Barracuda Networks is launching an online malware detection engine to browse, share and analyse web-based malware.
Named Threatglass, the free tool can be used to reduce instances of infection within their businesses, allowing users to browse website infections by viewing the stages of infection and analysing network characteristics such as host relationships and packet captures.
Those websites selected for inspection are sourced from multiple data feeds including the Alexa top 25,000 websites, social feeds and suspicious websites from Barracuda’s customer network, consisting of more than 150,000 organisations worldwide.
In addition to screen captures of the infections, Threatglass displays various representations of network traffic including DNS, HTTP, and netflow in both graphical and textual formats. The system has cataloged approximately 10,000 live web-based malware attacks and adds new ones each day.
“‘Good sites gone bad’ is a daily problem for popular websites targeted by attackers and used to serve malware to their unsuspecting visitors,” said Dr. Paul Judge, chief research officer and VP, Barracuda. “Threatglass was designed for both casual users and the research community to provide a way to document and better understand this ongoing problem.”
