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Avfs: An On-Access Anti-Virus File System

whitepaper 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. Viruses and other malicious programs are an ever-increasing threat to current computer systems.

Tags: firewalls

[11 May 2008]

Using a Network Analyzer as a Security Tool: Analyzers Provide Strong Advantages in Fighting Virus and Hack Attacks

whitepaper Because firewalls and other defensive security measures are not failsafe, one needs additional tools to detect and respond to security breaches as they occur. A network analyzer can detect known (and even some unknown) virus attacks and make the...

Tags: anti-virus

[12 Apr 2008]

SmartSiren: Virus Detection and Alert for Smartphones

whitepaper In order to detect viruses, SmartSiren collects the communication activity information from the smartphones, and performs joint analysis to detect both single-device and system-wide abnormal behaviors.

Tags: security tools

[11 Apr 2008]

Choosing Antivirus Software

whitepaper Anti-virus software is designed to detect and remove computer viruses. Most anti-virus products fail, not because they cannot detect viruses, but because they are too difficult to use and too difficult to manage.

Tags: anti-virus, virus, anti, viruses

[10 Apr 2008]

Spyware - An Evolution in Process

whitepaper This paper hopes to give information on the types of spyware, ways to detect its presence, and how to remove or minimize spyware and its effects on pc's. Spyware is different than a virus file or spam, and as such, the methods and policies used to...

Tags: anti-hacking, prevent, virus, spyware

[10 Apr 2008]

The high-tech road to happiness

News The use of laser and radar technology to detect incidents and reduce response and clearance times will also be examined over the next three years - with a trial radar system already monitoring traffic flow on the M42.

Tags: cars, highways agency, traffic

[01 Apr 2008]

User Model Transfer for Email Virus Detection

whitepaper Systems for learning to detect anomalous email behavior, such as worms and viruses, tend to build either peruser models or a single global model. Global models leverage a larger training corpus but often model individual users poorly.

Tags: anti-virus

[19 Feb 2008]

Avaya Meeting Exchange for IBM Lotus Notes and Sametime: Release 1.0.5 Installation and Configuration Guide

whitepaper Systems for learning to detect anomalous email behavior, such as worms and viruses, tend to build either peruser models or a single global model. Global models leverage a larger training corpus but often model individual users poorly.

Tags: application servers

[19 Feb 2008]

Webcast: Does Your Anti-virus REALLY Protect You Against Spyware?

whitepaper With their focus primarily on files and processes, anti-virus solutions may simply not detect tell-tale signs of spyware such as groups of offending registry keys. Why anti-virus solutions may not always effectively detect and remove spyware

Tags: denial of service, threats, virus, spyware

[12 Dec 2007]

Cyber criminals building more but smaller botnets

News F-Secure employs a 16-strong response team in its Finnish headquarters to monitor and detect malware activity using tools such as a mobile phone bunker to test viruses and a Google Earth mash-up. The malware writers are also getting lazy, according...

Tags: f-secure, malware, botnet

[28 Sep 2007]

Bitdefender Antivirus Technology

whitepaper Plugins function sequentially (i.e.they take turns at checking each file), to detect malware like viruses, worms, trojans, exploits and also spyware. Each type of malware is dealt with by a plug-in which can detect and possibly disinfect/clean the...

Tags: anti-virus, malware, type, antivirus

[06 Jul 2007]

Arbor Peakflow X Provides Cost-Effective Security for Investment Bank Thomas Weisel

whitepaper This allows the IT team to detect and block attacks, and to shut down unauthorized network use, without the need for multiple, costly point solutions or added workload for the IT staff. TWP's IT staff was spending too much time in often...

Tags: network security, block, attacks, sectors

[20 Jun 2007]

Taking a Proactive Approach to Network Security: Threat Control and Containment

whitepaper The viewer will learn how to obtain accurate, detailed threat analysis reports that help prevent, detect, and mitigate threats as well as provide greater visibility across the infrastructure. The presenter discusses strategies for combating worms...

Tags: network security, threat, protect, layer

[21 Apr 2007]

Detect, Deploy, and Defend Against Outside Threats

whitepaper One can defend against viruses - and prevent costly downtime - by ensuring that the systems are automatically patched against the latest security threats. The damaging effects of a virus go far beyond the moment of infection.

Tags: anti-virus, automatically, patch, patch management

[04 Apr 2007]

iPods shipped with Windows virus

News The company said computers using up to date antivirus software should detect the virus, rated as a low risk. Apple said on its site: "As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset...

Tags: worm, ipod, virus, apple

[18 Oct 2006]

Trend Micro Network VirusWall Protects FIC From Network Worms

whitepaper To address these concerns, FIC needed a proactive network security solution designed to detect, isolate, and update vulnerable PCs. Although FIC sustained relatively minor damage from recent virus attacks, the company was increasingly alarmed by...

Tags: network security, threats, pcs, damage

[03 Aug 2006]

Back to the Future: A Framework for Automatic Malware Removal and System Repair

whitepaper It is difficult to detect malware reliably because new and polymorphic ones appear frequently. Besides viruses and worms, spyware, adware, and other newer forms of malware have recently emerged as widely-spread threats to system security.

Tags: spyware, malware, damage, framework

[14 Jun 2006]

Using Mobile Agent Results to Create Hard-to-Detect Computer Viruses

whitepaper The theory of computer viruses has been studied by several authors, though there is no systematic theoretical study up to now. The paper will introduce a new stronger concept: dynamic signatures of viruses, and present a method to design viruses...

Tags: anti-virus, viruses, signature, signatures

[09 Jun 2006]

Artificial Immune System Against Viral Attack

whitepaper As computer viruses and worms become more complex and sophisticated, the scanning detection method is no longer able to detect various forms of viruses and worms effectively. This paper discusses some principle of artificial immune system and...

Tags: network security, viruses, method, detection

[09 Jun 2006]

Panda TruPrevent Personal 2006: User Guide

whitepaper The technologies incorporated in TruPrevent Personal 2006 act as a second layer of defense to complement the antivirus protection you have installed, as it detects malicious code that is unknown at the time of the scan and is therefore impossible...

Tags: layer, defense, protection, antivirus

[28 Apr 2006]

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