'We have tracked tens of thousands of DDoS attacks ... A subset of [them] appear to be politically motivated.’ Jose Nazario, Arbor Networks
Three-day programme boasts exceptional line-up of anti-malware and anti-spam expert speakers and caters for both technical and corporate audiences.
Increasing number of legitimate sites hosting malware, compromised sites remaining infected for longer.
The Virus Bulletin prevalence table is compiled monthly from virus reports received by Virus Bulletin; both directly, and from other companies who pass on their statistics.
Mebroot - the MBR rootkit - is one of the most advanced and stealthiest malware seen to date. It operates in the lowest levels of the operating system, uses many undocumented tricks and relies heavily on unexported functions and global variables. In this article Elia Florio and Kimmo Kasslin track the rise of the MBR rootkit.
While it is easy for a good signature-driven product to find a known sample that has not yet been activated, thanks to rootkit technology it is becoming increasingly challenging for products to detect samples once they are running and trying to hide themselves and other malicious components. Andreas Marx and Maik Morgenstern present the results of two recent rootkit detection tests.
John Hawes wipes the sweat from his brow after completing a comparative review of 40 anti-malware products for Vista. With polymorphic trip-ups, false positives and stability issues in the fray it proved to be a tough test for the products involved.
Must-attend events in the anti-malware industry - dates, locations and further details.
Anti-spam news; How wise are crowds when assessing phishing websites? (feature)