Network World

JULY 6, 2016

Security researchers have found a new backdoor program that allows attackers to hijack Mac systems and control them over the Tor network. The new malware has been dubbed Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor by researchers from antivirus vendor Bitdefender and is distributed as a file converter application through reputable websites that offer Mac software.

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Network World

MAY 5, 2017

Over the past year, a group of attackers has managed to infect hundreds of computers belonging to government agencies with a malware framework stitched together from JavaScript code and publicly available tools. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

AUGUST 29, 2016

Security researchers have found a sophisticated malware program that may have been used recently by a gang of hackers to steal more than US$350,000 from ATMs in Thailand. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here million Baht from 21 ATMs in the country.

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Network World

MAY 2, 2017

There's now a new tool that could allow companies to quickly block communications between malware programs and their frequently changing command-and-control servers. These are commercial malware tools sold on underground forums and are used by cybercriminals to take complete control of compromised computers.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In spite of a recent effort to improve the performance and detection rates in Windows Defender, Microsoft's anti-malware tool is still not very good at its job. AV-TEST conducted a lengthy, comprehensive test over a 12-month period to determine the best malware removal solutions for Windows 10.

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Network World

JULY 12, 2016

Security researchers have discovered a new malware threat that goes to great lengths to remain undetected while targeting energy companies. The goal of droppers is to prepare the field for the installation of other malware components that can perform specialized tasks. These are all tasks that Furtim’s Parent does well.

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Network World

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The source code for a trojan program that infected hundreds of thousands of internet-of-things devices and used them to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks has been published online, paving the way for more such botnets. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Unfortunately, that makes you a high-risk candidate for a cyber attack at some point along the way, be it through malware , phishing , or hacking. Malwarebytes is a free program built to help you avoid the above scenarios altogether — and it makes traditional antivirus look old, tired, and played out (seriously it’s free, download it here ).

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Network World

APRIL 7, 2017

Hackers have started adding data-wiping routines to malware that's designed to infect internet-of-things and other embedded devices. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks found a new malware program dubbed Amnesia that infects digital video recorders through a year-old vulnerability.

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Network World

JUNE 2, 2016

Researchers have found a malware program that was designed to manipulate supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems in order to hide the real readings from industrial processes. The same technique was used by the Stuxnet sabotage malware allegedly created by the U.S.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

After aggressively using JavaScript email attachments to distribute malware for the past year, attackers are now switching to less suspicious file types to trick users. Last week, researchers from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center warned about a new wave of spam emails that carried malicious.LNK files inside ZIP archives.

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Network World

MARCH 30, 2017

For the past few months, developers who publish their code on GitHub have been targeted in an attack campaign that uses a little-known but potent cyberespionage malware. If allowed to execute, the macro code executed a PowerShell script that reached out to a remote server and downloaded a malware program known as Dimnie.

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Network World

JUNE 7, 2016

Attackers are abusing the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to re-infect computers with malware after they've been already cleaned by antivirus products. The technique was observed in the wild last month by researchers from SecureWorks while responding to a malware incident for a customer.

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Network World

APRIL 7, 2017

When the source code to a suspected Russian-made malware leaked online in 2013, guess who used it? On Friday, WikiLeaks released 27 documents that allegedly detail how the CIA customized its malware for Windows systems. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

JUNE 21, 2016

In the face of relentless attacks – via malware, DDOS and malicious email – the defenses that protect the nation’s most “high impact” systems are spotty at best and could leave important programs open to nefarious activities, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

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Network World

MAY 4, 2017

When Microsoft made it possible for enterprises to quickly resolve incompatibilities between their applications and new Windows versions, it didn't intend to help malware authors as well. Yet, this feature is now abused by cybercriminals for stealthy and persistent malware infections.

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Network World

JANUARY 10, 2017

A cybersabotage program that wiped data from 30,000 computers at Saudi Arabia's national oil company in 2012 has returned and is able to target server-hosted virtual desktops. The malware, known as Shamoon or Disttrack, is part of a family of destructive programs known as disk wipers.

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Network World

JANUARY 3, 2017

Their electronic communications may be intercepted, messaging programs may be blocked. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

MAY 4, 2017

A sophisticated Russian cyberespionage group is readying attacks against Mac users and has recently ported its Windows backdoor program to macOS. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

MAY 24, 2016

The TeslaCrypt creators called it quits recently , but unfortunately for users, there's a new ransomware program that's ready to take its place. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Researchers had no problem developing a file recovery tool for the first two versions.

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Network World

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Security researchers have discovered a new way that allows malware to inject malicious code into other processes without being detected by antivirus programs and other endpoint security systems. We also found that the legitimate program, now containing the malicious code, can be manipulated to execute that code."

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TechSpot

APRIL 17, 2023

However, the developers who used Goldoson didn't realize that they were adding a malicious malware component to their programs. Read Entire Article McAfee's mobile research team discovered a third-party software library it named Goldoson, which collects sensitive information and performs ad fraud.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Thousands of publicly accessible FTP servers, including many from Seagate network-attached storage devices, are being used by criminals to host cryptocurrency mining malware. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

JUNE 27, 2016

A new ransomware program making the rounds uses a simple, yet effective technique to make user files inaccessible: locking them in password-protected ZIP archives. The new threat is called Bart and shares some similarities -- in the ransom note in particular -- with Locky, a much more widespread ransomware program.

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Network World

MAY 8, 2017

Hackers compromised a download server for HandBrake, a popular open-source program for converting video files, and used it to distribute a macOS version of the application that contained malware. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Because of this, users who downloaded HandBrake-1.0.7.dmg

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Security researchers have found a new Mac OS X malware that appears to be targeting the aerospace industry. Interestingly, the Trojan will also save a PDF document to the infected system concerning the Russian space program. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

MAY 18, 2017

There has been a steady stream of reports and claims lately that many of us no longer need endpoint security, that antivirus (AV) programs on our PCs are worthless. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Windows Central asked the same question , but determined that more protection is better than less.

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Network World

MAY 27, 2016

Over the past week, computers throughout Europe and other places have been hit by a massive email spam campaign carrying malicious JavaScript attachments that install the Locky ransomware program. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here 51 percent). 51 percent).

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Network World

MARCH 6, 2017

Almost every cybersecurity program these days does some sort of scanning, sandboxing or traffic examination to look for anomalies that might indicate the presence of malware. We’ve even reviewed dedicated threat-hunting tools that ferret out malware that’s already active inside a network.

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Network World

JUNE 23, 2016

A hybrid Trojan program created for financial fraud has started redirecting users of four large U.S. GozNym is a relatively new threat, first discovered in April , and is based on the Nymaim malware dropper and the Gozi banking Trojan. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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TechSpot

MAY 10, 2023

The examination involved testing the programs against around 12,000 malware samples mixed into 1.5 Read Entire Article AV-TEST, an independent organization that evaluates and rates antivirus and security suite software, tested 18 antivirus packages for Windows 10.

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Network World

APRIL 19, 2017

Is a vigilante hacker trying to secure your IoT device from malware? However, the program so far hasn't done anything malicious. Instead, the worm has been preventing a notorious malware known as Mirai from infecting the same devices. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In fact, Mac users may want to skip or delay the upgrade, as the new OS is experiencing significant compatibility issues with anti-malware programs and other security tools. Read Entire Article While third-party vendors have offered temporary workarounds, Apple.

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Network World

JUNE 29, 2016

Its main tool is a custom malware program dubbed Infy, which was repeatedly improved over the years. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Researchers from Palo Alto Networks came across the group's activities earlier this year, but found evidence that it has been operating since at least 2007.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Attackers have started to use Windows and Android malware to hack into embedded devices, dispelling the widely held belief that if such devices are not directly exposed to the Internet they're less vulnerable. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

JUNE 14, 2016

Attackers are infecting computers with a new ransomware program called RAA that's written entirely in JavaScript and locks users' files by using strong encryption. Most malware programs for Windows are written in compiled programming languages like C or C++ and take the form of portable executable files such as.exe or.dll.

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Network World

JUNE 15, 2017

Just consider some of the activity: Velocloud recently announced its SD-WAN Security Technology Partner Program to integrate with other security vendor’s products. They need firewall, IPS, anti-malware, URL filtering and anti-virus for security. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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