There’s nothing quite like the gut-wrenching feeling of losing your mobile phone – be it down the back of the sofa, on a night out or otherwise. Our smartphones are everything to us these days, or at least they can be. Contactless debit cards, personal computers, dating simulators, entertainment devices. And you wouldn’t leave your […]
A typical antivirus products and End Point services today generally speaking comes with two ways of detecting malware: Signature-based Heuristics The signature-based antivirus has evolved since the days of the earliest MS-DOS malware, but still follows the tried-and-tested formula of using sample part of the malware code in order to identify malware infection in the […]
According to ethical hacking courses, metasploit is the most popular tool used in pentesting. Metasploit tries to find weakness across your local network before an attacker does. This is the most common tool used by attacker’s to test security of operating system. In Kali Linux metasploit comes pre-installed with lots of payloads which are used […]
Most small businesses just rely on an antivirus tool to mitigate cyber risks, despite the fact that hackers show an increasing tendency to target small businesses. Small businesses leave many devices unprotected, which causes security risks. Moreover, with BYOD devices and IoT devices being used in large numbers, cybersecurity is becoming crucial for small businesses […]
A new unique campaign abuses system native OS process and security software to steal passwords and personal information. Threat actors disguise the Astaroth Trojan payload as JPEG, GIF, and extensionless to avoid file detections. The campaign especially targets the users in Brazil and the initial infection starts with a phishing-based campaign. Researchers form cybereason observed […]
In a blog post, Cybereason’s Nocturnus Research Team has uncovered a new strain of Astaroth Trojan which infects systems by exploiting processes of antivirus software installed in it. The Trojan is being deployed in spam campaigns in Brazil and Europe where it targeted thousands of computers as of December 2018. It spreads itself via malicious […]
Company customers ignore whether this flaw brings more serious consequences According to network security and ethical hacking experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security, multiple users of QNAP, the manufacturer of storage systems connected to the network, report having been affected by an unknown error that disables the automatic updating of users’ antivirus software. […]
Open the Internet and your screen will be flooded with hacking news and exploits carried out through the use of sophisticated techniques. It is not uncommon to land on news reports of millions of compromised Internet devices. These stories emerge not merely because of the hacker’s expertise, although this plays a large part. Just as crucial is the lack […]
As smartphones have become an inherent part of our lives, people no longer use their phones just for communication. Instead, they store most of their sensitive information on their phones. But, in this era of data leaks and constant threats to your privacy, is it safe to store your private data on your phone? Well, […]
How can cybercriminals penetrate a network or computer if there are security software in place to prevent it? Some cyber criminals have the answer, attack the very software used for securing the computer/network. That is the exact scenario that happened with ZoneAlarm antivirus, becoming the victim of a very clever vulnerability attack, as reported by […]
The trojan also installs a rootkit and another malware variant that can lead to denial-of-service conditions Perhaps the malware variants that affect Linux users are not as common as threats to Windows users, but Linux malware becomes increasingly functional and complex, consider digital forensics specialists in the International Institute of Cyber Security. The most recent […]
Armor is a simple Bash script designed to create encrypted macOS payloads capable of evading antivirus scanners. Below is an example gif of Armor being used with a simple Netcat payload. A Netcat listener is started on port 4444. The “payload.txt” file is read and shown to contain a simple Bash one-liner that, when executed, […]
Microsoft Windows built-in anti-malware tool, Windows Defender, has become the very first antivirus software to have the ability to run inside a sandbox environment. Sandboxing is a process that runs an application in a safe environment isolated from the rest of the operating system and applications on a computer. So that if a sandboxed application […]
When it comes to defending Windows, Microsoft has never been able to catch up with some of the best antivirus software in the market. However, this new feature of Windows Defender (Windows 10 built-in antivirus) will likely push it upward in the list. In a blog post, Microsoft has announced that the Windows defender can now run within a […]
New Adwind 3.0 RAT (Remote access Trojan) Evolving with new sophisticated capabilities, unlike old version it mainly attacks desktop version of Linux, Windows and Mac OSX using DDE code injection technique. Attackers are using weaponized Microsoft Office documents to compromise the targeted victims and also new capabilities that able to avoid detection by anti-virus software. This attack […]
The company claims that developers conspire to bypass product testing NSS Labs has ignited the controversy in the ever-challenging and obscure world of security product testing, such as antivirus, as the company has decided to sue several providers of these services and an organization of industry standards, as reported by specialists in ethical hacking from the […]
In a world bombarded with malware threats, you never know what’s lurking around the corner. Viruses are always looking for an opportunity for finding a way into your computer system. Any security-savvy person should have some sort antivirus software installed on his/her system; not limited to personal computers and smartphones. Well-known antivirus vendors include Kaspersky, […]
If you’re using Windows operating system and you have a rough idea of what’s happening in the cybersecurity world, you must be knowing that your favorite computer isn’t safe from malware and other threats. Same applies to Android and macOS platforms. To protect you from threats, cybersecurity firms develop and release antivirus software. In this […]
Recently, researchers found corrupt versions of legitimate LoJack software that seems to have been secretly modified to allow hackers inside the companies that use the service. Experts in information security commented that the domains found within the infected instances of LoJack have been previously linked to other operations carried out by APT28, a cyber-espionage group […]
After the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s hard for the netizens to trust almost anyone on the internet. Be it Google or someone else. As per a report by Motherboard, people are freaking out because they found Chrome scanning for malware on their computer. So, what’s wrong with that? First of all, it’s totally unexpected […]
Microsoft has worked hard to create and implement new security measures, from anti-exploit shields that prevent the exploitation of vulnerabilities, to the new Microsoft anti-malware engine capable of protecting from computer threats that can put our system at risk without needing another additional antivirus, with Windows Defender. However, this antivirus engine like many others has […]