Browsing tag
The spike in Bitcoin value prompted cybercriminals to focus on cryptocurrency hijacking through a variety of methods, including malicious Android apps. During Q4 2017, information security professionals saw on average eight new threat samples per second, and the increasing use of fileless malware attacks leveraging Microsoft PowerShell. “The fourth quarter was defined by rapid cybercriminal […]
Symantec warns of growing number of malicious scripts. Microsoft PowerShell is a really powerful tool for IT professionals running Windows, and the Redmond-based software giant is making it the default shell in the operating system, but security experts say that cybercriminals are also increasingly using it for spreading malware. Security firm Symantec have analyzed malicious […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has open sourced the code of its command line shell and scripting language PowerShell, bringing this automation framework to Linux and OS X. By downloading the appropriate package from PowerShell’s GitHub page and running a couple of commands, you can easily install the application on Ubuntu, CentOS, and OS X. Last week, for the […]
Short Bytes: You might not know but PowerShell, the ubiquitous force running behind the Windows environment, is slowly becoming a secure way for the attackers to hide their malicious activities. Unfortunately, at the moment, there’s no technical method of distinguishing between malicious and good PowerShell source code. In a new report, it has been discovered […]