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3/10/08
In February SophosLabs received 16402 unique new files of which over 82% were detected proactively. The top 5 proactive detections were: Mal/Generic-A 16% (detection of the 16402 files) Sus/UnkPacker 13% Sus/Malware-A
12% To protect against the rest SophosLabs issued 169 anti-malware updates containing 827 identities. These were broken down as: Trojans (including spyware) 58% Malware writers typically target the vast majority of machines that use
Windows as their operating system. We are often asked about whether other
operating systems are really vulnerable. The simple answer is Yes, there is
malware that targets Macintosh OS and some that target Unix. This month saw the
6 year anniversary of some Linux malware. Essential reading this month Malware writers have also targeted Windows Mobile this month. There has been
much discussion and speculation on the growth (or lack) of mobile malware so
here is our analysis of this latest piece of malware. We all know that today's malware is financially motivated. Here is a look at
how some money is made through malware. There has been plenty of spam this month, no surprise there. We have had the usual Dorf related spam but this month saw two slightly different forms of spam. The first is a return of the flash ecard spam, this time focusing on Valentines day http://www.sophos.com/security/blog/2008/02/1075.html The second interesting spam was a phish that used an MP3 attachment. Securing websites is currently a hot topic. Here's an article about attacks
on Content Management Systems. And finally there are some really strange products on the internet. This
month SophosLabs spotted the product that believes it knows when you are most
receptive to receiving their advertising. To keep up the very latest computer security news please visit the SophosLabs
Blog (http://www.sophos.com/security/blog/) or sign up to an RSS/Atom feed to
receive this straight to your computer. Regards, Mark Harris, Scanned By Sophos PureMess |
