Spy Sweeper White Papers

From Viruses to Spyware: In the Malware Trenches with Small and Medium-size Businesses
Malware, which encompasses viruses, worms, spyware, and other malicious software, continues to be a significant problem for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). According to an exclusive survey of IT decision-makers, the vast majority of businesses have experienced malware incidents in the past year that resulted in hours of downtime.

Defending against malware attacks is particularly difficult for SMBs. This white paper details the results of an exclusive survey sponsored by Webroot. You will learn hard data on:

• The real costs of malware measured in downtime
• The most common types of malware incidents
• The latest trends in malware defense software

Rootkits: What They are and How to Fight Them
Rootkits are the latest IT security threat to make the headlines. Anyone who has heard of rootkits knows their nasty reputation: they cannot be removed, they can live on a computer for years without being discovered, and they can wreak havoc with the operating system.

This IT Briefing gives computer users a clear explanation of what a rootkit is, separates the facts from the myths about rootkits, and provides recommendations on how users can defend against rootkit infections, and detect and remove them from their systems. It concludes with a question-and-answer section with a security expert who has many years of experience fighting rootkits.

Best of Breed vs. Suite Anti-spyware
Anti-spyware products that are generally sold in a security suite are considered to be about 50 percent effective in identifying spyware, while standalone anti-spyware is approximately 90 percent effective. Security is about the management of risk. It is not about making things perfectly secure, but balancing potential losses and their likelihood against the cost to mitigate the potential loss.

IDC and Webroot present: Securing Enterprise Environments against Spyware: Benefits of Best-of-Breed Security.
Spyware is a growing security threat facing corporations today — in fact, research from IDC now ranks spyware as the fastest growing security threat to network security, well ahead of spam and even cyber-terrorism.