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September 23, 2019 | Research
AV-ATLAS: Real-Time Threat Analysis
When infecting websites, e-mails and software downloads with malware, the main aim of cybercriminals is always to gain access to other people’s systems, devices and data in order to achieve financial advantages. With the AV-ATLAS threat intelligence platform, you can now find out about the latest online risks the moment they become a problem.
AV-ATLAS:
Threat intelligence platform from AV-TEST
Effective protection thanks to comprehensive information
With AV-ATLAS, the AV-TEST Institute is now offering an extensive range of tools that help both private and corporate users to fend off risks. The platform launched by the leading IT test institute provides users with access to its comprehensive research database by means of three analysis tools. AV-ATLAS offers end users the opportunity to view all important information on current risks on their screen thanks to a freely configurable dashboard. A total of three analysis tools are integrated into the AV-ATLAS start screen.
Blackhat URLs: the website analysis
The “Blackhat URLs” now provide users with access to extensive website analysis. The tool records the most relevant search terms from frequently used search engines ranging from Google to DuckDuckGo, as well as from social media channels and other online platforms. The results of these searches, which cover more than 300,000 websites every day, are then analyzed by the automated detection systems, which inform users about the latest suspicious and dangerous websites and online content on a day-to-day basis. This tool therefore provides you with information such as a current overview on the proliferation of malware, which can be precisely classified in categories such as Trojans or crypto miners. The Blackhat URLs tool also reports websites that distribute potentially unwanted applications (PUA). All in all, the Blackhat URLs provide reliable support when it comes to identifying and avoiding dangerous websites and their content as quickly as possible.
Extensive URL analyses
warn against suspicious URLs.
Details on detected malware
provide insights into current attacks.
Suspicious URLs, search terms, search machines
and detected malware are clearly listed after each analysis.
Recommended actions for secure surfing
The alarm provides daily information on current online threats.
Identify and avoid dangerous spam
The “Spam” tool provides you with an overview of attempted attacks proliferated via mass e-mails, from file attachments infected with malware through to links to potentially infected websites and right through to phishing mails. The AV-ATLAS spam detection module also informs users about the origin of e-mail threats and provides information on further characteristics of dangerous e-mail campaigns. It features include analysis of the links and file attachments used and temporal analyses of spam campaigns, subject headings and language analyses. The AV-ATLAS Spam tool therefore provides you with real-time information to help protect your systems against the latest spam campaigns.
The Spam tool
provides an overview of spam and malware spread via e-mail and their origin.
Spam info
Security analyses show spam attachments, their file extensions and further information such as the distribution of the mails according to time and date.
Countries of origin
Users can immediately view details such as the subject, country of origin, language, category and other details of spam mails currently being sent.
Accurate down to the nearest minute
View the most recently analyzed spam mails and all corresponding information at a glance. The analyses also focus on the most recently examined attachments classified as suspicious.
Alarm
Warning systems inform users about current spam threats.
Flare Whitelist: safe downloads guaranteed
Which downloads of the latest software versions are dangerous and which are safe? “Flare Whitelist” provides the information required to answer this question. Be it an update or a complete program download, Flare Whitelist examines more than 120 international download sources and portals. The AV-TEST Scan Clusters tool analyses millions of software packages and detects files infected with malware before using this information to effectively prevent the installation of malicious software. The tool also offers developers the opportunity to check whether their software is recognized as safe by common virus scanners or causes false alarms during the download process.
For secure whitelists
an overview of all of the portals, download URLs, software products and files examined by AV-ATLAS.
A real-time overview with Flare
Information on the products and files scanned by the Whitelist tool daily is also available.
The detailed overview
contains a list of the most recently processed software products and further information such as file names and sizes.