Adrian Leuenberger's malware analysis in MELANI semi-annual report 2008/1

October 21, 2008; Marco Krebs

Drive-by infections are a means of spreading malware that attacks the users simply through their surfing habits. Over the last year, the threat from drive-by infections has further increased. Chapter 10.2 of the current MELANI semi-annual report 2008/1 offers a detailed explanation of how an infection occurs using an anonymized Swiss example. The code analysis was carried out by Adrian Leuenberger.

The MELANI semi-annual report 2008/1 can be found here:

Links:	MELANI semi-annual report 2008/1

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