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RSS trojanMalware-infected site detected every five seconds
News Antivirus firm Sophos found that more than 90 per cent of the web pages capable of spreading Trojan horses and spyware are legitimate websites. Websites poisoned with malware capable of infecting visitors' machines are being discovered at a rate of... [23 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be a keylogger, Trojan and 'bot' rolled into one. Malware is becoming increasingly complex, designed with multiple components that target different enterprise weaknesses... [02 Jul 2008]
Vista security under scrutiny, again
News Of the infections, 74 per cent were adware, while 17 per cent were Trojan infections. Security vendor PC Tools has released more research to back up its claim that Vista is far from immune to infection. [21 May 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News In another operation Soca blocked the deployment of an advanced Trojan that was harvesting personal and financial data, arresting the criminals and restricting losses to £265,000 out of the possible £6m-plus. [15 May 2008]
Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows XP Embedded 5.1 End User Training
White Paper This webcast will cover key benefits of Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows XP Embedded, which offers the most advanced defense against viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other malicious code attacking and infecting for specialized devices... [01 May 2008]
Symantec Antispyware Solutions
White Paper The traditional cyber security landscape characterized by viral and Trojan Horse threats has changed considerably. And while viruses and fast-spreading worms continue to pose a significant threat, the risks to desktop and client systems from... [11 Apr 2008]
Trojan Defence: A Forensic View
White Paper The Trojan defence; “I didn’t do it, someone else did”- myth or reality? This two part article investigates the fascinating area of Trojan & network forensics and puts forward a set of processes to aid forensic practitioners in this complex and... [10 Apr 2008]
About RATs ... A Look at the Problem of SubSeven and "Remote Administration Trojans"
White Paper A Remote Administration Tool, or RAT, is a Trojan that when run, provides an attacker with the capability of remotely controlling a machine via a "client" in the attacker's machine, and a "server" in the victim's machine. [10 Apr 2008]
About Ports and Trojans ...
White Paper Because a trojan in your machine could theoretically use any of 65,535 ports to transfer information to an attacker, you theoretically would need to watch every single such port to ensure that it was not in use. [10 Apr 2008]
Internet Intruders: Spyware, Adware, Hijackers and Other Pests
White Paper Sometimes the term is used to mean Adware, or Browser Helper Object or Hijacker or Trojan, but in all cases, the user of the word is referring to software that they did not intend to introduce to their machine, do not want, and are having trouble... [10 Apr 2008]
Spyware - Identification and Defense
White Paper Because these connections are "always on" our computers are open to attack from a variety of sources, i.e.hackers, Trojan horses, worms, viruses and spyware. Every day millions of computers connect to the Internet and the number increases each day. [10 Apr 2008]
Apple iPhone 'ready for business'
News News First iPhone Trojan reported iPhone 'mugging fear' unfounded, say police iPhone too pricey for Brits? The iPhone has taken another step towards the arms of the enterprise after analyst house Gartner announced it will... [19 Mar 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown: Timeline
News Online criminals target financial firms with Trojan attacks UK citizens and businesses have weathered unrelenting attacks from online phishers and hackers in recent years, while witnessing a gradual erosion of the ability of police forces to deal... [12 Mar 2008]
Nato: Cyber terrorism 'as dangerous as missile attack'
News Anil said attacks were becoming increasingly sophisticated, giving an example of a semi-autonomous Trojan which infiltrated Nato's open network. He said the Trojan was scanning networks for statements on a certain underground project and then... [07 Mar 2008]
Photos: Viruses and Trojans come to life
Photo The Trojanagentil3 is an encoded Trojan which continually alters to avoid detection by security software. Security software firm MessageLabs, has turned a number of cyber threats into works of art using the malicious computer code which forms them. [06 Mar 2008]
