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Antivirus software consists of computer programs that attempt to identify, thwart and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software (malware). In the virus dictionary approach, when the antivirus software examines a file, it refers to a dictionary of known viruses that the authors of the antivirus software have identified.

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Stop Spam, Viruses and Spyware: Endpoint and Perimeter Malware Guide
By : Webroot Software Published Date: Feb 27, 2008
IT systems are under constant, increasingly sophisticated attack. Today's cyber criminals are using highly evolved, blended malware to access corporate and customer data at an alarming rate. Additional layers of protection at the perimeter are essential to combat the sheer volume of this increasing threat and to prevent networks from being clogged by spam.
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Webroot Software
State of Internet Security Report: Protecting Business Email
By : Webroot Software Published Date: Mar 17, 2008
Business dependence on email is greater than ever before and the volume of threats has spiked dramatically. For the SOIS report, Webroot surveyed 1,500 email security product decision makers in companies across seven countries. The report finds that close to 80% of U.S. businesses surveyed experienced a spam attack last year while half also experienced spyware, virus and phishing attacks.
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Webroot Software
Spyware: A Clear and Present Danger
By : Webroot Software Published Date: Oct 24, 2007
In the past, a virus would tear through computer systems worldwide within days and garner global headlines before an antidote was created and distributed with similar alacrity. Now, silent and far more deadly code is in play, which, if it’s working right, will never be noticed. The new malware is spyware, but it’s not the mere annoyance that first appeared on the scene. In the past several years, spyware has morphed from an irritant into a powerful tool for serious cyber criminals.
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Webroot Software
Assessing Endpoint Security Solutions- Why Detection Rates Aren't Enough
By : Sophos Plc. Published Date: Mar 04, 2008
Evaluating the performance of competing endpoint security products is a time-consuming and daunting task. Enterprise decision-makers have to rely on independent competitive comparisons, performance benchmarks, and detection certifications, all covering different solutions and criteria, providing conflicting results.
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Sophos Plc.
Effective Email Policies- Why Enforcing Proper Use is Critical to Security
By : Sophos Plc. Published Date: May 07, 2008
The unmonitored and unguarded use of email by employees poses a multitude of risks to organizations. The distribution of inappropriate or offensive content, malicious emails, and the risks of data leakage all threaten working environments, IT resources and an organization's reputation. A comprehensive, transparent and enforceable email acceptable use policy (AUP), combined with robust email security solutions, dramatically reduces exposure to these risks.
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Sophos Plc.
Stock Spam- A Classic Scam
By : MessageLabs – Be Certain Published Date: Feb 12, 2008
The “pump ‘n’ dump” stock scam has been around a long time. Learn how Internet criminals are perfecting it. Plus, see how one particular scam originated from a simple e-card, and how it played out for thousands either with or without the superior protection of the MessageLabs Web Security Services solution.
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MessageLabs – Be Certain
Spam Spikes- A Real Risk to Your Business
By : MessageLabs – Be Certain Published Date: Oct 29, 2007
A close look at the data provides a clear picture of how spammers vary their tactics to overwhelm traditional corporate email defenses, through changes in duration, frequency and intensity among others. This white paper will help you understand these threats to your business, and how MessageLabs provides a unique solution.

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MessageLabs – Be Certain
The Online Shadow Economy- A Billion Dollar Market For Malware Authors
By : MessageLabs – Be Certain Published Date: Nov 07, 2007
In the underground digital economy, thousands of criminals conduct business in excess of $100 billion. In this white paper you’ll learn more about this highly specialized marketplace, and how it generates powerful tools to steal victims’ identities. You’ll also see why MessageLabs unique proprietary technology helps to disrupt this activity.
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MessageLabs – Be Certain
The Network Box Anti-Virus Solution
By : Network Box Published Date: Sep 25, 2005
More has changed in the past two years of computer virus protection, than in the previous 20 years. Statistics from the global network of Network Box Security Response centers show a dramatic increase in the number of distinct threats seen, with a dramatic decrease in the time taken for a threat to reach peak infection levels; new techniques for bypassing protection devices; spamming techniques for the initial propagation stage of virus seeding.
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Network Box
Effective Web Policies- Ensuring Staff Productivity and Legal Compliance
By : Sophos Plc. Published Date: Apr 10, 2008
Employees increasingly expect to use the internet at work for their own personal use in return for longer hours, working from home and interrupting vacations. This has a number of security, productivity, bandwidth and legal ramifications that require organizations to create and implement a web usage policy that is backed up by effective web filtering tools.
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Sophos Plc.
How to Win the Battle Against Spyware with Next Generation Technology
By : Process Software Published Date: Mar 11, 2008
Spyware is on the rise and has been the cause of many data breaches. Stopping it needs to be a strategic part of an organization's overall security plan. Reactive signature-based anti-virus and firewall technology is not a complete solution to prevention. Read this white paper to learn the top five behaviors associated with data theft and how advanced behavioral detection solutions is an effective technology for stopping spyware and can identify and prevent legitimate applications from being misused.

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Process Software
Intelligent Layered Security: True Zero Day Protection from Known and Unknown Threats
By : WatchGuard Technologies Published Date: Aug 17, 2005
The biggest differentiator in network security solutions is the ability to proactively protect the network from the latest threats. This white paper lays out the strategy for having the right kind of defenses in place as new attacks emerge.
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WatchGuard Technologies
Protecting a Large Distributed School Network from Without and Within
By : WatchGuard Technologies Published Date: Nov 15, 2007
Schools have stringent demands placed on them when it comes to protecting their networks and the students in their care. Learn how this school district got exactly what it needed for complete protection.
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WatchGuard Technologies
Producing Your Network Security Policy
By : WatchGuard Technologies Published Date: Aug 17, 2007
Get sound advice from the network security experts at WatchGuard on how to easily build and maintain a network security policy.

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WatchGuard Technologies
The Need for Vulnerability Management
By : Qualys Published Date: Nov 16, 2007
This guide describes the need for vulnerability management. It introduces the sources of vulnerabilities and their related fallout, then relates why the nature of modern threats to the network requires automated technology to counter sophisticated exploits. The guide defines elements of vulnerability management and how it controls the detection and remediation process.
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Qualys
Unified Threat Management: How to Stop Spyware, Spam, Viruses, and Other Malicious Attacks
By : WatchGuard Technologies Published Date: Sep 24, 2007
Strong network security is multi-layered security. This white paper shows you how to ensure your network has defenses from all forms of malware.
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WatchGuard Technologies
Close the Zero Hour Gap: Protection From Emerging Virus Threats
By : Proofpoint Published Date: Mar 14, 2006
Today’s malware distributors skirt traditional defenses by exploiting the “zero hour gap,” the time it takes to identify the attacking malware and write signatures that can detect and neutralize it. Recent studies have shown the lag time or gap between when a virus is recognized and a signature written to combat it can range from several hours to more than one day.
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Proofpoint
Extending Robust UTM Protection to the Edges of a Network
By : WatchGuard Technologies Published Date: Nov 11, 2007
Read how one international company was able to ensure that their remote offices had the same level of comprehensive protection as the corporate headquarter.
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WatchGuard Technologies
Kaspersky Open Space Security Network Protection
By : Kaspersky Lab Published Date: Jul 20, 2007
Kaspersky Open Space Security offers new flexibility to network security by extending beyond the traditional workplace to protect an increasingly mobile and distributed workforce.  We provide airtight protection against all forms of malware, including viruses, hacker attacks, spyware and spam.
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Kaspersky Lab
Fighting Spam in an ISP Environment
By : Roaring Penguin Published Date: Oct 20, 2005
This white paper from Roaring Penguin Software reviews the most common approaches to spam management and email filtering in an ISP environment and details how a suitable anti spam solution must address particular challenges for ISP administrators.
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Roaring Penguin
Fresh Approaches to Solving the Malware Problem
By : Secure Computing Published Date: Nov 01, 2006
Organizations need to be protected from both known and unknown threats, and all the varieties and forms that sophisticated malware can take.  Learn about the changing nature of malware attacks and how the Webwasher Anti-Malware from Secure Computing can provide a highly effective defense against malicious content.
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Secure Computing
Front-Line Malicious Code Defense for the Enterprise from a Single Management Console
By : LANDesk Published Date: Oct 17, 2006
This white paper discusses how the new LANDesk® Antivirus solution, available as an add-on to LANDesk® Management Suite and LANDesk® Security Suite, provides a competitively priced, front-line malware and malicious code defense for all network endpoints, including workstations, file servers, mail systems and Internet gateways.
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LANDesk
GFI MailSecurity Deployment Strategies
By : GFI Published Date: Jan 02, 2007
GFI MailSecurity can be deployed as an SMTP gateway or as a VS API version for Exchange 2000/2003. This technical white paper describes each operating mode and helps you decide which to deploy and whether you should deploy both.
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GFI
How MWL Fights eThreats
By : Microworld Published Date: Apr 11, 2004
MicroWorld Winsock Layer (MWL) is a radical technology that fights viruses and other threats from a new perspective. Developed by MicroWorld Technologies Inc., MWL blocks threats at the Internet gateway itself and does not allow them to enter your system. This article discusses features of MWL and explains how it does its anti virus and content security tasks, efficiently and quietly.
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Microworld
Heuristics Analysis: Detecting Unknown Viruses
By : ESET Published Date: Sep 19, 2007
Anti-virus does much more than reactively detect known viruses; it proactively scans for unknown ones too. So, how do scanners really work? The aim of this paper is to reduce some of the confusion around the workings of AV technology, and to clarify what is realistic to expect from AV protection, particularly heuristic analysis.
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