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Details of Chinese malware revealed to all
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:49:21 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=118471 By Owen Fletcher IDG news service 02 July 2009 A massive database of Chinese malware has been opened up to other security companies. Beijing-based KnownSec gathered the viruses and other information with a crawler that scans nearly 2 million Chinese webites each day, said Zhao Wei, CEO of the security company. He planned to give a presentation on the subject at the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) security conference in Kyoto, Japan later this week. The database covers more Chinese websites and provides more up-to-date information about their security than any other, Zhao said. China produces most of the world's malware, he added. A history for each site in the database lists dates of malware infection, the strings of malicious code placed on the sites and which anti-virus products defend viewers against their attacks. The database also stores tens of thousands of viruses found being distributed by the sites. KnownSec each day finds more than 100 Trojan downloader files that have never been seen before, Zhao said. Each of those can direct a victim's PC to download up to ten viruses. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, July 25-30 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Network with 4,000+ delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com
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