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ZoneAlarm, an internet security software company owned by Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Technologies, has suffered a data breach exposing data of its discussion forum users, the company confirmed The Hacker News. With nearly 100 million downloads, ZoneAlarm offers antivirus software, firewall, and additional virus protection solutions to home PC users, small businesses, and mobile […]
Do you always uncomfortable trusting companies with your data? If so, you’re not alone. While companies do much to protect themselves from external threats, insiders always pose the highest risk to a company’s data. Unfortunately, when we say companies can’t eliminate insider threat completely, cybersecurity firms, who are meant to protect others, are not an […]
A recent investigation by vulnerability testing specialists at security firm SafeBreach Labs has revealed the presence of a critical vulnerability in the Avira 2019 antivirus tool software. Tracked as CVE-2019-17449, this vulnerability could have been used to evade target system defenses, gain persistence, and perform privilege escalations by loading an arbitrary dynamic link library (DLL) […]
TokyoWesterns’ team of web application security experts just unveiled a new attack method that, if exploited, would allow the extraction of sensitive information from any server protected with Windows Defender. This attack method, dubbed “Oracle AV”, was disclosed during a recent cybersecurity event and, according to its developers, is a specialized server-side request forgery technique […]
Antivirus solutions are one of the basic protection tools for computer users; however, this software is not safe from flaws that alter the security and privacy environment. Recently, IT system audit specialists reported a new vulnerability in the antivirus software of the Russian firm Kaspersky Lab that leaked some details about preferences and customs in […]
95% of HTTPS servers vulnerable to trivial MITM attacks Virtual Private Networks have been in use since 1996, when Microsoft’s Gurdeep Singh-Pall created a method for implementing virtual private networks and called it Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP). The idea behind this invention was to provide people with secure internet connections. Since 1996, the VPN technology […]
Hackers come in many forms with sophisticated Hacking Techniques, While there has been a lot of discussion about online security in recent years, many people are still unfamiliar with the types of attacks they are most likely to be targeted by. Knowing what’s out there is clearly important when it comes to keeping yourself safe […]
A report recently released by an information security services firm claims that a group of hackers have released information exposed by a data breach against three of the major U.S. antivirus software companies. This group of hackers, self-named “Fxmsp”, aims to sell source code owned by companies, in addition to the keys to access their […]
Dharma Ransomware is out on the loose and is evolving by the minute. The latest report from Trend Micro has spotted instances of Dharma Ransomware encrypting files by distracting users with an antivirus installation. Dharma ransomware is a version of Crysis, which is another dangerous malware. Dharma encrypts user files using Asymmetric Cryptography. It is […]
There is a constant game of cat and mouse between malware writers and security analysts, and it seems that malware writers are having an edge at the moment. A new breed of malware called “Invisible Malware” has been discovered which is impossible to catch by the currently used security software. How does Invisible Malware Work? […]
Microsoft released a new future called Tamper protection in Microsoft Defender ATP to provide next-gen security to their users and block the advanced and never before seen malware within a seconds. In order to expand the security in Microsoft anti-malware solution, Tamper protection provides an additional security future against improper modification in the apps by […]
Recent In-depth analysis against Android Antivirus in Google play store reveals that, 138 Android antivirus products are completely fake and potentially harmful to Android users. AV-Comparatives research team performed the effectiveness of antimalware programs for Android to ensure the quality of malware detection against various sophisticated malware. For the analysis, they took 250 Android antivirus […]
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. […]
Just like the human body, our PCs need protection as well, which is why experts recommend having anti-virus installed on the system. But sometimes, these antivirus software can be a mess for a lot of reasons; top-most being, they use up an extreme amount of memory. Thus, weakening our system or crashing them from time to time. Among […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Phantom-Evasion is an interactive antivirus evasion tool written in python capable to generate (almost) FUD executable even with the most common 32 bit msfvenom payload (best performances are obtained with 64 bit payload). The aim of this tool is to make antivirus evasion an easy task for pentesters through the use of prewritten modules focused […]
CHAOS allow generate payloads and control remote Windows systems. Features Reverse Shell Download File Upload File Screenshot ? Keylogger ? Persistence Open URL Remotely Get Operating System Name Run Fork Bomb Tested On Kali Linux – ROLLING EDITION How To Use # Install dependencies (You need Golang and UPX package installed) $ apt install […]
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 […]