Tuesday, May 24, 2005

HoneyMonkey trawling for exploits

Microsoft is developing <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1817829,00.asp?kc=ewnws052005dtx1k0000599">a network of Windows XP honeymonkeys</A> to help detect rogue Web sites that exploit security holes to install malware on client machines. The project, code-named Strider HoneyMonkey Exploit Detection, is being created by the company's Cybersecurity and Systems Management Research Group to help the software giant find the source of zero-day exploits targeting the Windows XP operating system.

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