Who names malware?

Gasp · Mar 24, 2010

A lot of vendors use the same or similar names for detected malware. When a new piece of malware is discovered, who names it?

siljaline · Mar 24, 2010

Microsoft has partnered with numerous anti-virus vendors.
They certainly have some naming standard in order to streamline naming these threats as they arise.

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