSpy Enterprise: Is Your Network Protected Against Blended Malware Threats? Find out! (Trial Download)
White Papers Spyware has morphed into malware. Surveys show one of the biggest security issues admins see this year is blended malware. Sunbelt's CounterSpy Enterprise Version 2.0 delivers protection against malware using a hybrid technology that merges the...
[February 8, 2009, 23:00]
