Volume: 25, Issue: 1 Winter 2012
Desktop Security
By Kelvin Hwang
Trend Micro OfficeScan anti-virus software provides protection against not only viruses, Trojans, worms, hackers, and mixed threat attacks but also spyware and other types of grayware. A spyware is a program that monitors and gathers user information for different purposes. Spyware programs usually run in the background, with their activities transparent to most users. Many users inadvertently agree to installing spyware by accepting the End User License Agreement (EULA) on certain free software. Grayware is a general classification for applications that have behavior that is undisclosed or that some may find annoying or undesirable. Grayware encompasses spyware, adware, dialers, joke programs, hacking tools, remote access tools, password cracking applications, keyloggers, data miners (tracking cookies) and any other unwelcome files and programs apart from viruses that can harm the performance of computers on your network.
The following are the most deleted Viruses/Malware and Spyware/Grayware found on campus.
Commonly Found Spyware/Grayware
September 2011
Total Number of Virus/Malware Detection: 11,278
Total number of Spyware/Grayware Detection: 1,564
October 2011
Total Number of Virus/Malware Detection: 5,721
Total number of Spyware/Grayware Detection: 1,521
November 2011
Total Number of Virus/Malware Detection: 2,301
Total number of Spyware/Grayware Detection: 1,636
December 2011
Total Number of Virus/Malware Detection: 359
Total number of Spyware/Grayware Detection: 1,153
Notes:
Total Number of Virus/Malware Detection: The total number of Virus/Malware that are attempting to infect workstations on our campus. The count includes cleanable and uncleanable virus/Malware.
Total number of Spyware/Grayware Detection: The total number of Spyware/Grayware that are attempting to infect workstations on our campus. The count includes cleanable and uncleanable Spyware/Grayware.
* Above statistics will be reset at the end of each month