The challenges of collecting and monitoring URLs that point to malware

2009-07-01

André D. Corrêa

Malware Patrol, Brazil

Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

Since 2005, the Malware Patrol Project has been cataloguing URLs used in phishing scams and distributing block lists for the most popular proxies and anti-spam systems. André D. Corrêa describes the challenges of collecting and monitoring malicious URLs.

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The challenges of collecting and monitoring URLs that point to malware

André D. Corrêa

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