Top 10 Malware Threats

Published in October 9th, 2007

Malware writers are getting sneakier in their efforts to thwart antivirus solutions, according to a new report from BitDefender Labs.
The research arm of security vendor BitDefender Friday released its list of the top 10 malware threats for September, which revealed that hackers are now crafting attacks that are narrower in focus in order to avoid [...]

Massive Increase in Malware

Published in October 5th, 2007

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Over the first six months of 2007, anti-virus applications market leader Symantec found a total of 212,101 new malware variants, an astonishing 185 percent increase over the second half of 2006, totaling an average of well over 1100 unique samples arriving per day.
With the volume of malware attacks growing so rapidly, the pressure on AV [...]

FTC Shuts Adware Operation

Published in October 3rd, 2007

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A company accused of running an adware scam which infected 15 million PCs has settled its case with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The owner of ERG Ventures has agreed to pay a $330,000 penalty and follow stricter distribution guidelines in the future.
The defendants collectively agreed to cough up $330,000. That’s not exactly a king’s [...]

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