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Shape-Shifting Malware Hits the Web

Stony Stevenson writes to tell us that in a recent interview, Marc Henauer has revealed that security researchers are falling behind now that malware is starting to be able to change its signature every few hours. "Unfortunately the know-how and construction kits used to create this shape-shifting threat are now readily available and are unleashing a wave of malware based on social engineering techniques. [...] Sweeney believes that a non rules-based monitoring process must be set up to defend all ingress and egress points covering SMTP, DNS, HTTP(s), IM etc."

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  1. I love it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The slashdot synopsis is longer than the article.

    1. Re:I love it. by corsec67 · · Score: 4, Funny

      It is a clever plan to get people to RTFA. Now people will stop bothering to read the fine summary.

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