malware

The fact that so many servers were compromised with malware suggests a trusted user on the inside engineered the data breach at Hannaford's, experts say.

Security experts Eugene Kaspersky and Gadi Evron explain how the Russian economy and lax police work helped make it a malware hotbed.

Attackers recently discovered how to exploit the Windows Update service to push malware onto targeted systems. Is the new attack possible because of a flaw in Windows Update itself? Or is it because users just aren't being careful? Michael Cobb investigates how malicious hackers have taken advantage of Windows Update. Fortunately, the fix is easier than you think.

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Security professionals typically overlook the Windows command line, instead spending their time with more complex GUI-based forensics tools. In this tip, Ed Skoudis explains how just a few command-line tricks can help users closely examine the configuration of a Windows machine and discover whether a box is infected by malware.

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Security professionals typically overlook the Windows command line, instead spending their time with more complex GUI-based forensics tools. In this tip, Ed Skoudis explains how just a few command-line tricks can help users closely examine the configuration of a Windows machine and discover whether a box is infected by malware.

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Trend Micro researchers say a malware-infested Web server in Russia, linked to several Italian Web sites, could lead to a large-scale attack.

Mutating computer viruses have been around for some time, but one type of malware possesses the ability to constantly rewrite its own code to successfully evade the most sophisticated antivirus systems. Noah Schiffman explains how metamorphic malware works, how it differs from polymorphic malware and the best defense strategy for enterprises.

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Mutating computer viruses have been around for some time, but one type of malware possesses the ability to constantly rewrite its own code to successfully evade the most sophisticated antivirus systems. Noah Schiffman explains how metamorphic malware works, how it differs from polymorphic malware and the best defense strategy for enterprises.

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Forget the desktop; the browser is quickly becoming the next battleground in the fight against malware. Google’s acquisition this week of Postini got more attention, but its May purchase of browser virtualization vendor GreenBorder Technologies may prove to be just as important in the long run. With more applications–and malware–running directly on the Web now, [...]  read more »

The Storm malware is using yet another trick in its endless push for world domination. Two weeks ago Storm passed itself off as a greeting card from family members to trick people into clicking on malicious URLs in their email inbox. Last week it tried to use patriotic messages to dupe people into getting infected.The [...]  read more »