Title :
Malware Shall Greatly Increase ...
Author :
Ford, Richard ; Allen, William H.
Author_Institution :
Florida Inst. of Technol., Melbourne, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the generation of virus emerging from email to cellphones. Most of these early threats were self-replicating but not self-transporting, spreading from computer to computer via infected floppy disks. As more viruses were discovered, most known malware existed only in researchers´ collections and not in users´ machines. Malware was shift from virus to worm called Trojan horse. And different anti-virus companies deploying new tools to protect users from malware.
Keywords :
invasive software; Trojan horse; anti-virus companies; malware; viruses; Cellular phones; Computer worms; Floppy disks; Invasive software; Protection; Viruses (medical); Malware; Trojans; reputation; viruses;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2009.181