Monday, February 22, 2010

Stopping Stealthy Downloads

From Technology Review:

A new tool blocks files that try to install without alerting the user.

Researchers at SRI International and Georgia Tech are preparing to release a free tool to stop "drive-by" downloads: Internet attacks in which the mere act of visiting a Web site results in the surreptitious installation of malicious software. The new tool, called BLADE (Block All Drive-By Download Exploits), stops downloads that are initiated without the user's consent.

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