| " a new malware tool he's seen in the wild that carries at least seven distinct exploits to infect a PC with, from which it can choose based on what that PC's weak points are. " ""We're seeing a lot of this in the past several months, a lot of malicious JavaScript [at] large," he said. "People are getting more defensive and offensive with JavaScript." " "Nazario was speaking at his session on reverse-engineering JavaScript malware on April 18 here at the CanSecWest security show. What he meant by saying that attackers are using JavaScript more defensively is that researchers are increasingly finding exploit code that's using more sophisticated means to obfuscate itself so that security systems won't pick up on exploits. " "VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Malicious JavaScript is getting smarter. It's now able to fingerprint victims' Web browsers, vulnerable components and accessible CLSIDs, and deliver custom-tailored exploits, according to Dr. Jose Nazario, senior security engineer for Arbor Networks. " "PC Magazine's live, online events make you more productive at work, home, and on the go. Best of all, they're FREE!" " Between viruses, spyware, hackers, spam-spewing zombie PCs, and even
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