- Joined
- Dec 9, 2002
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2074772,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL121806EP24A
Interesting snippets:
Interesting snippets:
Interestingly, Microsoft resells Kaspersky's anti-virus scanner to enterprise customers as part of Forefront's multiscanner strategy. The Kaspersky anti-virus kernel is also integrated into products sold by a range of IT vendors, including Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Nokia ICG, F-Secure, G Data Software, Deerfield.com, Alt-N Technologies, MicroWorld Technologies and BorderWare Technologies.
Eugene Kaspersky said he sees the enemy as being the sophisticated malware writer who is very familiar with the way anti-virus software works. "They know about anti-virus technologies and they're developing new ways to bypass the protection software. Sometimes, when I look at the volume of threats we are detecting, I think we are losing this cat-and-mouse game," he said.
Another improvement, [in the new kaspersky security suite] Grebennikov said, is the addition of rootkit detection and removal to the software. He said new proactive detection technology will block hidden objects such as stealth rootkits, keystroke loggers, buffer overflow attacks, data execution attacks and backdoors that turn infected machines into zombies in botnets.
"These integrated threats are the scariest. Any time you find malware that's using rootkit techniques to hide, you have to get really nervous. Some of these threats are very, very sophisticated," Grebennikov said.
During the press tour in Moscow, Kaspersky was bombarded with questions about Microsoft's emergence as a legitimate security vendor—with Windows OneCare for consumers and the Forefront line of products for the enterprise—but there was no visible sign of fear among the company's employees.
"What do you expect us to do? Just throw up our hands and say we should shut down because Microsoft is a competitor?" asked Natalya Kaspersky, the company's chief executive. "We can't sit back and be afraid. We have to work harder and get better at what we do. Everything else will take care of itself."