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.
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.
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.
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.