Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2022

Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. Avira Free Antivirus). Avira Crypto. In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. One of the men indicted as part of APT41 — now 35-year-old Tan DaiLin — was the subject of a 2012 KrebsOnSecurity story that sought to shed light on a Chinese antivirus product marketed as Anvisoft. Image: FBI.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. One of the domains registered in 2006 to the address unforgiven57@mail.ru antivirusxp09[.]com).

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 17, 2022

Out of an abundance of caution, Mark submitted Saicoo’s drivers file to Virustotal.com , which simultaneously scans any shared files with more than five dozen antivirus and security products. “The Army Reserve started using CAC logon in May 2006,” Danberry wrote on his “About” page. Image: Militarycac.com.

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SecureBlitz

MAY 18, 2022

Malwarebytes was established in 2006, and it quickly rose to popularity as a free and easy-to-use. Malwarebytes is a popular anti-malware program that has been around for years and years. It protects you from various forms of malware, spyware, rootkits, and other nasties without slowing down your computer.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Microsoft Defender Antivirus suffers from a perception problem. For the first decade of its existence, starting with its 2006 release , Defender was a much-maligned piece of software that no business would use to protect its endpoints. That’s no longer the case.

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