Microsoft`s Project Freta brings cloud-based malware detection to Linux
(Windows Phone Central)

Microsoft is utilizing the cloud to bring malware scanning to more devices. What you need to know Microsoft recently announced Project Freta, which detects malware. Project Freta is a free tool that uses a new approach to detecting malware. The project utilizes thousands of images of virtual Linux machines. The project currently supports Linux, but Windows is on Microsoft`s roadmap. Last week, Microsoft unveiled Project Freta, a cloud-based malware detection service (via Bleeping Computer). The project aims to detect malware that previously went undetected on Linux cloud VM images. It`s a free service from Microsoft Research that can detect OS and sensor sabotage. Microsoft Research breaks down Project Freta in a recent blog post. Malware that`s difficult to detect is significantly more valuable than malware that`s been detected before. Microsoft explains that undetected malware won`t appear on attack reporting and can be reused several times. Once a piece of malware is detecte...