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Re: Spyware assessment techniques
From: Eric Schultze <ews () tellurian com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:44:00 -0600
(Note: I work for Shavlik - blatant vendor/product pitch below) Derek,We have a solution that does network spyware scanning - no agents required on individual hosts - all the scanning is performed remotely by the console and nothing is installed or instantiated on the target hosts (scanning assumes you have admin login creds and access to the file and printer sharing service on those machines).
The scan engine detects different types of items: spyware, malware, adware, non-business ware, and configuration (to protect against malware infestation). It further labels items based on confidentiality, integrity, availability, non-business, and productivity (you can filter to scan for all types and labels, or only selected items). Reporting can be done at the console with 15+ different kinds of reports and exports, and the entire scan process can be done via commandline. Remediation is also available, though it can be licensed to do scan only (Audit version). We also have licensing available for consulting engagements, so you can cut keys to do the Audit version against a given number of hosts for a specified period of time.
You can view a sample of the reports here: http://reportserver.shavlik.com/ (choose a report type towards the bottom for spyware reports)
more info on the product here: http://www.shavlik.com/netchk-protect.html(you can license the audit version with or without the patch assessment portion)
At 10:07 PM 2/9/2006, Derek Nash wrote:
I am now frequently getting requests for spyware/grayware/adware assessments as subcomponent of a larger security assessment. My efforts up to this point have been a manual process of loading free antispyware tools, scanning the host, individually recording the results, classifying the types of spyware encountered and reporting the results. Recently I have begun to consider including data from a web usage analysis tool that has the ability to identify spyware downloads and phone home attempts to augment these manual efforts. I am wondering what others are doing in regards to spyware assessments and if anyone is aware a spyware "network scanner" that would allow me to look at a larger sampling of hosts on a network during these assessments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Audit your website security with Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner: Hackers are concentrating their efforts on attacking applications on your website. Up to 75% of cyber attacks are launched on shopping carts, forms, login pages, dynamic content etc. Firewalls, SSL and locked-down servers arefutile against web application hacking. Check your website for vulnerabilities to SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other web attacks before hackers do!Download Trial at: http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/pen-test_050831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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