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When it comes to malicious programs, polymorphic refers to a malware’s ability to change itself and its identifiable features in order to avoid detection. Many types of malware can take a polymorphic form, including viruses, trojans, keyloggers, bots, and many more. This technique involves continuously changing characteristics such as file name or encryption keys, so […]
As the tax filing deadline is almost upon many taxpayers, the cybercriminal groups have launched their aggressive campaign to capture this potential income stream. Banking trojans that were installed in some computers, most of which remained idle for months are now springing back into the action of monitoring the computers that infected waiting for bank […]
Cyber attacks and malware are one of the biggest threats on the internet. Learn about the different types of malware – and how to avoid falling victim to attacks. What is malware? Malware is shorthand for malicious software. It is software developed by cyber attackers with the intention of gaining access or causing damage to […]
Security firm warns of Trojans shipping with stock firmware. Russian security company Dr. Web, who also makes a PC antivirus solution bearing the same name, warns that it discovered a total of 26 smartphone models running Android and infected with malware that’s injected in the stock firmware they are shipped with. Most of the models on […]