Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Malware, or code written for malicious purposes, is evolving. To understand the new dangers malicious code poses to developers, it helps to take a brief look back at the history of malware. Malicious code, or malware, is intentionally written to disrupt, damage, or otherwise inflict undesirable effects on a target system.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

In human-operated ransomware attack scenario, attackers use stolen credentials, exploit misconfiguration and vulnerabilities to access target networks, attempt to escalate privileges and move laterally, and deliver malware and exfiltrate data. ” reads the post published by Microsoft. ” continues Microsoft.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This type of website is often visited by geeks and system administrators to read the latest computer reviews, learn some tips and download software utilities. The download is also a signed MSI installer, which increases the chances for it to look legitimate from the operating system and antivirus software.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. Details after contacting on jabber: truniger@xmpp[.]jp.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

US DoJ charged two Russian citizens for deploying the Dridex malware and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. The Bugat malware a multifunction malware package designed to automate the theft of confidential personal and financial information. Attorney Brady.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2022

Researchers from antivirus firm Avast spotted a new Linux rootkit, dubbed ‘Syslogk,’ that uses specially crafted “magic packets” to activate a dormant backdoor on the device. Linux rootkits are malware installed as kernel modules in the operating system.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

. “APT10 often attacked a service provider’s system by “spear-phishing” – sending company employees emails designed to trick them into revealing their passwords or installing malware. ” continues the report. In one case, threat actors used the name nsa.mefound.com to mock US intelligence.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

Deploy Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS), enforce Server Message Block (SMB) Signing, restrict Administrative privileges (local admin users, groups, etc.), Enable increased logging policies, enforce PowerShell logging, and ensure antivirus / endpoint detection and response (EDR) are deployed to all endpoints and enabled.

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Vipre

DECEMBER 22, 2020

At the same time FireEye sought to determine how the hackers got in, it discovered that the initial malware entered their environment in the form of a legitimate (i.e. essentially, signatures that can tell if systems are affected, including known-malicious files, the URLs the attackers used, and other features.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 12, 2021

They are also becoming more concerned about how the provider monitors security events, responds to malware attacks , and reports on these issues. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation. David runs MacSecurity.net.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Here, organizations should work toward achieving an effective system-wide process between security operations, IT operations, and system administration teams to ensure everyone is on the same page. Syxsense Active Secure instantly detects and eliminates running.exes, malware, or viruses.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

This cloud-centric model offers administrators granular network management opportunities while leveraging the bandwidth and reducing the cost of service delivery. SD-WAN segmentation capabilities allow administrators to separate traffic according to application characteristics and network policies.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

These are words that no system administrator or business leader wants to hear from anyone using a computer on their network. It makes sense then that the bad guys are taking notice of the trends in enterprise data storage and developing malware, including ransomware, that will target your cloud environments.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 24, 2017

Methods of Using Zero Day Vulnerability An overview of the majority of malware infections known as zero-day vulnerabilities and a guide on how to prevent zero-day attacks. These include infiltrating malware, spyware or allowing unwanted ассеѕѕ to user information.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2022

Duff: And so, out emerged this Excel spreadsheet of different behaviors that the red team was performing, which would allow us to focus rather on hashes, or specific malware, it allows us to focus on the higher level behaviors to improve our defenses. These could be in the operating system, or it could be a third party that's been added.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

Unfortunately, despite steady advances in malware detection and intrusion prevention systems, and much effort put into training employees to be wary of suspicious email, weaponized email and document-based malware remain as virulent as pervasive as it was two decades ago. The key takeaways: Productivity vs. security.

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Google Security

APRIL 30, 2024

Posted by Will Harris, Chrome Security Team Chromium's sandboxed process model defends well from malicious web content, but there are limits to how well the application can protect itself from malware already on the computer.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This reveals a likely blind spot for defenders and endpoint vendors: in a number of cases, perhaps even the majority, attackers have no need for 0-days and malware deployment to gain access to the information they need. SIGINT-delivered malware. 2023 will very likely be a year of 0-days for all major email software. The next WannaCry.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

Campaign A (20192023): Used emails with malware attachments (LODEINFO) to target politicians, media, and government. Campaign A relied on LODEINFO , a type of malware that infected systems primarily through malicious email attachments. Track antivirus detections carefully.

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