Spyware, or its more correct term malware, is an ever-evolving beast of software development that today ties heavily into the desire for financial gain. Malware developers are no longer disgruntled kids writing scripts from the computer in their grandmother’s basement. Today, malware is big business, and with big business comes software sophistication. The Essentials Series: Modern Malware Threats and Countermeasures discusses how the landscape of malware code has evolved to become a major underground industry. In three articles, it discusses the classes of malware you’re sure to see in the wild today, the behaviors being exhibited by the most intelligent of the bunch, and some of the ways modern tools are employing - or developing - to combat it.
Articles in this series include:
Article 1: Understanding the Modern Malware Landscape
Article 2 - Uncovering Modern Malware’s Technologies, Behaviors, and Practices
Article 3 - Tools and Techniques for Eliminating Modern Malware