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Trojan 2.0 Crafted Using Web 2.0 Technology; Blogger, MySpace, and Facebook can provide an easily accessible place to store stolen data until it can be collected and deleted, security researchers warn.

Publication: Information Week
Publication Date: 10-DEC-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Web 2.0, meet Trojan 2.0.

In its Q4 Web Security Trends Report, the Finjan Malicious Code Research Center warns that traditional methods of defense against crimeware Trojans -- signature-based detection and blocking command-and-control channels -- will be increasingly ineffective as crimeware creators take advantage of Web 2.0 technology.

Trojans, in the context of computers, are simply programs that appear to be benign but are in fact malicious. When...

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