Peer-to-Peer Networks: Another Malware Delivery Tool?
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks are a popular method for sharing files but they are pose a threat of infecting client devices with malware. This podcasts looks at the results of two studies on the spread of malware in common P2P networks like Limewire and KaZaA. The researchers find: P2P filtering is inadequate, that clients can become infected with a range of malware types, including downloaders, worms and keyloggers, and significant numbers of infected hosts have been listed on DNS spam black lists.
The papers examined in this podcast are Malware Prevalence in the KaZaA File-Sharing Network by Seungwon Shin, Jaeyeon Jung, Hari Balakrishnan and A Study of Malware in Peer-to-Peer Networks by Andrew Kalafut, Abhinav Acharya, and Minaxi Gupta.
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