eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware. The title of the accessed web-pages are collected and compared with the target organizations and services hardcoded and defined by crooks, generally the name of the banking portals, cryptocurrency portals, and financial firms.

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Antivirus Malware Banking Internet 113

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Also read: Best Antivirus Software of 2022. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 Restoration is offered in exchange for a ransom, usually in cryptocurrencies. Backup and encryption.

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Backups Ransomware Firewall Malware 145

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Experts say the best defense is a multi-pronged network security strategy that includes a firewall, anti-malware software, network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS), and data protection. How to Defend Against Adware. How to Defend Against Botnets.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 104

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Ransomware programs gain access to a computer’s file system and execute a payload to encrypt all data. Warning signs. The data is neither stolen nor manipulated.

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Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. Activation: The ransomware begins encrypting sensitive files or locking down the system. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8 Ransomware.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It targeted Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting the data on the victim’s machine and seeking ransom in exchange for a promise to decrypt all the encrypted files and potentially undo the damage, but that’s far from the truth, as we discuss further! We need to unzip the archive to access the executable.

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