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Quarterly Focus Report: Data-stealing Malware on the Rise -- Solutions to Keep Businesses and Consumer Safe
In its first Focus Report, Trend Micro examines the growth of data-stealing malware, its characteristics and its roots in the underground cyber crime economy.
Infiltrating the WALEDAC Botnet
June 2009
TrendLabs researchers analyze the covert operations of the WALEDAC botnet examining its use of social engineering, encrypted HTTP P2P communications, and fast-flux networks.
A Study of the Pushdo / Cutwail Botnet
May 2009
Trend Micro Threat Researchers, Alice Decker, Max Goncharov, Loucif Kharouni, Robert McArdle, and David Sancho, provide and in depth analysis of the Pushdo / Cutwail Botnet.
Toward Automatic Discovery of Malware Signature for Anti-virus Cloud Computing
ISOI6 January 2009
Wei Yan and Erik Wu, Trend Micro Threat Researchers, propose an Automatic Malware Signature Discovery System for AV cloud (AMSDS) to generate malware signatures from both static and dynamic aspects. This paper was originally presented at ISOI6 in Dallas in January 2009.
Search Engines -- Are They Trustworthy
AVAR 2008, December 2008
This paper presents patterns used by cybercriminals to exploit search engines and manipulate their results. It will include case studies of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) manipulation, search engine redirections by local malware infection or DNS (Domain Name Server) settings modification. This paper was originally presented at AVAR 2008 in December 2008.
Focus on Malicious URLs
October 2008
As cybercriminals continue their relentless pursuit of profit, web threats are unlikely to subside, and may increase during times of economic turmoil around the world. However, businesses and consumers can implement safe practices to prevent them from becoming victims. This white paper describes various types of malicious URL techniques, used in combination with other approaches, and summarizes some of these best practices and technology-based solutions.
Virtual Worlds
October 2008
As companies adopt telecommuting and workers become more mobile, work PCs are increasingly used for various non-work related activities. The increasing popularity of virtual worlds and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) adds another dimension to these threats and risks. This white paper introduces the kinds of threats that virtual world members and MMORPG players may encounter and suggests protection approaches and best practices for individuals and businesses.
Revealing Packed Malware
September/October 2008
Wei Yan (Trend Micro), Zheng Zhang (McAfee) and Nirwan Ansari (New Jersey Institute of Technology) discuss the challenges posed by packed malare. This article was published in the September/October 2008 issue of IEEE Security and Privacy.
Revealing Packed Malware Sep 2008
Stormy Weather: A Quantitative Assessment of the Storm Web Threat in 2007
VB 2008, October 2008
Trend Micro CTO, Raimund Genes, and Trend Micro Threat Researchers, Anthony Arrott and David Sancho, present their analysis of the development and evolution of the Storm botnet in 2007. This paper was presented at the VB2008 Conference in Ottawa in October 2008.
The (Life and) Death of the Pattern File
VB2008, October 2008
Trend Micro Director of Education, David Perry, discusses the ability of the pattern file to combat today's threats as well as newer technologies that may supplant the pattern file. This paper was presented at the VB2008 Conference in Ottawa in October 2008.
