Have you ever wondered, "Who writes all these viruses, anyway?  And, why?"

Connect Forum members and security admins- especially those who have encountered Hydraq/Aurora infections- may be interested in this new Security Response research paper, The Elderwood Project.

The Elderwood Project
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/elderwood-project

Here is an "info at a glance" graphic about Elderwood, as well:

The Elderwood Project (Infographic)
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/elderwood-project-infographic

I found this very interesting- and unsettling- reading. 

Finally: here is a link of general Best Practices from Security Response: please do make sure that your organization is using SEP to its full capabilities, and that other necesasary steps to remain secure are being covered.  As this paper shows, there's a lot of bad stuff in circulation. 

http://www.symantec.com/theme.jsp?themeid=stopping_malware&depthpath=0

Hope this helps.  Stay safe, everybody!