CTOvision

JULY 29, 2014

Three Questions on Automated Malware Removal with Bob Gourley, Cognitio Corp and CTOVision. While there’s still an emphasis – and related spending – on malware detection, most incident response teams are actually overwhelmed by vast number of security alerts they receive. Another day, another data breach. Bob Gourley: That’s simple.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 25, 2025

Additionally, ThreatLabz uncovered a malware campaign in which attackers created a fake AI platform to exploit interest in AI and trick victims into downloading malicious software. AI-powered cyberthreat protection: Detect and block AI-generated phishing campaigns, adversarial exploits, and AI-driven malware in real time.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 31, 2021

Malware is being hidden in seemingly legitimate files that gamers download to install cheat codes or modifications, says Cisco Talos.

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IT Toolbox

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Since May 2023, the malicious packages have been downloaded over 10,000 times. The post Windows and Linux Systems at Risk to PyPI Repository Malware Packages appeared first on Spiceworks.

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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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IT Toolbox

APRIL 17, 2023

A malware named ‘Goldoson’ has been found in 60 Playstore apps that have a combined 100 million downloads. The post Android Malware Infects Legitimate Google Play Apps, Millions Impacted appeared first on Spiceworks.

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CTOvision

JUNE 10, 2014

We believe this is the only way to reduce the impact of malware and breaches in a cost effective way. Download “Automating Removal Of Advanced Threats” Automating-Removal-of-Malware.pdf – Downloaded 9 times – 918 kB. This approach has been proven to significantly improve enterprise defenses. This paper.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 30, 2020

A new strand of malware uses Word files with macros to download a PowerShell script from GitHub. This PowerShell script further downloads a legitimate image file from image hosting service Imgur […].

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 15, 2022

Malware downloading data logging and other espionage tools aimed at Ukrainian organizations. The post Russia’s Shuckworm cyber group launching ongoing attacks on Ukraine appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Network World

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Spotify's ads crossed from nuisance over to outright nasty this week, after the music service’s advertising started serving up malware to users on Wednesday. The malware was able to automatically launch browser tabs on Windows and Mac PCs, according to complaints that surfaced online.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Basic antivirus, for instance, might catch PC-based malware once a user downloads it, but you could try to block it before it ever reaches the user device, or at least have another security mechanism in place that might catch it if the basic antivirus doesn’t. DNS-based filtering can do this!

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Network World

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

FortiAnalyzer built-in AI capabilities automatically identify high-priority alerts and downloads relevant event handlers, correlation rules, and reports to help organizations understand an attacks background, timeline, affected technologies, and related threat intelligence, Shah stated. or Which malware bypassed security controls today?and

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CTOvision

JULY 23, 2014

We believe this is the only way to reduce the impact of malware and breaches in a cost effective way. Download “Automating Removal Of Advanced Threats” Automating-Removal-of-Malware.pdf – Downloaded 468 times – 918 kB. This approach has been proven to significantly improve enterprise defenses. This paper.

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Network World

JUNE 28, 2016

Hackers are stealing credit card information in Europe with malware that can spoof the user interfaces of Uber, WhatsApp and Google Play. The malware, which has struck Android users in Denmark, Italy and Germany, has been spreading through a phishing campaign over SMS (short message service), security vendor FireEye said on Tuesday.

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Network World

MARCH 24, 2017

What’s the best way to avoid Android malware? Downloading all your apps from the Google Play store -- where software is vetted – is perhaps the best advice. Security researchers do find new Android malware lurking on Google’s official app store. But that doesn’t mean Google Play is perfect.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 22, 2024

Threats from malware, cryptographic infections and compromised networks have never been greater. Headlines regularly attest to such widespread problems, from infection-felled organizations to dangerous vulnerabilities in popular tools.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The game was designed to contain malware that could steal users’ browser cookies and was available for at least a week before Valve removed it from its storefront and alerted users about potential risks to their PCs. According to SteamDB , the game was downloaded by an estimated 800 to 1,500 users before its delisting.

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CTOvision

JULY 29, 2014

The video at this link and embedded below provides an overview of conclusions from CTOvision research into ways to automate the removal of cyber threats (including malware) from your enterprise. You must automate your response, including automating the removal of malware and return to a known good state. This paper.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Read Mary Branscombe explain the nature of fileless malware and what you can do to protect against it on Tech Republic : When you get tricked by a phishing mail and open a document attachment that has a malicious macro or a link to a malicious site, or you download an infected application, there’s a […].

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A new report from Check Point claims that the average day in an enterprise organization is rife with malware and malicious applications.

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2016

Big hits Since the malware museum opened its virtual doors in February, its collection of de-fanged DOS-based malware from the 80s and 90s has attracted nearly 1 million views. Here are the museum’s most downloaded viruses: To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read the full story.)

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2022

This week, IT security group Checkpoint Research (CRP) published a report on its discovery of a crypto mining malware campaign hiding behind legitimate-looking apps, including Google Translate. The programs download malware while performing their advertised functions to gain users' trust.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers at Pradeo regularly update an article identifying mobile applications available on the Google Play Store infected with Joker malware. The latest entry, which came yesterday, highlighted an app called Color Message.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2016

A popular BitTorrent client called Transmission has again been found distributing Mac-based malware, months after it was used to spread a strand of ransomware. Researchers at security firm ESET have been following a malware called OSX/Keydnap , which can steal passwords, and noticed that it was spreading through Transmission’s official site.

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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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TechSpot

APRIL 17, 2023

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

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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

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

A new tool on the black market is helping hackers distribute malware through torrent files in exchange for a fee. It leverages torrenting -- a popular file-sharing method associated with piracy -- to spread the malware. On Tuesday, security researchers at InfoArmor said they discovered the so-called "RAUM" tool in underground forums.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Security researchers have found a malicious application on Google Play that had over 500,000 downloads and was designed to gain complete control over Android devices. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2016

The latter work (COFFSHOP.COM, artist unknown, if you’re keeping score) can be found at the Malware Museum, the brainchild of F-Secure Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen. Visitors can watch malware’s on-screen manifestations at the website and can even download emulations to their PCs.

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Network World

MAY 22, 2016

These options include both hardware and software approaches IT pros can take to defeat the malware, a group at this weekend’s Security BSides Boston conference was told. One method goes after the droppers that first infect target machines in preparation for downloading the main malware payloads.

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IT Toolbox

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Threat actors are impersonating 400 brands using 42,000 fake websites to lure unwitting users into generating traffic and downloading malware. The post Chinese Threat Actors Used 42,000 Fake Domains To Run a Giant Malvertising Campaign appeared first on.

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CTOvision

MARCH 27, 2019

UC Browser, a hugely popular mobile browser from Alibaba-owned UCWeb, has a design flaw that allows attackers to swap out downloads from the company’s servers with files from any server on the internet, according to researchers at Russian security firm Dr. Web.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

No single antimalware engine can keep up with all the malware out there. But how about 57 of 'em? [ 18 surprising tips for security pros. Discover how to secure your systems with InfoWorld's Security Report newsletter. ].

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Tech Republic

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A new malware is bypassing an Android 13 security measure that restricts permissions to apps downloaded out of the legitimate Google Play Store.

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