Also Known As: ITW
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Reading Material Recent Outbreaks
Definition:
In-The-Wild refers to viruses that have been reported by at least two separate reporting agencies to the Wildlist.org. The Wildlist is comprised of antivirus experts throughout the industry to maintain a snapshot of current infections. Published monthly, the Wildlist is also used as a benchmark by some antivirus certification agencies. The Wildlist, and its use as a testing benchmark, has been met with some criticism by antivirus experts who do not believe the reporting methods are scientific or controlled enough to guarantee an accurate representation. Others find it a useful reporting and reference mechanism. In any event, it is THE source of information regarding which viruses are currently infecting users.
Related Terms
• Internet Worm
• Trojan
• Worm
• Virus
In-The-Wild
A list of resources concerning the Wildlist, and descriptions of viruses in-the-wild.
A collection of security writings, including an article from Joe Wells, creator of the Wildlist.
Since the Wildlist is published only monthly, consult Recent Outbreaks to find out what new threats have been discovered.
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