http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/virus.html The latest virus and worm news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070909-botnets-increasing.html With U.S. and South Korean government Web sites hit by distributed denial-of-service attacks this week by a botnet controlled by an unidentified attacker -- North Korea is suspected, however -- the shadowy world of botnets continues to grow unabated. Ellen Messmer 2009-07-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070609-symantec-desktop-security.html Symantec is readying the 2010 editions of Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus, adding to its flagship consumer software a type of malware defense based on what's called reputation analysis. Ellen Messmer 2009-07-06T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-conficker-forgotten-but-not.html Conficker may not dominate the headlines any longer, but it's still going strong, according to Trend Micro's Malware Blog and stats from the Conficker Working Group. Erik Larkin 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062909-better-business-endpoint-security.html I thought I would respond as a business owner to the BizFeed column published a few weeks ago about not running any endpoint protection. Certainly, you need something, and while there are numerous security suites from Symantec, McAfee, and the like that provide firewall and anti-virus, they aren't integrated programs: more a collection of software much the way Microsoft Office is a collection of word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software. David Strom 2009-06-29T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062609-security-experts-visualize-botnets-with.html Not all botnets are organized in the same way. That's the conclusion of a report from Damballa which seeks to categorize the dominate structures. It attempts to explain why certain types of blocking and filtering will work against some botnets, and not for others. Robert Vamosi 2009-06-26T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062609-ftc-suspends-heavy-penalty-against.html The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has suspended the majority of a judgment levied against two defendants accused of selling bogus security software to up to a million consumers. Jeremy Kirk 2009-06-26T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062509-security-essentials-does-its-job.html People often turn to me for advice regarding what anti-virus package to get. Usually I recommend McAfee or AVG, but Security Essentials will be my go-to anti-malware package once it's released from beta. For small-business and home users, the price, performance, and ease-of-use of MSE can't be beat. Michael Scalisi 2009-06-25T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062509-microsoft-security-essentials-the-first.html The biggest question on everyone's minds with regard to Microsoft Security Essentials is how well it can detect and remove malware. The early returns are in, and Microsoft Security Essentials performed well overall in initial malware detection testing provided to PC World by AV-test.org. Nick Mediati 2009-06-25T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2009/062409-ms-security-essentials-basic.html Microsoft today released a limited beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials, a free antivirus application for users of Windows XP, Vista, or 7. The new app, which will replace Windows Live OneCare, aims to cover the basic security needs of home users, and its easy-to-use interface appears to be taking the right approach to the task. Nick Mediati 2009-06-24T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062409-experts-only-time-to-ditch.html To the average IT security practitioner, the idea of disabling antivirus on new machines might seem blasphemous. After all, weren't we all told in IT Security 101 that everyone needs AV to keep the malware and data thieves at bay? Bill Brenner 2009-06-24T12:00:00-04:00