Malware White Papers

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The Rise of PDF Malware

The PDF file format has become a popular file format since its release as an open standard. Its portable nature, extensive feature list, and availability of free tools to read and author them have made it a de facto standard for printable documents on the Web. As it gained more popularity among ...
Source: Symantec
Tags: it-management pdf security threat malware

Pay-Per-Install: The New Malware Distribution Network

Malware authoring and distribution has become very profitable over the years. Earlier, malware was written mainly for fame and notoriety. However, it has now become a very profitable enterprise, backed by a strong business model.

The process of propagating and distributing malware ...
Source: Symantec
Tags: network security seo threat spam malware

Zeus: King of the Bots

Zbot, also known as Zeus, is a malware package that is readily available for sale and also traded in underground forums. The package contains a builder that can generate a bot executable and Web server files (PHP, images, SQL templates) for use as the command and control server. While Zbot is a ...
Source: Symantec
Tags: internet-security it-management server spam malware

Firefox and Malware: When Browsers Attack

Mozilla Firefox is a very popular browser and its open-design framework makes it easy to extend the functionality by either changing the core code directly or creating extension plug-ins that work on multiple operating systems.

As with browser helper objects for Microsoft Internet ...
Source: Symantec
Tags: browser internet-security it-management threat malware

Your Computer is Now Stoned (...Again!). The Rise of MBR Rootkits

The war against invisible malware has been taken down to a new battleground, the lowest level seen so far in the wild: the Master Boot Record. The MBR rootkit, a.k.a. Mebroot, appeared in the wild in December 2007 and rapidly evolved from earlier beta versions to a fully working malware product. ...
Source: Symantec
Tags: it-management security threat malware

32-Bit Virus Threats on 64-Bit Windows

Traditionally, Intel and Microsoft have been backward compatible with older versions of their products. The IA64 architecture and the Windows XP 64-bit operating system are no exceptions to this rule, taking elaborate steps to make old applications work seamlessly under this new combination.
Source: Symantec
Tags: 64bit it-management security threat malware virus

Peerbot: Catch Me if You Can

Research has shown that botnet development is currently proceeding in two different areas. One area of development involves the design of new bot functionalities. Malware writers continue to add new code to their bots to make them faster in propagation and invisible on the system. While older bots ...
Source: Symantec
Tags: it-management security malware peer-to-peer-p2p

Drive-By Pharming

Inexpensive broadband routers are a popular way for people to create an internal, and sometimes wireless, network in their homes. By purchasing such a router and plugging it in, they can have a network set up in seconds. Unfortunately, by visiting a malicious web page, a person can inadvertently ...
Source: Symantec
Tags: it-management security broadband router threat malware phishing

Importance of Web Application Firewall Technology for Protecting Web-based Resources

Web-based applications and services have changed the landscape of information delivery and exchange in today's corporate, government, and educational arenas. Ease of access, increased availability of information, and the richness of web services have universally increased productivity and ...
Source: Citrix
Tags: firewall it-management security ips malware web-application

Regional Threats

New families and new variants of threats, such as W32.Sober, W32.Blackmal, and W32.Beagle, attack systems across the world every day. These threats attempt to infect any system they can reach and propagate worldwide. They can be referred to as global threats. Meanwhile, we are also seeing an ...
Source: Symantec
Tags: it-management security threat malware worm
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