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Tool to Eliminate Drive-By Download Threats

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Wenke Lee (CS) comments on how malware can be silently installed on computers, and how Georgia Tech and SRI International have created BLADE to prevent these attacks. Source: The Times of India

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Monday, October 11, 2010
Release: 
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 13:50
Expire: 
Sunday, January 9, 2011 - 13:50

Drive-By Malware Blocked By New Tool

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Georgia Tech and SRI researchers explain how BLADE cuts off drive-by downloads at the one point they all have to pass through - downloading and executing a file on the computer. By identifying the malware at this juncture, BLADE can prevent the install and delete the program. Source: InformationWeek

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Release: 
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 10:14
Expire: 
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:14

New Tool Blocks Downloads From Malicious Sites

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Wenke Lee (CS) describes how BLADE works by tracking how users interact with their browsers to distinguish downloads that were authorized versus downloads that were not. BLADE then stops and removes the downloads that were not authorized. Source: Slashdot

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Release: 
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 09:44
Expire: 
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 09:44
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