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13 September 07 07:08
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nanoadmin at
07 September 07 10:28
Cyber-criminals are no longer interested in causing widely reported epidemics, but rather stealing confidential data that can be used for online fraud or identity theft. The consequences of the new malware dynamic include:
- More new malware specimens appear every day. In 2006, PandaLabs detected as many new samples as in the previous 15 years combined. At present, antivirus laboratories cannot process all the new threats that appear day after day. This results in many computers being infected without users knowledge, even though they might have an updated antivirus installed.
- Cyber-crooks try to infect computers silently, so that neither users nor security companies can detect when new samples are put in circulation. For example, just a few days ago, PandaLabs detected a network of zombie computers made up of 160,000 PCs infected with the Barracuda.A bot, unknown until then.
- The types of malicious code traditionally responsible for large epidemics, like viruses or worms, are being replaced with other criminally-oriented malware such as Trojans, bots or spyware. Some 66 percent of new Trojans that appeared in the first quarter of 2007 were Trojans designed to be used for theft.
- Increased number of malware using “stealth techniques”, like rootkits, packers, etc. Malware specimens that use these techniques are more difficult to detect, and stay longer on computers performing malicious actions.
Indeed, they are four good reasons to use NanoScan...
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nanoadmin at
29 August 07 06:05
Not all antivirus programs detect the same, but this is not because they are not effective, rather because of the new malware dynamic. Internet criminals are looking for money, and with this in mind they are creating and circulating more malware than ever before. This strategy is aimed at saturating security laboratories and therefore dramatically increasing the chances of computers becoming infected.
For some years now, at Panda we have used the concept of a ‘second opinion’, in the sense of offering security solutions that complement those already installed on a computer. If malicious code slips past the first protection, the other one will discover it. This results in greater security.
The concept of a second opinion becomes more important in the current situation in which, for example, one of the types of malicious code most widely used by criminals is the password-stealer Trojan, which stays active in memory of waiting for users to enter data or connect to certain web pages, particularly financial services.
This is one of the reasons why NanoScan is designed to detect threats that are active on computers –i.e, actually causing damage- and not to look for threats that are installed but are inactive. And it is also one of the reasons why we decided to develop solutions that have a much greater detection capacity than any other antimalware solution, using collective intelligence.
Using NanoScan as a second opinion before entering credit card details or logging on to your online bank is highly advisable to make sure your information is not falling into the hands of criminals.
Has NanoScan found a threat on your computer even though you have an antivirus installed? Why not give it a try and let us know the results?
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nanoadmin at
23 August 07 09:56
NanoScan is part of Panda Security’s strategy to face the new malware dynamic, in which more threats are being spread, and whose creators aim to profit financially. More specifically, NanoScan is one of the examples of moving from traditional solutions (1.0) to those known as 2.0.
To get a better idea, take a look at the features they include:
Solutions 1.0:
· Intelligence is on the PC. This results in loss of performance, slows down the computer, causes incompatibility problems, etc.
· PandaLabs carries out manual and semi-automatic processes for detecting new threats, so they can only process a few dozen new threats a day.
· They usually provide users with a new product per year.
However, in 2.0 solutions:
· The intelligence mainly resides in the knowledge base accumulated on Panda's servers. Therefore, the solutions are small and fast (like NanoScan) and can detect much more malware.
· They are backed by a new PandaLabs with automated processes to deal with thousands of new threats every day.
· The software is conceived as a service. It is in this context that we have developed the “perpetual beta” concept. That is, products that are constantly evolving in a process that has direct participation from the users.
This evolution allows Panda Security solutions such as NanoScan, to detect more threats than traditional products and provide users with greater security.
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blogadmin at
13 August 07 10:40
Finally, we have published the final version of NanoScan compatible with Windows Vista. Although the new operating system has new security features, users with Vista installed also need a double check of the PC.
You don’t need to go to a special site neither change something at your computer: just come to www.nanoscan.com, run the detection routine and that’s all, the application will recognise if you have Vista and runs exactly in the same way as if you have XP or any other operating system.
Of course, it is also able to detect any active virus, spyware or other threat on your PC.
Cool! Isn’t it? There are not so many on-line antivirus compatible with Vista. So, enjoy it!!!
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blogadmin at
13 August 07 10:37
Do you use personalized homepages as NetVibes, iGoogle or PageFlakes? If so, I think I have good news for you: from now on you'll be able to scan your PC for active viruses, spyware, Trojans, etc. right from your homepage. Yes, we've just launched the new NanoScan module for personalized homepages. You can add the module from your homepage's module directory. Once you added it you'll be able to NanoScan your PC as many times as you want without leaving your homepage.
These are some of the pages that are offering the NanoScan module: NetVibes, iGoogle, PageFlakes, ProtoPage, Widgipedia... and more to come.
Here's a screenshot from my desktop computer:
Note: as you can see in the screenshot NanoScan for Netvibes is really tiny (screen-wise). So, how do we call this new "Nano" NanoScan? :)
Hope you like it!
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blogadmin at
13 August 07 10:24
Good news for Firefox users: NanoScan is now compatible with this excellent browser.
To get the best results, we have opted to develop a plugin, and avoid Java, ActiveX controls and so on. This way, we have achieved complete compatibility and smooth operation of NanoScan with Firefox.
By the way, Neil Rubenking, from the online magazine AppScout, has already echoed this and seems happy with the new feature.
Installing the plugin has been made as simple as possible. And, we have prepared a series of screens to guide you through the process.
In any event, it is the same solution, capable of detecting almost 900,000 viruses (as of today, tomorrow it will be more), using our collective intelligence approach.
If you are a Firefox user, we encourage you to try NanoScan. Also, if you have any comments, questions or problems, don't hesitate to contact us.