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Demystifying Malware
Vinny Gullotto
Vice President, McAfee AVERT
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Agenda
  • Today’s Numbers
  • Content Invasion
    • Spyware
    • Adware
    • Phishing
    • SPAM
  • Conclusions


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Today’s Numbers


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"Malware Count"
  • Malware Count
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The WildList (Worldwide)
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Trojan Threats Continue to Grow
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IRC malware growth (bots)
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Content Invasion


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Evolution of the Threats – Moving Forward
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Submissions to AVERT – Last 90 Days
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Submissions (threats removed) Last 90 Days
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Viral Marketing
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SPAM Says
  • In 2002, 32% of all emails were spam expected to increase to 39% by 2006 (Radicati)
  • In 2002, over 2.3 billion spam emails were sent on a daily basis. This number is expected to increase to 14.57 billion by 2006.
  • By 2007 The average email user will receive 3600 spam emails/year by 2007 (Jupiter)


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A Day In The Life of a Virus Researcher
  • 51 Direct Emails
  • 83 Business Related Mailing Mists.
  • 427 spam
  • Total email = 561 total emails.


  • 1/11 (9.1%) email that arrived because the sender thought I should get it.
  • 14.8% because I'm on some mailing list where this information "might" be useful for my work.


  • Rest spam = 76.1%.
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Government(s) Is/Are Moving In
  • Cyber Warning Offering
    • Potential New Service From USDHD
  • Recent Arrests May Slow Things Up
    • Canada, Belgium, and the U.S.
  • Both SPAM and Spyware Laws Are Possible
  • FTC Recently Had Hearings To Address
    • Utah has proposed a Spyware bill



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In Summary
  • Today’s It’s Not Just The Infected @mm’s
    • Tomorrow We May See An InfectedSpam-SpyingWorm
  • Action Taken Needs to be Swift
    • Move Quickly Against New Problems (Patch!!)
  • It’s About Managing The Content You Face
    • Block it!, Block it!, Block it!
  • A Comprehensive Solution on Multiple Fronts
    • Work With Your Vendors


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Questions