F-Secure reports malware doubled in 2007

Leading security company and Commtouch partner F-Secure published its semi-annual IT Security Threat Summary today. Their labs have seen the number of malware samples double since the beginning of 2007, from 250,000 to 500,000.

Source: F-Secure
It’s not so much that there are new types of malicious code, but that malware writers are mass producing slightly tweaked [...]

Malware Outbreak Center - What’s It For?

Commtouch publicized the new Malware Outbreak Center earlier this week, a resource on our web site to learn about new malware variants, and comparative catch-times for each of the AV engines. All very nice info for Commtouch commercial purposes, to try to convince AV and mail security vendors to add Zero Hour Virus Outbreak Protection [...]