ParetoLogic’s Malware Blacklist Reaches Milestone in Online Security

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug. 23, 2011 - In the world of online security, knowledge is power.  To help security researchers better understand their enemy, ParetoLogic created the Malware Blacklist, an ever-growing database of scanned URLs that have been known to harbor malicious software or other problems. With every new URL scanned, the service becomes more and more valuable, and at 50,000 URLs, Malware Blacklist is valuable indeed.

“I’m very excited to see the Malware Blacklist continue to expand, with new users every day,” said Jerome Segura, Senior Security Analyst at ParetoLogic. “The online security world is a close community, and I’m glad to be able to share this resource with others in my field.”

The Malware Blacklist was first conceived in early 2010, to complement ParetoLogic’s existing security software and other services. Since then, the database has amassed a list of over 50,000 URLs, including exploits, Trojans, worms, and other varieties of malware. These typically employ a “drive-by-download” attack, which forces a download onto the user’s system automatically.

URLs are submitted for analysis by home users, security researchers, and ParetoLogic’s honey pot technology, an automated system which trawls the web looking for malware. Along with the URLs themselves, details about the attack are also archived, so they may be researched long after the original infection is removed.

“Malware doesn’t stop. Hackers will always find new targets, and new weaknesses to exploit,” said Segura. “But we don’t stop either. Every day our knowledge of malware and exploits gets larger and we are better able to protect our users.”

The Malware Blacklist is found at:  http://www.malwareblacklist.com/. The Malware Blacklist database is currently incorporated in the Virus Total and URL Void online scans, and is a vital resource for security companies, professionals, and students across the web security world.

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