From vnunet.com

Spyware evolving faster than viruses

Darwinism in action as malicious software proliferates

Iain Thomson at Infosec, vnunet.com 26 Apr 2006

The evolution of spyware is outpacing that of viruses, with some software resetting itself hourly to evade detection, security experts warned today at Infosec Europe.

Security firm Webroot recorded a dramatic rise in spyware in the past 12 months, almost all of it aimed at harvesting financial data that could be used by third parties.

Experts have also warned that the next target for such malware will be VoIP applications such as Skype.

“Voice is definitely the next attack vector. But this time the malware writers won’t use it for financial gain but for stealing intellectual property, ” said Gerhard Eschelbeck, chief technology officer at Webroot.

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