Difference between revisions of "OpenSBI"
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OpenSBI is our initiative to make Spybot - Search & Destroy a more open platform for malware fighting. There are five major components that define OpenSBI: | OpenSBI is our initiative to make Spybot - Search & Destroy a more open platform for malware fighting. There are five major components that define OpenSBI: | ||
− | # ''Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6'' - this release fully supports OpenSBI files as an additional source of detections. | + | # ''[[Spybot - Search & Destroy]] 1.6'' - this release fully supports OpenSBI files as an additional source of detections. |
− | # ''FileAlyzer 1.6 OpenSBI Edition'' - our file analysis tool now offers dozens of functions to create detection patterns for files. | + | # ''[[FileAlyzer]] 1.6 OpenSBI Edition'' - our file analysis tool now offers dozens of functions to create detection patterns for files. |
− | # ''OpenSBI Edit Lite'' - a full text editor for OpenSBI files, including syntax highlighting, import of InCtrl5 and HijackThis logs, and context sensitive help. | + | # ''[[OpenSBI Edit Lite]]'' - a full text editor for OpenSBI files, including syntax highlighting, import of InCtrl5 and HijackThis logs, and context sensitive help. |
− | # '' | + | # This ''Wiki'' - a documentation wiki with hundreds of pages explaining the usage of the OpenSBI file format. |
− | # ''Community'' - integrated into our support forums is a system that allows you to share your OpenSBI files with other Spybot-S&D users, and comment theirs. | + | # The ''[http://forums.spybot.info/ Community]'' - integrated into our support forums is a system that allows you to share your OpenSBI files with other Spybot-S&D users, and comment theirs. |
− | + | Some advantages we created this for are | |
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+ | # ''Diversity'' - everyone can create detection templates for any software, without depending on a central authority to acknowledge its threat. | ||
+ | # ''Neutrality'' - we cannot be bought to remove detections from our database, but if you do not believe us, you can simply publish your own rules against some malware. | ||
+ | # ''Continuity'' - OpenSBI ensures that you'll get updates as long as someone is interested in updating the database (which does not mean we intend to do less work in adding new detections). |
Revision as of 19:21, 23 May 2008
OpenSBI is our initiative to make Spybot - Search & Destroy a more open platform for malware fighting. There are five major components that define OpenSBI:
- Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6 - this release fully supports OpenSBI files as an additional source of detections.
- FileAlyzer 1.6 OpenSBI Edition - our file analysis tool now offers dozens of functions to create detection patterns for files.
- OpenSBI Edit Lite - a full text editor for OpenSBI files, including syntax highlighting, import of InCtrl5 and HijackThis logs, and context sensitive help.
- This Wiki - a documentation wiki with hundreds of pages explaining the usage of the OpenSBI file format.
- The Community - integrated into our support forums is a system that allows you to share your OpenSBI files with other Spybot-S&D users, and comment theirs.
Some advantages we created this for are
- Diversity - everyone can create detection templates for any software, without depending on a central authority to acknowledge its threat.
- Neutrality - we cannot be bought to remove detections from our database, but if you do not believe us, you can simply publish your own rules against some malware.
- Continuity - OpenSBI ensures that you'll get updates as long as someone is interested in updating the database (which does not mean we intend to do less work in adding new detections).