Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Microsoft released a Windows Defender update to fix a problem that caused Defender antivirus to identify Chromium, Electron, as malware. It has already happened in the past that the popular antivirus software has identified Chrome as a malicious code, the website The Register reported a similar problem in 2011.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. We therefore named this malware Purple Lambert.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimated that the Glupteba botnet was composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world as of December 2021. Botnet operators use to spread the malware via cracked or pirated software and pay-per-install (PPI) schemes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Balaban This ransomware was doing the rounds over spam generated by the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which had been originally launched in 2011 as a toolkit for stealing victim’s banking credentials and was repurposed for malware propagation. These included PClock, CryptoLocker 2.0, Crypt0L0cker, and TorrentLocker.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In the ever-evolving world of malware , rootkits are some of the most dangerous threats out there. Because of how deeply embedded kernel-mode rootkits are within a computer’s system, they can be one of the most damaging types of malware out there. Looking for More About Malware? Check Out What is Malware?

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

” But the security community and other technology leaders have started raising the alarm, worried about the program’s potential to write malware and spread mis- and disinformation. It can also help automate security incident analysis and vulnerability detection, as well as more accurately filter spam.

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