The next malware battleground: Recovery after unknown infection

Malware has become a natural aspect of Internet computing due to the imperfectness of systems that identify malware and prevent their installation. Our ability to control the volume of unwanted and malicious traffic on the Internetthe spam messages, the DoS attackshinges on our ability to not only prevent the initial installation of malware known to us but also to repair systems that unknown malware has successfully attacked. This article discusses techniques that identify and remove unknown infectious software. © 2006 IEEE.