solcroft
02-24-2007, 05:51 PM
Hi,
As a high-risk surfer (and also due to some underground activity), I find myself coming across malware samples on a daily basis, some of them variants of existing strains, others new strains entirely. What usually happens then is that I run them by VirusTotal, and sometimes a behavioral analysis program (Micropoint) if I've got time, then pick out the valid samples to email to security vendors whose products don't identify the malware.
Many vendors provide handy email addresses where the general public can send them new malware, so I have an easy time adding the addresses from my address book and send them all in one go. PC Tools has a slightly clunkier submission mechanism by requiring users to visit a website, and I was wondering if the developers will consider setting up an email address for this purpose.
As a high-risk surfer (and also due to some underground activity), I find myself coming across malware samples on a daily basis, some of them variants of existing strains, others new strains entirely. What usually happens then is that I run them by VirusTotal, and sometimes a behavioral analysis program (Micropoint) if I've got time, then pick out the valid samples to email to security vendors whose products don't identify the malware.
Many vendors provide handy email addresses where the general public can send them new malware, so I have an easy time adding the addresses from my address book and send them all in one go. PC Tools has a slightly clunkier submission mechanism by requiring users to visit a website, and I was wondering if the developers will consider setting up an email address for this purpose.