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Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after

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Antivirus solutions from different vendors are having malfunctions after the installation of Windows security patches released on April 9, including McAfee, Avast and Sophos. Antivirus solutions from different vendors are showing malfunctions after the installation of Windows security patches released on April 9. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Microsoft: Attackers Exploiting ‘ZeroLogon’ Windows Flaw

Krebs on Security

The flaw is present in most supported versions of Windows Server, from Server 2008 through Server 2019. CVE-2020-1472 earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” severity rating, meaning attackers can exploit it with little or no help from users. “Administrators should prioritize patching this flaw as soon as possible.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

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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Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany

Krebs on Security

Spanish for “Butterfly,” Mariposa was a potent crime machine first spotted in 2008. In December 2013, a Slovenian court sentenced Škorjanc to four years and ten months in prison for creating the malware that powered the ‘ Mariposa ‘ botnet. An advertisement for the ButterFly Bot. “TM passed this information on to Brian Krebs.”

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When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware

Krebs on Security

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. Virustotal reported that some 43 different security tools detected the Saicoo drivers as malicious.

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After latest Microsoft Windows updates some PCs running Sophos AV not boot

Security Affairs

Sophos confirmed that the latest set of Windows updates are causing problems with the boot of computers running the popular Antivirus software. According to Sophos, the problems have been reported by customers running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The experts suggest to remove Windows update by booting the system in Safe mode.

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Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

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Experts from Kaspersky explained that in February 2019, multiple antivirus companies received a collection of malware samples, some of them cannot be associated with the activity of known APT groups. . ” The Lambert APT (aka Longhorn APT ) has been active since at least 2008, but its first samples were spotted in 2014.

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