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SmartSiren: Virus Detection and Alert for Smartphones

Smartphones have recently become increasingly popular because they provide "All-in-one" convenience by integrating traditional mobile phones with handheld computing devices. However, the flexibility of running third-party softwares also leaves the smartphones open to malicious viruses. In fact, hundreds of smartphone viruses have emerged in the past two years, which can...

Tags: Virus Detection, Smart Phone, Smartphone, Handheld Computing, Virus, Smart Phones, Cyberthreats, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Viruses And Worms, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

White papers 2007-06-14

SmartSiren: Virus Detection and Alert for Smartphones

Smartphones have recently become increasingly popular because they provide all-in-one" convenience by integrating traditional mobile phones with handheld computing devices. However, the flexibility of running third-party softwares also leaves the smartphones open to malicious viruses. In fact, hundreds of smartphone viruses have emerged, which can quickly spread through various means...

Tags: Virus Detection, Smart Phone, Smartphone, Virus, Smart Phones, Cyberthreats, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Viruses And Worms, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

White papers 2007-05-29

Polymorphic Virus Detection Technology

Viruses have become a big threat nowadays, however there plenty of software products which can be suggested as protection tools. The aim of this paper is to describe briefly the way viruses work in general, giving emphasis to polymorphic viruses. Several algorithms of protection are defined in the paper to...

Tags: Algorithm, Virus Detection, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

White papers 2006-04-05

Automatic Compilation Framework for Bloom Filter Based Intrusion Detection

Virus detection at the router level is rapidly gaining in importance. Hardware-based implementations have the advantage of speed and hence can support a large throughput. This paper describes an FPGA-based implementation of the Bloom filter virus detection code that is compiled from the native C to VHDL and mapped onto...

Tags: Intrusion Detection, Virus Detection, FPGA, Virus, University Of California, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

White papers 2006-03-03

Protea AntiVirus Tools for Lotus Domino (zip)

Protea AntiVirus Tools for Lotus Notes/Domino scans and cleans automatically the message body, attached files, rich text fields and OLE objects in Domino mail, keeps Domino bases virus-free. Virus detection is handled by Avast, ClamAV, and AntiVirus. Scanning occurs in real-time, cleaning e-mail traffic of Lotus Domino without slowing down...

Tags: Scanner, Virus Detection, Antivirus, IBM Lotus Domino, Virus, IBM Corp., Cyberthreats, E-mail Servers, Viruses And Worms, Groupware, Security, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2005-09-01

Protea AntiVirus Tools Avast for Lotus Domino (zip)

Protea AntiVirus Tools for Lotus Notes/Domino scans and cleans automatically the message body, attached files, rich text fields and OLE objects in Domino mail, keeps Domino bases virus-free. Virus detection is handled by Avast! AntiVirus and others. Scanning occurs in real-time, cleaning e-mail traffic of Lotus Domino without slowing down...

Tags: Scanner, Virus Detection, Antivirus, IBM Lotus Domino, Virus, IBM Corp., Cyberthreats, E-mail Servers, Viruses And Worms, Groupware, Security, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2005-08-30

Protea AntiVirus Tools Quick Heal (zip)

Protea AntiVirus Tools for Lotus Notes/Domino scans and cleans automatically the message body, attached files, rich text fields and OLE objects in Domino mail, keeps Domino bases virus-free. Virus detection is handled by Quick Heal AntiVirus. Scanning occurs in real-time, cleaning e-mail traffic of Lotus Domino without slowing down the...

Tags: Scanner, Virus Detection, Antivirus, IBM Lotus Domino, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, E-mail Servers, Security, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2005-08-29

Getronics Protects 30,000 Global Users Against Email Virus Attacks With Antigen High Performance Groupware Security

With over 30,000 employees in 35 countries, Getronics is one of the world's leading providers of vendor independent solutions and services to professional users of Information and Communication Technology ICT. Getronics needed a robust anti-virus and security solution that would maintain the integrity of its network servers. Sybari delivered an...

Tags: Virus Detection, Getronics, Sybari Software Inc., E-mail, Cyberthreats, Strategy, Security, Viruses And Worms, Management

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Additional Resources

Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame

Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...

Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Is open source hurt by piracy?

Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...

Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position

McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its positionConflicts of Interests Are Common for Every IndustryAnd Thierry should certainly know, because n.runs has recently released it's own AV solution, aps-AV: http://www.nruns.com/_en/aps/ Oddly enough, this never seems to be mentioned during any discussions of n.runs research.RE: McAfee...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, N.Runs, AV software research, recent vulnerability, McAfee Inc., AV Software, software

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Free the XBOX 360!!!

Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...

Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., game, console

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position

Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a statement basically debunking the number of vulnerabilities found, and providing its own account into the number of vulnerabilities affecting its own products : "A recent...

Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Vulnerability, Vendor, Flaw, N.Runs, Dancho, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-23

TTProtect (zip)

TTProtect is an advanced software protection tool, it protect software against cracker. It absorb the advantages of the other protections, and adding own characteristics, use of a unique anti-tracking methods, make it difficult to debug protected application. TTprotect features Debugger Detection, Anti-Attached, Drx decoding, Code Chaos and confusion, Virtual Machine...

Tags: Software, TTProtect, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-07-23

Toshiba Regza 42RV530U

During the last year flat-panel HDTV prices seemed to hit a plateau, where the standard bricklike downward trend leveled off somewhat. Now, however, prices are on the decline again, opening up bigger screen sizes to lower price ranges. For example, Toshiba's lowest-priced 1080p 42-inch LCD, the 42RV530U, can be purchased...

Tags: Monitors & displays, 1080p, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2008-07-22

SanDisk reports loss; stock takes beating after-hours

SanDisk reports loss; stock takes beating after-hoursYawn...Well you almost managed to finish a blog without somehow mentioning iPhone, but you couldn't quite manage it. Sure the iPhone must be responsible for the downturn in memory card sales, heck they sold a million of them. Who cares if Nokia sold almost...

Tags: Flash memory, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, S3 Inc., SanDisk Corp., Apple iPhone, virus, stock

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

E-gold owners plead guilty to money laundering

E-gold owners plead guilty to money launderingGoodbye privacy?Cash leads to crime, too. Should we enforce credit/debit card payments only? If so, let's ban gold trading altogether!I will be obvious and boring then...[Please excuse my poor "Engrish" and my rushed-up style.]Hi guys.I don't agree with your opinion and thought a very...

Tags: Identity theft, Taxes, Free trade, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, Financial services, bank transaction, e-Gold, tax, financial

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

HardInfo 2008 Enterprise (zip)

All-in-one System Information, Diagnostic, Network Audit and Monitor, Hardware Inventory, Benchmark and Computer Management application designed to be used by Small Business to Large Business and Professionals. HARDiNFO 2008 displays the hardware information in well organized categories with high quality graphical representation of each hardware component for fast and easy...

Tags: Monitor, Network, Hardware, Ultimate Systems, HardInfo 2008, HARDiNFO 2008 Enterprise

Software downloads 2008-07-22

My Spy Scanner (exe)

My Spy Scanner is a software that scan and removes adware, spyware, malware, virus, keyloggers, and trackwares. It is easy to use, with a friendly interface and recommended for your PC. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Jupiter Softwares, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-07-22

Custodia AntiVirus with Personal Firewall (exe)

Active protection against viruses, Trojans, worms, and other forms of malware. Featuring innovative and patented technology to scan, detect, and remove viruses, registry protection, e-mail scan, file shredder, and embedded scan for other programs such as MS Office, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, WinZip, and WinRAR....

Tags: Firewall, Personal Firewall, Canada, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-07-22