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Eddy Willems Anti-Virus Consultancy International

This is Eddy Willems’ official and original homepage for anti-virus and anti-malware consultancy with links to most anti-malware sites and companies in the world.


This site is the reference in independent anti-malware advice and information. It is also known as the first Belgian anti-virus page and one of the oldest anti-malware sites on the Web. This site is completely renewed in September 2010 and exists since 1995. Within these pages you will find one of the most comprehensive lists of anti-malware sites in the world with over 4000 links.

I have been working in the past (over 2 decades) as Anti-Malware Technology Expert for the security industry ( NOXS (a Westcon Group Company), McAfee, TrendMicro and Symantec ) and as Security Evangelist for Kaspersky Lab . I am now working as Security Evangelist for G Data Software AG . I am a Belgian security expert who is member of most international security and malware organisations in the world. Find more about me at the ‘about me’ page for a more detailed bio.

Take also a look at my Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube channel or iTunes channel. Don’t forget to subscribe to my popular anti-malware Blog with continuous updates and to take a look at my new Blog and my press page with over 1000 interviews and articles.

This site is and will remain always completely independent! (Site Design: Sonia Auger and Eddy Willems)

Jun 23, 2010 | Categories: Website | Tags: , , , | Leave A Comment »

Bug bounty initiatives: a summer approach against cyberthreats?

(This blog article has been published at the G Data Security Blog over here.)

The summer season has always been a mixture of holidays and launching new intiatives against cyberthreats if you look back at the past months. One of the new initiatives is brought to us by Microsoft with what they call the Blue Hat Prize. It is a contest that wants to generate new defensive approaches in the field of computer security. By launching this initiative, MS wants to develop new solutions to resolve security threats. And there are interesting prizes for the participants, ranging from $10,000 to $200,000.
It is known that MS also has some internal research conferences, but this new program will focus on new technology and defense against memory safety vulnerabilities especially. Microsoft clearly wants to encourage researchers to think about new ways of defeating entire classes of bugs instead of MS paying for individual bugs only, like some other companies are doing.

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Sep 11, 2011 | Categories: Blog | Tags: , , | Comments Off

Mobile and in-the-cloud OSes: Moving to the cloud, moving to different threats?

Lots of companies and home users “have their head in the clouds” moving their services, servers and data to the cloud without realizing they are using the cloud since a decade already and they have never given any thought about security of using services from the cloud. Even now, with financial incentives, they do not consider or look at the security implications at all.

Where does a network stop these days? Where does the business network stop? This is not easily definable anymore. Today, networks lacks clear crisp boundaries and it becomes more and more difficult to define what the real inside and outside of the corporate network is. It even becomes more and more difficult for normal users to protect themselves and to detect the real risks behind every part of the network.

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Jul 08, 2011 | Categories: Blog | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off

Mobile Payments, DroidDream and a Reactive Policy Add up to Major Headaches

Malware writers are entrepreneurs who are always looking for the best return on investment. The Android operating system, combined with the Google Wallet Service, will offer a record-setting ROI if current policies continue. Let’s look at why.

According to Gartner and IDC, Android is the market leader in mobile operating systems, so it is logical that cyber criminals will target the platform. Android malware can easily be spread through apps, which makes it an attractive target. Not only did the beginning of 2011 see the emergence of this trend, but soon Android will take the lead as the most targeted mobile operating systems in terms of malware.

A lot of problems result from the fact that apps can be distributed via different online shops and channels. And nobody, except for security experts, is looking for malware inside the apps.

The first proof of the official Android Market being interesting for cybercriminals was reported in March 2011, called DroidDream, a family of malware which uses a pair of exploits to gain root access on vulnerable Android devices. A large number of Android applications was reported to be infected and all were pulled from the Android Market after it was reported to Google. All of the applications were versions of legitimate programs that were Trojan-ised and rebuilt by the malware authors, loaded with malicious code. DroidDream sends a collection of information like IMEI, IMSI, OS version, etc. to the attacker and then attempts to download additional software and payloads.

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Jun 13, 2011 | Categories: Blog | Tags: , , | Comments Off

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