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AV Isn’t Dead. It’s Evolving.
Since the WSJ report was released, endpoint security solutions have received a lot of media attention. As many have started to ask “Is AV really dead?”, I felt it was a good idea…read more
Tag Archives: antivirus
How cybercriminals apply Quality Assurance (QA) to their malware campaigns before launching them
By Dancho Danchev In 2013, the use of basic Quality Assurance (QA) practices has become standard practice for cybercrininals when launching a new campaign. In an attempt to increase the probability of a successful outcome for their campaigns — think…read more
DIY malware cryptor as a Web service spotted in the wild
Just how easy is it to generate an undetected piece of malware these days? Too easy to be true, largely thanks to the rise of managed crypting services, and the re-emergence of the…read more
Novel Approach to Malware Discovery in today’s Threat Landscape
There are a number of similarities between biological viruses and those which infect our PC’s. For one, both types of infections rely on mutations to evade detection and survive. The faster the mutations,…read more
Why relying on antivirus signatures is simply not enough anymore
How is it possible that in an industry dominated by advanced performance metrics and benchmarking tests, cybercriminals still manage to release unique malware that remains undetected for weeks by major antivirus vendors? It’s…read more
How malware authors evade antivirus detection
Aiming to ensure that their malware doesn’t end up in the hands of vendors and researchers, cybercriminals are actively experimenting with different quality assurance processes whose objective is to increase the probability of…read more
Stepping up to the Loserbar
Last year, we at Webroot (as well as many other people) saw a huge spike in two specific types of malware: Rogue antispyware products — the ineffective, deceptive kind — and the various…read more
