No matter how you measure it, malware is proliferating at unprecedented levels. Last month, PandaLabs and AV-Test each joined the lists of vendors and researchers reporting massive malware growth in 2007. PandaLabs says it now receives an average of over 3,000 new strains of malware every day. AV-Test saw an increase from 973,000 unique malware samples in 2006 to almost 5.5 million in 2007.
If generic malware weren’t enough of a concern, determined attackers will create — or pay someone to create — custom malware written specifically to target financial institutions, government agencies, and other enterprises rich with sensitive information. The sensitive nature of these targets may prevent them from using online antivirus scanners like VirusTotal and malware sandboxes like Anubis and CWSandbox. Tech Insight: Analyze This Malware - Desktop Security News Analysis - Dark Reading
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