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. “Why do I need a certificate?

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

VCPI) provides IT consulting, Internet access, data storage and security services to some 110 nursing homes and acute-care facilities in 45 states. “But we’re still under attack, and as soon as we can open, we’re going to document everything.” Milwaukee, Wisc. based Virtual Care Provider Inc. ” .

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. If there's any lesson from all of this, it's that everybody spies using the Internet. That's an easier, and more fruitful, attack path. China denied having done so , of course.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 19, 2023

7 Internet Safety Tips for Safer Internet Browsing IdentityIQ With the internet, we can access vast amounts of information with only a click or tap. This year, the total number of internet users worldwide reached 5.18 And as immense as the internet is, so are the risks. Many threats lurk in its corners.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Simply put, they are antivirus solutions. In fact, it is one of the most popular antivirus solutions. Per 6sense, McAfee Cloud Security makes up 12.47% of the worldwide antivirus market share. 5 McAfee Total Protection is a set of five consumer security plans, including antivirus, web protection, and safety scores.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Unfortunately for us, Doug freaked out after deciding he’d been tricked — backing up his important documents, changing his passwords, and then reinstalling macOS on his computer. MacOS computers include X-Protect , Apple’s built-in antivirus technology. Image: SlowMist.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

PC Matic and Norton are consumer and small business security providers, mainly offering basic device and web security like antivirus and antimalware. PC Matic : Better for ease of use and administration (starts at $50 annually for 5 devices) Norton Antivirus : Better overall for home security and small startups (starts at $49.99

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. Limit Internet access for all agents to a controlled white list. Send the samples (.doc

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Be sure to secure server rooms, document archives, and other sensitive areas that could be involved in the incident. When creating a BCP, the following guiding questions can serve as a starting point: How would the organization function if critical systems such as computers, laptops, servers, email, and the Internet were unavailable?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

A historic records search at Domaintools on that tosaka1027@gmail.com address says it was used to register 24 Internet domain names , including at least seven that have been conclusively tied to the spread of powerful Android mobile malware. a firm that says it is “dedicated to the development and operation of Internet mobile games.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Imagine all the company information that you send over the internet from your computer. You can achieve this by connecting to the internet through a VPN. This way, data is encrypted when passing through the internet, such that other people can’t read what is being sent. Use an antivirus. Be careful when sharing screens.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Other than different antivirus and not allowing RDP connections to the internet they don’t seem to have put any additional safeguards in place. I am in the process of documenting the business financial impact to request a ‘credit’ at the same time as planning on bringing the system in house.”

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2020

Trend Micro has evolved from one of the earliest suppliers of antivirus suites to a provider of a broad platform of systems to help individuals and organizations reduce cyber exposures. These new technologies are incredibly complex, often poorly documented, and change constantly. We met at RSA 2020 in San Francisco.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For example, the last laptop I got had an antivirus software trial preinstalled—not necessarily a bad thing, but still bloatware. From a day-to-day perspective, your PC helps you create or enjoy videos, music, photos, documents, and much more to unleash your creativity, plan your life, and run your business. What is bloatware?

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SecureList

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The group usually takes advantage of Word documents and uses shortcut files for the initial intrusion. The first new method the group adopted is aimed at evading the Mark-of-the-Web (MOTW) flag, the security measure whereby Windows displays a warning message when the user tries to open a file downloaded from the internet.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 20, 2021

” This, of course, broke the internet. Another recent addition is a series of access restrictions that must be approved on a per-app basis, such as access to the Documents or Desktop folders. Antivirus software on iOS is impossible, due to Apple restrictions. It doesn’t make sense.

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Discover how cybercriminals find their targets on the dark web: For the average internet user, the dark web is something you only hear about in news broadcasts talking about the latest cyberattacks. But while you won’t find yourself in the dark web by accident, it’s important to know what it is and how you can protect yourself from it.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Experts at Exploit detection service EdgeSpot detected several PDF documents that exploit a zero-day flaw in Chrome to harvest user data. Exploit detection service EdgeSpot spotted several PDF documents that exploit a zero-day vulnerability in Chrome to harvest data on users who open the files through the popular web browser.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Tor enhances privacy by directing internet traffic through a minimum of three randomly chosen routers, or nodes. This is where your internet traffic enters the Tor network, with your IP address only visible to this node. This prevents any single relay from knowing the complete path of your internet activity.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 11, 2023

In late 2022, security experts at Sophos , Trend Micro and Cisco warned that ransomware criminals were using signed, malicious drivers in an attempt to evade antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools.

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Webroot

MAY 9, 2024

From important resumes and portfolios to personal documents, your digital footprint needs robust protection. Real-time antivirus protection Install robust antivirus software that provides continuous protection against emerging threats like malware, ransomware, and phishing scams.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. Original post: [link].

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Leverage antivirus software. Protect yourself from malware by purchasing, updating, and upgrading antivirus software. If you have to connect to the internet using a public network, do so with a virtual private network. Shred financial documents. (Think of Google Chrome blocking you from visiting a suspicious website.)

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SC Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

Phishing scammers posing as customers are contacting live-chat support agents with phony issues or problems and tricking them into opening up malicious documents, according to an incident response expert who has observed a marked uptick in use of this tactic over the last two quarters. EDR, MDR or XDR solutions).

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

A search at the breach-tracking service Constella Intelligence on the phone number in Tkaner’s registration records — 7.9521020220 — brings up multiple official Russian government documents listing the number’s owner as Dmitri Yurievich Khoroshev. Another domain registered to that phone number was stairwell[.]ru

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

However, these disasters can make you more vulnerable to identity theft, as critical documents and devices may be lost , stolen, or damaged, and the urgency of the situation often leads to lapses in security. During a disaster, keep documents and devices with you, use secure connections, and monitor your accounts for unusual activity.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2021

The Ukrainian Security Service shared indicators of compromise for this attack on the platform “MISP-UA” Below the recommendations by the CERT: Recommendations: Do not download encrypted archives or password archives from the Internet. The SEI EB is used by the Ukrainian government agencies to share documents.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The actors behind the attack used spear-phishing mails to target several victims, some were infected with Windows executable malware by downloading files through an internet browser. Each phishing document contains an external link to fetch a remote page containing a CVE-2021-26411 exploit.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Sean Nikkel, senior cyber threat intel analyst at cybersecurity firm Digital Shadows, told eSecurity Planet that the use of weaponized documents that require enabling downloads or similar connections to outside content isn’t new. ATP Phishing Campaigns. Also read: Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions for 2021. A Change from Office Files.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

A historic records search at Domaintools on that tosaka1027@gmail.com address says it was used to register 24 Internet domain names , including at least seven that have been conclusively tied to the spread of powerful Android mobile malware. a firm that says it is “dedicated to the development and operation of Internet mobile games.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

Experts found over 650,000 Word documents and.pdf files in the archive. million entries) Opera (2 million entries) Internet Explorer/Microsoft Edge (1.3 Most of the stolen files (50%+) were text files, some of them containing software logs, passwords, personal notes, and other sensitive information. png and 224,000.jpg

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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

The cyber actors conduct network reconnaissance and execute commands to deactivate antivirus capabilities on targeted systems before deploying the ransomware. The document describes various indicators of compromise and offers a list of flagged domains associated with this malicious activity. law,” the agency notes.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 31, 2021

Among the methods is what is known as intermittent encryption , which helps the ransomware evade detection by making an encrypted document look very similar to the unencrypted original. Instead, LockFile encrypts every other 16 bytes of a document. This means that a text document, for instance, remains partially readable.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

The malicious documents employed in this campaign used job postings from leading defense contractors as lures and installed a data gathering implant on a victim's system. It also has a list of recommended mitigations for handling Hidden Cobra threats: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines.

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Hacker Combat

MAY 4, 2022

Ransom virus, often known as ransomware, blocks users from gaining access to their computer or personal documents and requests payment in exchange for access. Other indicators include blocked access to personal data, slow performance, malware alerts by antivirus softwares and abnormal network behaviours. Isolate the infected device.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2019

When users click on “Decreto” hyperlink, they are redirected to a Google Drive web page which opens a fake page where a fake document is shown and it invites them to click on a download link. Figure 2: Drive document “Scarica il documento”. scentasticyoga[.]com, scentasticyoga[.]com, Figure 3: File contained in the Zip file.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2019

In February 2019, SI-LAB captured multiple samples of phishing campaigns using an Office Excel document carrying a malicious Excel 4.0 This technology is stored in the Workbook OLE stream in Excel 97-2003 format which makes it very difficult to detect and parse by antivirus (AV) engines. macro code.

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