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RSS stealthRootkits Part 2: A Technical Primer
White Paper This paper examines the technologies that make stealth possible on the Microsoft Windows platform. Most of the common stealth technologies to date fall into this category. After a brief explanation of... [12 Nov 2009]
2008 Internet Security Trends: A Report on Emerging Attack Platforms for Spam, Viruses and Malware
White Paper Malware went stealth, and the sophistication increased. For a time, security controls designed to manage spam, viruses, and malware were working. Loud, high-impact attacks abated. But, as a result of this success, the... [12 Nov 2009]
The Web Hacking Incidents Database (WHID): Trends in Web Application Security
White Paper One reason why it is so tough to find good data is because web incidents are difficult to quantify because of their stealth nature. What are the emerging trends in web application security? The presenter of this webcast... [01 Oct 2009]
The Unisys Stealth Solution and SecureParser: A New Method for Securing and Segregating Network Data
White Paper An overview of state of the art network security protocols is presented, including the use of SSL, IPSec, and HAIPE IS, followed by a discussion of the SecureParser technology and Unisys Stealth architecture, which in... [15 Aug 2009]
Microsoft throttles back stealth 'make IE8 your default browser'
News Responding to widespread complaints, Microsoft has made it less likely that Internet Explorer 8 will become the default browser against the user's wishes. Previously, installing the browser offered an 'express setting' that would make... [20 Jul 2009]
A Hypervisor IPS Based on Hardware Assisted Virtualization Technology
White Paper Current malware uses many stealth techniques, such as dynamic code injection, rootkit technology and much more. This paper describes the stealth mechanisms used by recent malware and how to protect... [30 Jun 2009]
Stormy Weather: A Quantitative Assessment of the Storm Web Threat in 2007
White Paper Storm combines the global epidemic aspects of traditional viruses and worms with the stealth and economic activity of today's massive botnets. The mixed web threat known as Storm is widely acknowledged as the most... [30 Jun 2009]
From Fun to Profit: The Evolution of Malware
White Paper Malware will continue to evolve, and malware authors will try to improve the stealth and persistence of their creations. Digital threats have evolved from a bizarre hobby for computer geeks into a huge source of profit... [20 Jun 2009]
Symantec Report: Attacks Increasingly Target Trusted Web Sites
White Paper According to the latest report, attackers have adopted stealth tactics that prey on end users on individual computers via the Web, rather than attempting high-volume broadcast attacks to penetrate networks. [29 May 2009]
Your Computer Is Now Stoned (...Again!): The Rise of MBR Rootkits
White Paper The Mebroot rootkit uses techniques never before seen in modern threats and so it can be considered the next generation of stealth rootkit and kernel infector, written by professional malware developers and clearly not... [29 May 2009]
Coping With Code Complexity in .NET and Java
White Paper Stealth bugs lurk in complex code, and they normally slip through testing only to appear after deployment. All code is NOT created equal. Complex code can be easy to create but is more difficult to test and maintain. [02 Apr 2009]
Data leakage: The stealth threat to business
White Paper Companies have spent the last few years learning to deal with inbound malicious content like viruses, Trojans, spyware and spam. But implementing firewalls and putting anti-virus and anti-spam software at the gateway have failed to deal... [18 Mar 2009]
HP Virus Throttle Technology: Stealth Defense Against Malicious Code in Microsoft Windows Environments
White Paper This paper describes how HP Virus Throttle technology works to mitigate the replication of fast-spreading worms and viruses that evade anti-virus software. Virus Throttle can detect and slow down the malicious code based on its behavior,... [31 Jan 2009]
Cobra: Fine-Grained Malware Analysis Using Stealth Localized-Executions
White Paper The goal is to provide stealth, efficient, portable and easy-to-use framework supporting multithreading, self-modifying/self-checking code and any form of code obfuscation in both user- and kernel-mode on commodity... [22 Oct 2008]
HookFinder: Identifying and Understanding Malware Hooking Behaviors
White Paper Installing various hooks into the victim system is an important attacking strategy employed by malware, including spyware, rootkits, stealth backdoors, and others. In order to defeat existing hook detectors, malware... [22 Oct 2008]
