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RSS anti spreadFighting the Battle Against Zero-Day Virus Threats
White Paper New, rapidly deploying threats that spread around the world in just minutes mean that simply deploying a signature-based solution is no longer good enough. Traditional anti-virus programs rely on signatures created by the anti-virus vendor, but... [08 Aug 2008]
IronPort Virus Outbreak Filters: A Preventive Security System
White Paper Today, viruses spread in a matter of hours, often completely disrupting email service for corporations and creating an all-hands emergency situation for IT staffs around the world. In these times of fast proliferating viruses, traditional anti... [03 Jul 2008]
Spyware, Adware, and Peer-to-Peer Networks: The Hidden Threat to Corporate Security
White Paper This paper will explain these threats: spyware, the adware it supports, and the P2P networks that help spread this and other malware. Adware, its close relation spyware, and use of P2P file sharing in office hours are insidious and invidious... [03 Jul 2008]
Anti-Virus Products for Lotus Notes: Trend's ScanMail and McAfee's GroupShield
White Paper The examination focuses specifically on protection against viruses spread via electronic mail, and includes results from NSTL's testing of the products. In this white paper, NSTL examines the architectures of two virus protection products for Lotus... [03 Jul 2008]
Cheese Worm: Pros and Cons of a "Friendly" Worm
White Paper According to Symantec Anti Virus Research Center (SARC), a virus is a computer program that is designed to spread itself from one file to another on a single computer. It does not try to spread itself to other computers. [03 Jul 2008]
Preventing Propagation of the NIMDA Worm with a Holistic Approach
White Paper The purpose of this paper is to discuss the main methods that Nimda spreads, to share effective ways to prevent the spread of Nimda and to express that a holistic approach is needed to prevent the propagation and spread of recently developed worms. [03 Jul 2008]
Rapid Recovery from Virus Attacks
White Paper This is increasingly important given that viruses now spread faster, mutate into unrecognized patterns and adversely affect the supply and demand chain of the business. Despite best efforts by anti-virus software, viruses wreak havoc on a regular... [03 Jul 2008]
The Impact of Network Topology on the Spread of Anti-Virus Countermeasures
White Paper Are there properties of networks that affect the spread of anti-virus countermeasures? It simulates the spread of countermeasures based on the idea that computer viruses and countermeasures spread through two separate complex networks - the virus... [24 Apr 2008]
Avfs: An On-Access Anti-Virus File System
White Paper Worse, scanning on close may detect a virus after it had already been written to stable storage, opening a window for the virus to spread before detection. A true on-access anti-virus file system is developed called as Avfs that incrementally scans... [23 Apr 2008]
The Extraordinary Failure of Anti-Virus Technology
White Paper Because viruses spread, hackers find it easier to compromise business computers, identity theft is better enabled and computer fraud is easier to perpetrate. Anti-virus technology fails to prevent computers from virus infections. [11 Apr 2008]
Choosing Antivirus Software
White Paper While most anti-virus software is capable of detecting and removing common viruses, it is often unused or not kept up to date; leading to the spread of viruses. Anti-virus software is designed to detect and remove computer viruses. [10 Apr 2008]
Rootkit to protect Trojans goes live
News The MBR rootkit does not appear as a single file, which means the code can be spread across different sectors of a disk and therefore cannot be deleted as a usual file, according to research by GMER - a company that produces software that detects... [10 Jan 2008]
Audiocast: Detect and Block Zero-Day E-Mail Threats
White Paper Today’s polymorphic virus attacks typically spread around the world in a matter of minutes, with e-mail being the most popular vehicle for delivering their destructive payloads. Unfortunately, by the time most anti-virus providers can react with a... [13 Dec 2007]
Ferris Research: Stop Virus Attacks at Time Zero
White Paper Before a signature is available, viruses can spread like wildfire and cause unlimited damage. Most anti-virus products are extremely effective at stopping a virus—once they have created the requisite signature. [13 Dec 2007]
Oracle & Open Source: Oracle Meets Open Source
White Paper In recent years, the gospel of the open source movement has spread far and wide, reaching even the corporate corridors and product lines of organizations like Oracle Corporation. What could Oracle, with its history of ruthless competition, intense... [17 Oct 2007]
