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Article: Commtouch and Proofpoint Report: Server-Side Polymorphic Viruses Defeat Traditional AV Solutions.
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- January 10, 2007
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Real-Time Malware Protection Reduces Enterprise Costs
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Computer viruses, which grew progressively more virulent over the course of 2006, overwhelmed traditional Anti-Virus solutions according to the 2006 Email-borne Malware Review released today by Commtouch (Nasdaq:CTCH) and Proofpoint, Inc. New server-side polymorphic viruses that emerged during 2006 launched rapid burst attacks comprised of vast numbers of variants in order to circumvent common AV defenses.
"In 2006, a new distribution method for email-bone malware using massive numbers of short-lived and low-volume variants - as in the Stration/Warezov and ...