Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2022

Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. Avira Free Antivirus). Avira Crypto. In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. One of the domains registered in 2006 to the address unforgiven57@mail.ru antivirusxp09[.]com).

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Why do I need a certificate? ru in 2008.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 17, 2022

Out of an abundance of caution, Mark submitted Saicoo’s drivers file to Virustotal.com , which simultaneously scans any shared files with more than five dozen antivirus and security products. “The Army Reserve started using CAC logon in May 2006,” Danberry wrote on his “About” page. Image: Militarycac.com.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Satori DataSecOps 2021 Private BluBracket Software supply chain 2021 Private Cape Privacy Data security 2021 Private ZecOps Digital forensics 2019 Private SecurityScorecard Risk ratings 2017 Private Carbon Black Security software 2015 Acquired: VMware AVG Antivirus software 2015 Acquired: Avast. ForgePoint Capital.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the risk and incredible rate of advancement in Russian cyberattacks front and center – with much of the internet (and the world) caught in the crossfire. Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. What Is An APT?

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