Comments on: Systems to reduce Spyware, Adware and Malware into users PC http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/systems-to-reduce-spyware-adware-and-malware-into-users-pc/ Wed, 22 May 2013 05:05:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: bobkberg http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/systems-to-reduce-spyware-adware-and-malware-into-users-pc/#comment-48589 bobkberg Thu, 03 Feb 2005 13:01:49 +0000 #comment-48589 I don’t have a direct answer, but I found some white papers on this server while looking for something else. Some of these may be of help to you.

Bob

http://searchwindowssecurity.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,293835,sid45,00.html

]]> By: bobkberg http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/systems-to-reduce-spyware-adware-and-malware-into-users-pc/#comment-48590 bobkberg Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:06:02 +0000 #comment-48590 First off, I’d like to say what a good response Telecomking had. Much of what I’ve got to say is a follow-on.

Most larger organizations are turning to user education. I myself do a 30 minutes (no, this isn’t an ad for me)presentation to groups called “The State of Spyware”, and it’s had a good effect in terms of educating people to the sorts of problems that occur with spyware – and in getting them to curtail some of their own activity.

Another approach which I’m developing into a service, but which anybody (with the time) can do for free is to set up a copy of snort to watch the Internet connection when using the bleeding-edge malware/virus rules from bleeding-snort.com. They’re not perfect (which is why they’re on bleeding-snort) but they do an amazing job of catching things – and if you’ve got one system with some identifiable stuff on it, chances are there’s more as well.

No point in going over Telecomking’s other stuff, he’s done quite well there.

Bob

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