Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

. “The builds containing the suspected malware have been removed from Steam, but we strongly encourage you to run a full-system scan using an anti-virus product that you trust or use regularly, and inspect your system for unexpected or newly installed software. Valve have removed the game two days ago. Lazzzy.gen.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2025

.” To protect against malware, experts recommend buying smartphones from authorized distributors and installing security solutions like Kaspersky for Android immediately. In March 2018, security researchers at Antivirus firmDr.Web discovered that 42 models of low-cost Android smartphones were shipped with the Android.Triada.231

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

Check Point researchers discovered a new version of the Banshee macOS infostealer which is distributed through phishing websites and fake GitHub repositories, often masqueraded as popular software. In August 2024, Russian crooks advertised a macOS malware called BANSHEE Stealer that can target both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 16, 2022

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky on Tuesday responded to an advisory released by Germany's Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) against using the company's security solutions in the country over "doubts about the reliability of the manufacturer."

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2025

The DarkWatchman malware can evade detection by standard antivirus software. Once opened, the archive triggered an infection chain that installed a modified version of DarkWatchman malware on the recipients system.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware. After that, the following files are extracted, namely: Avira.exe : Legitimate injector from Avira Antivirus. In the last few years, many banking trojans developed by Latin American criminals have increased in volume and sophistication.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

” In September, security researchers from G DATA discovered more than two dozen Android mobile phones from different manufacturers already infected by pre-installed malware. .” concludes the report that includes indicators of compromise (IoCs).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

” The hospital identified the ransomware attack early Saturday after antivirus software installed on the employees’ PCs flagged potential risks. While we believe this issue will not impact either the level or the quality of care we provide to our patients, we want to be fully transparent regarding this situation.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

Threat actors abused a vulnerable anti-cheat driver for the Genshin Impact video game to disable antivirus software. sys, for the Genshin Impact video game to disable antivirus software. The driver is currently being abused by a ransomware actor to kill antivirus processes and services for mass-deploying ransomware.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2022

Researcher discovered a couple of high-severity security flaws that affect a driver used by Avast and AVG antivirus solutions. SentinelOne researcher Kasif Dekel discovered two high-severity security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-26522 and CVE-2022-26523, that affect a driver used by Avast and AVG antivirus solutions.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure. How to protect yourself and your data Smart ways to secure your devices Strong passwords – Make them long, random, and unique.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2021

. “While the Windows system is in safe mode antivirus software doesn’t work. The cryptocurrency miner spreads through illegal and cracked copies of popular software. The researchers started investigating the threat after they became aware that the malware was disabling and uninstalling its antivirus from infected devices.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

A China-linked APT group, tracked as Moshen Dragon, is exploiting antivirus products to target the telecom sector in Asia. The threat actor systematically utilized software distributed by security vendors to sideload ShadowPad and PlugX variants.” ” reads the analysis published by SentinelOne. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Recommendations include timely patching, using strong and unique passwords, enabling multi-factor authentication, implementing security tools to detect abnormal activity, auditing accounts, scanning for open ports, segmenting networks, updating antivirus software, and creating offline backups.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

“Two Romanian suspects have been arrested yesterday for allegedly running the CyberSeal and Dataprotector crypting services to evade antivirus software detection.” The pair also operated the Cyberscan service which allowed their clients to test their malware against antivirus tools.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The malicious code acts as a backdoor allowing attackers to download and install third-party software secretly. In August 2024, several users reported that Dr.Web antivirus detected changes in their TV box system files. In September 2024, Doctor Web researchers uncovered a malware, tracked as Vo1d , that infected nearly 1.3

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Under-resourced Information Security Managers were not performing their business as usual role (including a NIST-based cybersecurity review of systems) but were working on evaluating security controls for the COVID-19 vaccination system. The antivirus server was later encrypted in the attack).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Below is the list of impacted programs and versions: ESET NOD32 Antivirus, Internet Security, Smart Security Premium, Security Ultimate 16.2.15.0 and earlier ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows and Endpoint Security for Windows 10.1.2058.0, 10.0.10017.0, 10.0.10017.0,

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

US FTC charged cyber security firm Avast with harvesting consumer web browsing data through its browser extension and antivirus and sold it. The antivirus firm is accused of selling the data to advertising companies without user consent. ” re ads the FTC’s complaint.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The malicious code acts as a backdoor and allows attackers to download and install third-party software secretly. In August 2024, several users reported that Dr.Web antivirus detected changes in their TV box system files. Doctor Web researchers uncovered a malware, tracked as Vo1d , that infected nearly 1.3

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Microsoft released a Windows Defender update to fix a problem that caused Defender antivirus to identify Chromium, Electron, as malware. Microsoft released a Windows Defender update to fix a problem that caused Defender antivirus software to identify the app based on the Chromium browser engine or the Electron JavaScript framework as malware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2021

Tests conducted by the experts demonstrated how to embed 36.9MB of malware into a 178MB-AlexNet model within 1% accuracy loss, this means that the threat is completely transparent to antivirus engines. 58 antivirus engines were involved in the detection works, and no suspicious was detected. ” states the paper.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2021

If you are already mid-update to a later CU, you should continue with that update.” You might be prompted by the installer to restart.). Microsoft has also updated its Microsoft Safety Scanner (MSERT) tool to detect web shells employed in the recent Exchange Server attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The group, which was previously undocumented, uses enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and remote desktops to deploy advanced malware, including CXCLNT and CLNTEND. CXCLNT allows for file upload/download, erasing traces, gathering victim information, and downloading executable files. ” concludes the report.

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Centraleyes

MAY 5, 2025

This guide offers a comprehensive, step-by-step breakdown of the process, providing the depth and clarity youre looking for to build a rock-solid Information Security Management System (ISMS). ISO 27001 is a globally recognized standard for managing information security. What is ISO 27001? Why is ISO 27001 Important?

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Worldwide spending on information security products and services rose to $114 billion in 2018, up from $102 billion in 2017, an increase of 12.4 Each of us have a responsibility to embrace best privacy and security practices. To be sure, it’s not as if the good guys aren’t also innovating.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

McAfee a vulnerability in its antivirus software that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute code with SYSTEM privileges. “Multiple parts of the software run as a Windows service executed as “NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM,” which provides it with very powerful permissions.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To protect against attacks like Credential Flusher, it is essential to adopt a series of security measures: Use updated antivirus software: Ensure that your security software is always up to date to detect and block the latest threats. Always verify the authenticity of received communications.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

Russian national Oleg Koshkin was convicted for operating a “crypting” service used to obfuscate the Kelihos bot from antivirus software. ”The websites promised to render malicious software fully undetectable by nearly every major provider of antivirus software. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

” The NCSC also provided info about the initial infection vectors observed in the ransomware attacks: Insecure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configurations Vulnerable Software or Hardware Phishing emails. backup servers, network shares, servers, auditing devices).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

By Tyler Reguly, senior manager, security R&D at cybersecurity software and services provider Fortra. Protect all systems and networks from malicious software. Develop and maintain secure systems and software. Test security of systems and networks regularly. In fact, the U.S. billion in 2019 to $815.4

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

Italy’s data privacy watchdog launched an investigation into the “potential risks” associated with the use of Russian antivirus software Kaspersky. Italy’s data privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into potential risks associated with the use of the Kaspersky antivirus. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

The EICAR Anti-Virus Test File, or EICAR test file, is a computer file that was developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) and Computer Antivirus Research Organization (CARO), to test the response of computer antivirus (AV) programs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2025

“CoffeeLoader implements a number of features to defeat endpoint security software such as call stack spoofing, sleep obfuscation, and the use of Windows fibers.” CoffeeLoader is distributed via SmokeLoader , with which it shares behavioral similarities. ” reads the report published by Zscaler.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

JetBrains TeamCity is a popular and highly extensible Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) server developed by JetBrains, a software development company known for its developer tools. By injecting malicious code, an attacker can also compromise the integrity of software releases and impact all downstream users.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

Review antivirus logs for indications they were unexpectedly turned off. Require administrator credentials to install software. Implement a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, secure location (e.g., Implement network segmentation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2024

South Korea’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) reported that North Korea-linked hackers hijacked VPN software updates to deploy malware. The malware was concealed within security authentication software used during website login. ” continues the joint advisory.

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