RSA to provide trojan removal services

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Mar 19, 2007

Anti-fraud system provides avenue for reporting and stopping targeted attacks.

Security firm RSA has announced a new system to block spyware and phishing fraud, by taking down sites used to spread malware and gather data. The FraudAction Anti-Trojan Service will be generally available in April.

RSA's scheme aims to reduce financially motivated malware attacks, by identifying sites hosting malware and acting as drop areas for data gathered by spyware and phishing websites. The service is aimed primarily at banks and other financial institutions, the main target of such attacks.

RSA will team up with several partners to provide anti-malware detection, used to spot trojans with keylogging and other spyware functionality, and links to ISPs and other online services alongside its existing web analysis systems, to identify suspect sites and arrange to have them shut down.

More details are available in a release from RSA, here.

Posted on 19 March 2007 by Virus Bulletin

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