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VIRUSES, WORMS AND OTHER MALWARE EXPERTS
Ed Skoudis
Founder and Senior Security Consultant with Intelguardians
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Can 'herd intelligence' effectively stop malware?
11 Feb 2008
EXPERT ANSWER - 'Herd intelligence' provides a distributed sensor net, finding new specimens that are potentially evil. Information security threat expert Ed Skoudis explains how effective the antimalware technology really is.

Is there a market for standalone antivirus products?
11 Feb 2008
EXPERT ANSWER - In this SearchSecurity.com Q&A, Ed Skoudis says that there is still a market opportunity for standalone antivirus products -- but the window is shrinking.

What is the relationship between shellcode and exploit code?
26 Dec 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - Is shellcode always considered exploit code? In this expert response, Michael Cobb breaks down the two malware terms.

How can copying files, exchanging memory tokens and downloading emails spread malware?
19 Dec 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - Ed Skoudis explains the malware-related risks of copying files, exchanging memory sticks and downloading emails.

What is Spycar?
19 Dec 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - Spycar, still available for free, tests a machine against 17 daggressive spyware-like behaviors. Information security threat expert Ed Skoudis explains the tool and gives a preview of Spycar 2.

What kinds of additional security protection do virtual machines offer?
23 Oct 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - If software is exploitable in a real operating system, it will also be exploitable in a virtual machine. In this expert Q&A, Ed Skoudis sets the record straight and explains what virtualization technology can and can't do.

Will Web browsers ever be fully equipped to detect and remove malware?
23 Oct 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - The latest group of browser updates allow for the detection of bogus Web sites, but what other features can be expected? Ed Skoudis explains how a Web browser's complexity may hinder its future malware defense capabilities.

What are the best bot detection mechanisms?
23 Oct 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - Today, antimalware tools can detect hundreds of different bot variants using signature and heuristic techniques, but they aren't perfect. Ed Skoudis reveals some other options.

What are the risks of logging into a botnet control channel?
27 Sep 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - By sniffing traffic as an infected machine logs into a botnet, it may possible to see an attacker's commands. Using that information to interact with the botnet, however, is dangerous, says information security threat expert ...

VirusTotal: On-demand antivirus service scans malicious files
Submitted By: SearchSecurity.com | 21 Sep 2007
TIP - When several AV scanners are installed on the same system, they may interfere with each other. Fortunately, more than 30 antivirus scanner engines are just a Web-click away.

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