Malware aimed at Macs is still insignificant compared to Windows but Apple users should to pay careful attention to the growing threat from social engineering attacks, a report has found. The Year in Mac Security by Apple security company Intego divides 2011 into two halves before and after the day,…
Warning out vs ‘Frankenstein’ malware
As if the present batch of malware were not bad enough, computer users may have to watch out against a new breed of malware: those of the Frankenstein variety. Bitdefender’s MalwareCity.com said it has so far identified 40,000 such malware symbioses out of a sample pool of 10 million…
‘Gameover’ malware is next-gen Zeus trojan
The “Gameover” malware that the FBI warned users about earlier this month is a preview of the next version of the even-more-notorious Zeus money-stealing Trojan, a security researcher said today. “Gameover represents the latest and greatest source code package from the Zeus author,” said Don Jackson, director of Dell SecureWorks’…
Global spam declines as malware encounters pick up: report
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‘Gameover’ malware is next-gen Zeus trojan
The “Gameover” malware that the FBI warned users about earlier this month is a preview of the next version of the even-more-notorious Zeus money-stealing Trojan, a security researcher said today. “Gameover represents the latest and greatest source code package from the Zeus author,” said Don Jackson, director of Dell SecureWorks’…
Sourcefire shows cloud-based malware tracker FireAMP
Sourcefire today announced anti-malware software for Windows-based devices that combines signature and behaviour-based detection methods to identify malicious code trying to invade the enterprise network, tracking it down through cloud-based analysis. The lightweight Windows-based software, called FireAMP, can identify malware and block it, says Alfred Huger, vice president of development…
Twitter Acquires Malware Protection Company
Gearing up for Twitter’s self-serve advertising launch — currently in beta stage with only a small selection of advertisers — the company announced its acquisition of spam and malware protection service Dasient on Monday. Dasient will be integrated into Twitter’s “revenue engineering team because they have a deep understanding of…
Researcher Traces ‘Gameover’ Malware to Maker of Zeus
The “Gameover” malware that the FBI warned users about earlier this month is a preview of the next version of the even-more-notorious Zeus money-stealing Trojan, a security researcher said today. “Gameover represents the latest and greatest source code package from the Zeus author,” said Don Jackson, director of Dell SecureWorks’…
Sourcefire FireAMP Delivers Advanced Malware Protection with Unprecedented Visibility and Control
COLUMBIA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE – News), a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, today introduced FireAMP™ advanced malware protection, a malware discovery and analysis solution that analyzes and blocks malware by utilizing big data analytics. Designed for large enterprises, FireAMP delivers unprecedented visibility and the control needed to…
FireAMP Fights Malware with Big Data Analytics
SourceFire is a trusted name in information security. It has been around for over 10 years, and it is the steward of popular open source tools like Snort intrusion detection. Now, SourceFire is using big data analytics to give organizations better tools to fight malware with FireAMP. FireAMP is a…