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	Malware Radar - Discovering hidden threats
		Many companies that felt secure were actually infected with active malware hidden to installed protection.
		According to Panda Research study, 72% of medium and large organizations are infected with active malware that can cause economic and productivity losses and remain hidden to installed protections using rootkits techniques.
		Malware Radar is the only automated audit which locates infection points that traditional security solutions fail to detect.
	www.malwareradar.com (98 words)

	Malware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system, without the owner's informed consent.
		In law, malware is sometimes known as a computer contaminant, for instance in the legal codes of California, West Virginia, and several other U.S. states [1].
		Adleman's proof is perhaps the deepest result in malware computability theory to date and it relies on Cantor's diagonal argument as well as the halting problem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malware (3100 words)

	Malware: Tutte le informazioni su Malware su Encyclopedia.it (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Worm: questi malware non hanno bisogno di infettare altri file per diffondersi, perché modificano il sistema operativo della macchina ospite in modo da essere eseguiti automaticamente e tentare di replicarsi sfruttando per lo più Internet.
		Sono malware quando vengono utilizzati in modo truffaldino, modificando il numero telefonico chiamato dalla connessione predefinita con uno a tariffazione speciale, allo scopo di trarne illecito profitto all'insaputa dell'utente.
		Si noti che un malware è caratterizzato dall'intento doloso del suo creatore, dunque non rientrano nella definizione data i programmi contenenti bug, che costituiscono la normalità anche quando si sia osservata la massima diligenza nello sviluppo di un software.
	www.encyclopedia.it /m/ma/malware.html (461 words)

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		Malware programs are usually poorly-programmed and can cause your computer to become unbearably slow and unstable in addition to all the other havoc they wreak.
		However, some especially virulent malware that malware scanners may miss will be removed by anti-virus programs, so it is generally a good idea to run a virus scan as well.
		Malware toolbars almost always include characteristics of the other malware categories, which is usually what gets it classified as malware.
	arstechnica.com /articles/paedia/malware.ars (893 words)

	Are You Infected? Detecting Malware Infection
		However, if you find out that certain malware is indeed on your system after verifying with the AV vendors' reports, you can terminate the malware in memory and proceed to find out what other things it has added or modified on your system.
		For a malware, it is rather important for it to be executed every time and to advocate its aim to be memory resident.
		A malware can also try to accomplish this by adding links to itself in the autoexec.bat or config.sys, which are configuration files used by DOS and even Windows systems on its basic start up scheme.
	www.securityfocus.com /infocus/1666 (2729 words)

	The Antivirus Defense-in-Depth Guide, Chapter 2: Malware Threats
		Malware may require a particular application to be installed on the target computer before it can deliver a payload or replicate.
		Malware that exhibits this characteristic uses encryption as a defense mechanism to defend itself and is able to change the encryption routine only a fixed number of times (usually a small number).
		Malware of this type uses encryption as a defense mechanism to change itself to avoid detection, typically by encrypting the malware itself with an encryption routine, and then providing a different decryption key for each mutation.
	www.microsoft.com /technet/security/topics/serversecurity/avdind_2.mspx (7080 words)

	Defining Malware: FAQ
		"Malware" is short for malicious software and is typically used as a catch-all term to refer to any software designed to cause damage to a single computer, server, or computer network, whether it's a virus, spyware, et al.
		Viruses are computer programs or scripts that attempt to spread from one file to another on a single computer and/or from one computer to another, using a variety of methods, without the knowledge and consent of the computer user.
		A recent example of malware acting as a Trojan horse is the recent e-mail version of the "Swen" virus, which falsely claimed to be a Microsoft update application.
	www.microsoft.com /technet/security/alerts/info/malware.mspx (1394 words)

	Virus Primer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Malware, depending on their type, may or may not include replicating and non-replicating malicious code.
		The life cycle of a malware begins when it is created and ends when it is completely eradicated.
		However, with the rapid development of technology, and the ease by which malware authors create their programs, most malware are released to unsuspecting users even before they are discovered by the "authorities".
	www.trendmicro.com /en/security/general/virus/overview.htm (821 words)

	Definition of Malware
		Malware (a portmanteau of "malicious software") is any software developed for the purpose of doing harm to a computer system.
		Malware can be classified based on how it is executed, how it spreads, and/or what it does.
		Malware should not be confused with defective software, that is, software which is intended for a legitimate purpose but has errors or bugs.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Malware (925 words)

	May 2002 - Trojans - Combating Nonviral Malware - Trojans, sniffers and spyware, oh my! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The formal definition of malware is "malicious software." The only safe assumption is to treat all unwanted code as "malicious." While viruses and worms are the most visible forms of malware, "unwanted code" describes a broad range of software that potentially violates an organization's security policy.
		One form of malware that's often overlooked is the logic bomb, a program whose only purpose is to destroy data and applications.
		Some nonviral malware can be detected using heuristics, a psychological term that means "rule of thumb." In the context of IT security, heuristics refers to the ability to infer that a particular binary might be hostile based on typical sequences of operation within the object code.
	infosecuritymag.techtarget.com /2002/may/combatingmalware.shtml (2088 words)

	NewsForge \| Analyzing malware (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Malware is a set of instructions that run on your computer and make your system do something that an attacker wants it to do.
		A written record of your analytic techniques and the malware's actions is incredibly useful in understanding how the malware works, tracing through its functions in a repeatable fashion, warning others about the beast's nature, and improving your own analysis skills.
		While you take notes during the process of analyzing malware that was used to harm your organization, keep in mind that these notes could be used as evidence in a court of law, even if you don't want them to be.
	www.newsforge.com /software/04/02/11/2126237.shtml (844 words)

	Malware Block List
		The Malware Block List is a free, automated and user contributed system for checking URLs for the presence of Viruses, Trojans, Worms, or any other software considered Malware.
		Administrators are urged to removed the Malware found and to investigate the criminal activity that may be under way.
		If the Malware is not available anymore, the URL is marked as inactive and removed from the block lists.
	www.malware.com.br (1159 words)

	Malicious software links
		Malware featured heavily in The Register’s retrospective review of information security events in 2004.
		If you have actually been through the process of calculating the full cost of a malware incident, you probably appreciate how difficult it is to generate reliable figures.
		CERT released this Incident Note concerning the increasing rate of spread of malware, and some of the reasons behind it.
	www.noticebored.com /html/malware.html (3435 words)

	MIT IS&T: Dealing with Spyware and Other Malware
		Malware programs can range from being simple annoyances (pop-up advertising) to causing serious computer invasion and damage (e.g., stealing passwords or introducing worms and viruses).
		To prevent malware from being installed on your system, avoid using software that relies on advertising as their means of support, i.e., sponsored mode.
		Be cautious about "free" or peer-to-peer software since they usually recoup their costs by being paid to bundle malware into their applications that track users web-browsing habits and send the information to marketers or other third parties.
	web.mit.edu /ist/topics/security/malware.html (1456 words)

	Preventing and Detecting Malware Installations on NT/2K
		Often, the release of a new piece of malware, be it a worm, virus, or Trojan targeted at some vulnerability in a Microsoft product follows the publication of an advisory that identifies the vulnerability.
		Malware such as the sadmind/IIS worm copy the command interpreter (cmd.exe) to /scripts/root.exe in the webroot.
		The first method is to actually install the malware, such as a Trojan, while using an installation monitor program such as InControl5.
	www.securityfocus.com /infocus/1499 (2234 words)

	Information Security Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When thinking about malware predictions for the coming year, my chief concern was the emergence of something that combined viral and worm properties, burrowed through published security vulnerabilities and appeared before I could publish a warning.
		The biggest, mostly likely malware threat to emerge in the next six months is a variant of Nimda.
		Given that Nimda was internally listed as v0.5, and given that the original worm didn't exploit all the known vulnerabilities, it's more than reasonable to expect a v1.0, or higher, seeded on some of the leftover Code Red-compromised PCs still out there, and set to all launch within minutes of each other.
	infosecuritymag.techtarget.com /articles/november01/technology_malware.shtml (804 words)

	Viruslist.com - Virus Encyclopedia
		Definitions of malware categories and descriptions of individual viruses, Trojans, worms and other malicious programs.
		Viruses and other malware do not come from nowhere: an explanation of who writes malicious programs and why.
		A detailed look at the roots of malware from the mid 20th century to the present.
	www.viruslist.com /en/viruses/encyclopedia (505 words)

	Sysinternals Freeware - RootkitRevealer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The term rootkit is used to describe the mechanisms and techniques whereby malware, including viruses, spyware, and trojans, attempt to hide their presence from spyware blockers, antivirus, and system management utilities.
		There are several rootkit classifications depending on whether the malware survives reboot and whether it executes in user mode or kernel mode.
		Because such malware contain code that must be executed automatically each system start or when a user logs in, they must store code in a persistent store, such as the Registry or file system, and configure a method by which the code executes without user intervention.
	www.sysinternals.com /Utilities/RootkitRevealer.html (2058 words)

	Dancho Danchev - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge: Malware - future trends
		I think malware attacking the network itself (or devices) will also begin to be seen in the wild.
		Namely the can recompile their malware as long as they want and scan with all products with the latest defs to make sure it is not detected.
		I personally think that most of the malware attacks are going to be carried out by organized malicious people, acting as a business: searching for incomes and for a big amount of "customers".
	ddanchev.blogspot.com /2006/01/malware-future-trends.html (1070 words)

	Malware Immunizer (exe), from FaltronSoft - Free Downloads on ZDNet \| Shareware, Trialware, Evaluation Software
		It can prevent some of the malware from installing on your system, which means that you still need an anti-virus software and a firewall.
		Not all the variants of a particular malware may be in the definition file.
		Malware Immunizer does not need to be constantly running, you just need to select the items to be immunized against, then close the program and remember to update it frequently.
	downloads.zdnet.com /Malware-Immunizer/3000-2239_2-10531680.html (420 words)

	Wireless Tech - McAfee Warns of Mobile Malware (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But with cell phones beginning to be used for wireless payments, and with users storing an increasing amount of personal information on their mobile devices, mobile users might even start receiving phishing e-mails asking for their security information.
		The phenomenon of mobile malware first appeared in June 2004 when a group of professional virus writers created the first proof-of-concept virus for smartphones.
		According to Avert Labs, since the inception of malicious software, mobile malware has grown almost 10 times more quickly than PC malware over a comparable period of one year.
	www.newsfactor.com /news/McAfee-Warns-of-Mobile-Malware/story.xhtml?story_id=132009GN49KC (443 words)

	Build-to-order trojan horse service offers customized malware for $990 \| TG Daily (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The money buys not only the malware, but also a service that monitors the infection rate and provides code modifications, if the trojan is detected by antivirus software.
		It has been speculated for some time that virus authors are shifting their activities from using malware for their own purposes to creating a service-based business.
		Panda Software now has found further evidence for a trend towards a malware service business: The company was able to track down information bits included in a currently spreading virus - and found a network that offers individuals or organizations customized trojan horses for purchase.
	www.tgdaily.com /2006/02/24/trojan_horse_authoring_service (565 words)

	Amazon.com: Malware: Fighting Malicious Code: Books: Ed Skoudis,Lenny Zeltser (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Malware is malicious code planted on your computer, and it can give the attacker a truly alarming degree of control over your system, network, and data-all without your knowledge!
		These malware tools (based on "mal", the Latin word for "bad" or "evil") are the bane not only of system administrators but also of the average home user who just doesn't know any better.
		Malware is a new and fresh book that will sit on the top shelf of my InofSec bookcase with the other books that I refer to frequently.
	www.amazon.com /Malware-Fighting-Malicious-Ed-Skoudis/dp/0131014056 (2846 words)

	Malware
		Malware (Malicious software) is a catch-all term used to refer to a variety of software that is designed specifically to disrupt and/or damage a computer system.
		As an example of just how confusing the terminology used to describe Malware is, the most dangerous of them all and certainly the most common of them all - the Virus, is further subdivided into the three groups originally mentioned: Viruses, Worms and Trojans.
		I like the simple explanation at F-Secure which defines Malware as: A common name for all kinds of unwanted software such as viruses, worms, Trojans and jokes.
	www.webb-secure.com /malware.html (250 words)

	Malware Equals Money
		Often, a malware program will run two processes so that when you kill one, the other one will respawn it.
		More and more, though, malware writers have gotten even more creative; for example, the famous Nail/Aurora infection would bind itself to the explorer.exe shell, so that as long as you had Explorer running, you couldn't get rid of the infection.
		The latest method that malware authors are using to keep their products on your computer are rootkits, which alter the structure of the Windows kernel in order to conceal their existence.
	www.pcmech.com /show/kudos/905 (784 words)

	STOPzilla: Award-winning Spyware Remover, Pop-up Blocker, Adware Remover.
		Malware is a frequent term used to describe any type of software or code that is specifically designed to attack or damage a computer system.
		A Virus, Trojan, Worm, Spyware or any other destructive program or codes are considered Malware.
		Smart, safe Web surfing along with the latest PC security software is the best prevention tools to defend yourself from many forms of Malware.
	www.stopzilla.com /glossary/Malware.aspx (154 words)

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