In another obfuscation technique, the malware uses an IP detection web service (Maxmind) to determine the network used by the targeted system.

A group of researchers from the U.S. Naval Academy has developed a technique for analyzing email traffic in real-time to identify spam messages as they come across the wire, simply using ...

Encrypted Traffic Analytics, a new method for detecting malware in encrypted data traffic, may have applicability for encrypted SIP flows.

It also uses encrypted socket communication over TCP connections to transmit stolen data, making interception more challenging. Read more on Android malware: ToxicPanda Malware Targets Banking Apps on ...

The Lumma information-stealing malware is now using an interesting tactic to evade detection by security software - the measuring of mouse movements using trigonometry to determine if the malware ...

The communication takes places through TCP and UDP using packets. In this paper, the authors purpose to analysis packets of TCP and UDP while sending an e-mail using a tool called wireshark.

Backdoor infecting VPNs used “magic packets” for stealth and security J-Magic backdoor infected organizations in a wide array of industries.

A new variant of the Konfety Android malware emerged with a malformed ZIP structure along with other obfuscation methods that allow it to evade analysis and detection.

Symantec also offers both inline and span/tap port malware detection. Trend Micro emphasizes inline packet inspection, only using span/tap ports for out-of-band monitoring, scanning and notification.