Fresh Approaches to Solving the Malware Problem

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Stopping the targeted attack: ®Secure Computing has been Why comprehensive malware protection is superior to solving the most difficult network and application security challenges anti-virus signatures for protecting your organizationfor over 20 years. We help our customers create trusted environments both inside and outside their organizations. Table of contentsIntroduction..........................................................................................................................2State of the "virus union"......................................................................................................2Comparison of anti-virus response times from 2003 to 2006.................................................3The changing nature of malware attacks................................................................................5Fresh approaches to solving the malware problem.................................................................6 General considerations......................................................................................................6 Considerations for the desktop..........................................................................................6 Considerations for the Web gateway ................................................................................5
Secure Computing Corporation The next generation: Fighting malware without relying on signature updates.......................7Corporate Headquarters Verdict...................................................................................................................................84810 Harwood RoadSan Jose, CA 95124 USA Webwasher Anti-Malware......................................................................................................9Tel +1.800.379.4944Tel +1.408.979.6100 Overview...............................................................................................................................9Fax +1.408.979.6501European Headquarters The Anti-Malware community approach..............................................................................101, The ArenaDownshire Way Convincing results...............................................................................................................11BracknellBerkshire, RG12 1PU UK Sources and references........................................................................................................12Tel +44.0.870.460.4766Fax +44.0.870.460.4767Asia/Pac Headquarters1604-5 MLC Tower248 Queen's East RoadWan Chai Hong KongTel +852.2520.2422Fax +852.2587.1333Japan HeadquartersShinjuku Mitsui Bldg. 2, 7FNishi-Shinjuku 3-2-11Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023JapanTel +81.3.5339.6310Fax +81.3.4496.4537For a complete listing of all our global offices, see www.securecomputing.com/goto/globaloffices© November 2006 Secure Computing Corporation. All Rights Reserved. WW-AntiMal-WP-Nov06vF. Bess, enterprise strong, IronMail, MobilePass, PremierAccess, SafeWord, Secure Computing, SecureOS, SecureSupport, Sidewinder G2, SmartFilter, SofToken, Strikeback, Type Enforcement, CyberGuard, and Webwasher are trademarks of Secure Computing Corporation, registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Anti-Virus Multi-Scan, Anti-Virus PreScan, Application Defenses, Compliance, Dynamic Quarantine, Edge, Encryption, G2 Enterprise Manager, Global Command Center, IronIM, IronNet, Live Reporting, Message Profiler, MethodMix, On-Box, Outbreak Defender, Power-It-On!, Radar, RemoteAccess, Secure Encryption, SecureWire, SmartReporter, SnapGear, SpamProfiler, Threat Response, Total Stream Protection, TrustedSource, TrustedSource Portal, Webmail Protection, and ZAP are trademarks of Secure Computing Corporation. All other trademarks used herein belong to their respective owners.IntroductionOrganizations can do more over the Web today than ever before. As use of the Web continues to grow, virus outbreaks and other forms of Web-borne threats known as 'malware' continue to grow as well. Current security systems such as IDS, traditional firewall, or anti-virus, while providing vital security, were not designed to combat software code targeted at individual organizations or cleverly hidden inside seemingly harmless Web access www.securecomputing.com protocols. While organizations need the Web, they need to be protected from it as well.Anti-virus (A/V) vendors have doubled th... [download for more]