Symantec Security Response offers white papers on a range of issues relating to Internet security. Additional white papers focusing on Symantec products are available at the
Symantec Enterprise Security Resource Center
Archived white papers are also available.
May, 2012
Android.Opfake In-Depth (.pdf)
May, 2012
April, 2012
March, 2012
March, 2012
The Luckycat Hackers (.pdf)
March, 2012
Rootkits (.pdf)
January, 2012
Windows 8 Security (.pdf)
December, 2011
October, 2011
October, 2011
October, 2011
August, 2011
July, 2011
June, 2011
W32.Qakbot in Detail (.pdf)
May, 2011
December, 2010
Reputation-based Security (.pdf)
October, 2010
W32 Stuxnet Dossier (.pdf)
September, 2010
September, 2010
The Rise of PDF Malware (.pdf)
September, 2010
March, 2010
December, 2009
Zeus: King of Bots (.pdf)
November, 2009
November, 2009
November, 2009
Firefox and Malware (.pdf)
October, 2009
The Bredolab Files (.pdf)
October, 2009
W32.Waledac (.pdf)
August, 2009
Containing An Outbreak (.pdf)
July, 2009
June, 2009
March, 2009
Web Based Attacks (.pdf)
February, 2009
Your Computer is Now Stoned (.pdf)
January, 2009
Clean Data Profiling (.pdf)
November, 2008
February, 2008
January, 2008
December, 2007
November, 2007
November, 2007
October, 2007
October, 2007
September, 2007
August, 2007
July, 2007
June, 2007
May, 2007
Peerbot: Catch me if you can (.pdf)
April, 2007
April, 2007
April, 2007
April, 2007
March, 2007
March, 2007
March, 2007
March, 2007
Drive-By Pharming (.pdf)
February, 2007
February, 2007
January, 2007
January, 2007
Evolving Shell Code (.pdf)
December, 2006
December, 2006
November, 2006
October, 2006
August, 2006
Malicious Yahooligans (.pdf)
August, 2006
August, 2006
Regional Threats (.pdf)
July, 2006
July, 2006
Criss Cross (.pdf)
June, 2006
May, 2006
Windows Rootkit Overview (.pdf)
March, 2006
IM_a nuisance – W32.Imav.A (.pdf)
March, 2006
IME as a Possible Keylogger (.pdf)
March, 2006
March, 2006
When Malware Meets Rootkits (.pdf)
December, 2005
November, 2005
November, 2005
Threats to Online Banking (.pdf)
November, 2005
July, 2005
July, 2005
July, 2005
July, 2005
June, 2005
June, 2005
June, 2005
June, 2005
October, 2004
Privacy: A Study of Attitudes and Behaviors in US, UK and EU Information Security Professionals (.pdf)
October, 2003
October, 2003
April, 2003
Cyberterrorism (.pdf)
March, 2003
February, 2003
November, 2002
October, 2002
What's In a Name? (.pdf)
October, 2002
Secure Instant Messaging (.pdf)
October, 2002
September, 2002
September, 2002
May, 2002
May, 2002
November, 2001
Hunting for Metamorphic (.pdf)
September, 2001



