AplusWebMaster
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FYI…
- http://www.f-secure.com/2006/1/
June 26, 2006
"The first six months of 2006 seemed quiet on the surface. But a lot of new criminal malware development and exploits were happening under the surface, despite the decreased publicity. The new threats are often more expertly targeted and extremely well hidden, and criminals are continuously finding new ways to deliver their payloads behind the lines of defense. The beginning of 2006 was also the 20th anniversary of the first PC virus, Brain, which infected computers via floppy disks. Things have changed quite much since then as the following report demonstrates. At present there are over 185,000 viruses and the number continues to grow rapidly. The biggest change over these 20 years has not been in the types of viruses or amount of malware; rather it has been in the motives of the virus writers. The most significant change has been the evolution of virus writing hobbyists into criminally operated gangs writing viruses for financial gain. And this trend is continuing with most new malware having a financial motive, turning infected PCs into bots being used for distributed spam or phishing e-mails or being used to steal personal and financial information…"
- http://www.f-secure.com/2006/1/
June 26, 2006
"The first six months of 2006 seemed quiet on the surface. But a lot of new criminal malware development and exploits were happening under the surface, despite the decreased publicity. The new threats are often more expertly targeted and extremely well hidden, and criminals are continuously finding new ways to deliver their payloads behind the lines of defense. The beginning of 2006 was also the 20th anniversary of the first PC virus, Brain, which infected computers via floppy disks. Things have changed quite much since then as the following report demonstrates. At present there are over 185,000 viruses and the number continues to grow rapidly. The biggest change over these 20 years has not been in the types of viruses or amount of malware; rather it has been in the motives of the virus writers. The most significant change has been the evolution of virus writing hobbyists into criminally operated gangs writing viruses for financial gain. And this trend is continuing with most new malware having a financial motive, turning infected PCs into bots being used for distributed spam or phishing e-mails or being used to steal personal and financial information…"