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Malwarebytes this fall expects to release an enterprise-grade anti-malware platform that it says doesn’t compete directly with traditional antivirus software because it relies more on observing how the malware acts and less on seeking code signatures. Read entire article Traditional host-based anti-malware packages just aren’t that useful anymore, according to some companies that find it either doesn’t protect against the main dangers they face from the Web or it simply doesn’t run well in virtualized computer environments. Read entire article (Or, How Money Makes the Web Go ‘Round) May is an important month in the IT security industry because it’s the anniversary of one of the most fearsome viruses ever: the ILOVEYOU virus, also known as the Lovebug. Back in 2000, it was a very big deal because it created a new way of [...] In order to monetize their malicious activities, botnet operators, spammers, and those behind blackhat search engine optimization (SEO) campaigns create accounts with a network of FAKEAV affiliates. These affiliates supply URLs to landing pages that display false antivirus scanners and that attempt to scare users into installing rogue antivirus software. If users purchase the fake product, [...] In our previous FAKEAV white paper, we presented how Trend Micro researchers tracked down the evolution of FAKEAV and followed its development behaviorwise from one generation to the next. One of the earlier generations (fourth, to be exact) in the paper comprises DLL-based FAKEAV—fake antivirus that use a .DLL file to perform all of their malicious routines to primarily avoid easy [...] |
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