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Threat actors are increasingly abusing Internet Information Services (IIS) extensions to backdoor servers as a means of establishing a “durable persistence mechanism.” That’s according to a new warning from the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team, which said that “IIS backdoors are also harder to detect since they mostly reside in the same directories as legitimate […]
Reportedly, the Windows Defender daily update flagged DeCSS DVD encryption software copy as a Trojan and quarantined it before deleting it after 60 seconds interval. The impact of the Windows Defender update on DeCSS software data has enraged Windows 10 by messing with specific stored files. For your information, DeCSS is a free computer system […]
Microsoft issued a serious warning about the new form of stealthy fileless Malware campaign “Nodersok” that attacks windows computers using living-off-the-land techniques. Living-off-the-land Binaries (LOLBin) technique refers to the abuse of legitimate windows tools and uses it to maintain its persistence and performing other malicious activities in the targeted windows machine. Microsoft researchers are continuously […]
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 […]
If you are someone who relies on “Windows Defender” on Windows 10 to protect your device from malware threats, you should know about the new version of TrickBot malware that attempts to disable the antivirus software altogether. TrickBot Trojan isn’t exactly new as it surfaces from time to time. The last we heard about TrickBot was […]
A widespread fileless malware campaign called Astaroth spotted with the “lived off the land” method to attack Windows users with advanced persistent technique to evade the detection. Microsoft uncovered this fileless malware using anomaly detection algorithm and the observation of sudden spike in the use of Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool to run the […]
Microsoft published legitimate apps that can be abused by attackers to bypass the security rules and to infects organizations network through living off the land attack methods. Living off is the method in which attackers use operating system features or legitimate network administration tools to compromise victims’ networks. “Living off the land” was coined by […]
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 […]
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 […]
Microsoft has announced changes to their evaluation criteria which helps their antimalware products like Windows Defender take action against different kinds of threats. One such category of apps is of the so-called free cleaners and optimizers, also known as scareware, which try to fool users by displaying false warnings and coercive messages to lead the users […]
Microsoft has released an out-of-band patch for two severe flaws in Windows Defender. The flaws were discovered by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a unit of the UK’s spy agency GCHQ, which dispenses cyberdefense advice to the government and public. Just last week, for example, the NCSC told UK agencies hosting information classified ‘secret’ never to […]
Microsoft Windows OS facing Many Cyber Attacks in past few Month Especially Wannacry and Petya caused many damages around the globe. Finally, Microsoft announced Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16232 for PC and including Many security Futures with in it. New Futures including with updates helps to Prevent Browser based Attacks, Exploit Protection, Control Folder […]
This fall, Microsoft plans to release a new Windows Defender feature called Controlled Folder Access, which blocks and blacklists unauthorized apps from making changes to files located inside specially-designated folders. Microsoft shipped the Controlled Folder Access feature as part of the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16232, released yesterday evening. New Windows Defender feature watches […]
Microsoft recently patched a critical vulnerability in its ubiquitous built-in antivirus engine. The vulnerability could have allowed attackers to execute malicious code by luring users to a booby-trapped website or attaching a booby-trapped file to an e-mail or instant message. A targeted user who had real-time protection turned on wasn’t required to click on the […]
Several weeks ago, the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) research team noticed security alerts that demonstrated an intriguing attack pattern. These early alerts uncovered a well-planned, finely orchestrated cyberattack that targeted several high-profile technology and financial organizations. An unknown attacker was taking advantage of a silent yet effective attack vector: the compromised […]
Short Bytes: To make your Windows 10 PC experience more secure, Microsoft is launching a new service called Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP). Acting as a complementary service to Windows Defender, this mixed service of a cloud service and client technology will help detect threats that go undetected past other security measures. Back in […]
Short Bytes: Windows defender is the default antivirus for Windows 10. Know about its different features like Update, History, Scan options, Scan settings, Exclusions etc. These Windows Defender settings will help you customize this antivirus more according to your need. What is Windows Defender? Windows 10 has already a built-in real-time antivirus named Windows Defender. […]