nGran, LLC

Granular Network Security Solutions

nGran, LLC
Granular Network Security Solutions

nGran is a security solutions firm focused on delivering data security systems, custom software development,
security awareness training, networking, and security services to our clientele.

 

Providing network and internet security to clients around the world.


  



nGran secures a variety of clients,
from Fortune 2000 Corporations
to small, private companies.

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Threat Watch

nGran has added a Blended Threat Watch to raise awareness for this type of spyware activity. Blended Threats are malicious programs designed to steal your personal and corporate information (credentials, credit card information, banking data). They typically contain the following malware components:

  1. Injectors to load spyware and viruses into legitimate programs (including the operating system)

  2. Downloaders and/or Droppers to establish multiple controls with infected web sites and add more components to an infected machine

  3. Worms for local delivery mechanisms 

  4. Anti-Viral killers to neutralize running security vendor solutions

  5. Trojans and other information stealing programs


Blended Threats
Blended Threat Watch

Blended Threat Monitor

Blended Threat "suites" have anywhere from 5 to over 110 running programs. They include autorun tools to make sure they restart when your machine reboots. They redirect your machine to other infected sites, and download fake security programs designed to further infect your machine (AV_Rogues). Even though legitimate security vendors have been tracking this type of spyware for a few years, we decided to publish summary data due to the increased activity and in the hopes of raising awareness to these pernicious threats, see below.

Since 12-21-08 there has been a 57% increase in the number of identified Blended Threats and a 73% increase in the number of infected sites, currently numbering more than 37,000 web sites. These sites are often reached through web search engines and deliver more than 475,000 trojans and spyware programs to the Internet. ISP distribution points are frequently utilized to "pass along" the infections to unsuspecting users. Legitimate PC vendors frequently provide seemingly harmless add-on products from the most infected ISP's for their new machines. This combination perpetuates the Malware epidemic evading traditional Anti-Viral solutions. Over the past month we have seen continuing increases in the number of injectors & rootkits being delivered to the Internet, as well as a continuous stream of Rogue Anti-Viral programs, infostealers, keyloggers & backdoors. The latest set of injectors & rootkits have been designed to capture logon credentials and intellectual property from commercial and government systems. It is strongly recommended that all corporate and consumer PC users re-evaluate their security software for prevention against these types of attacks.

We will be updating this Blended Threat monitor on a regular basis. If you are interested in seeing the details behind this research and our current recommendations for optimal protection, please contact us at info@ngran.com.
 
Prevention, Protection, & Awareness

nGran offers the most advanced solutions for protecting corporations from the latest in data security threats.

nGran software products include TAS-Watch and NEWS. TAS-Watch was commissioned by and developed for Banking and Financial Services customers to neutralize unwanted Trojans, Adware and Spyware (TAS). TAS-Watch provides Intrusion Prevention that neutralizes threats to Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
TAS-Watch has unique "self-defending" properties that block hacker termination attempts ... so it will continue to protect your PC when other security software has been terminated by malware. The Network Early Warning System (NEWS) is truly an Intrusion Prevention Solution based on behavioral analysis of Enterprise Network Systems and their usage. To try out TAS-Watch, see the downloads page for available demo versions. You can also purchase TAS-Watch online by visiting the Products Online page. Note that all online purchases are fully protected by Network Solutions SiteSafe services.

nGran has added more real time information feeds from industry leaders and links to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) IDTheft web site to help raise awareness to the growing spyware and identity theft problems in the marketplace. Click on the Alliances link for more information. Also, visit our Downloads and Products Online page to see our whitepapers, freeware, demos and products that are currently available.

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