Former Symantec exec launches cloud-based, social antivirus
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Looking Back: Six Years Since MSBLAST
TrendLabs experts are regularly asked what—in their opinion—are the most dangerous malware of all time. While the question begs more questions, TrendLabs experts give out recurring answers based on high-level assessments of malware effectiveness in endangering users’ online experiences relative to the technologies available during the time the malware reached peak prevalence. As MSBLAST celebrates its sixth year anniversary of plaguing the Internet, we’ve highlighted the worst we’ve seen so far, along with the runners-up, of which MSBLAST is one.
Lawsuit over CardSystems breach
This month, Digital Transactions published a story in which it is announced that a major acquirer is now suing a former QSA for the CardSystems breach. As stated in the document: ”The suit calls the Savvis inspection report “false and misleading,” and claims Savvis failed to use “reasonable care and competence in representing that CardSystems was CISP-compliant when it fact it was not.”
A Botnet by Any Other Name
All this attention underscores a increasingly significant problem for botnet researchers: how precisely should botnets be usefully named? It's not an easy problem to solve. The antivirus industry has had decades to reach a consensus for naming new malware, yet it has failed to do so. Such a track record does not build confidence for botnet naming. Despite botnets not being the same as virus...
Virut Analysis and Snort Rule
Virut (from virus + trojan) is a family of malware that has been around in since about 2006. Unfortunately for us, it is still around 3 years later with new variants being released on regular basis.
A Diverse Portfolio of Fake Security Software – Part Nineteen
You know things are getting out of hand when the scareware ecosystem scales to the point when typosquatted scareware domains offering removal services for the very same scareware distributed under multiple brands.
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