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AT&T Alien Labs finds new Golang malware (BotenaGo) targeting millions of routers and IoT devices with more than 30 exploits

CyberSecurity Insiders

As of the publishing of this article, BotenaGo currently has low antivirus (AV) detection rate with only 6/62 known AVs seen in VirusTotal: (Figure 1). Some AVs detect these new malware variants using Go as Mirai malware — the payload links do look similar. It also has different DDoS functionality. CVE-2017-6077.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. In 2017, more than 300,000 WordPress websites were affected by a malicious plugin that allowed an attacker to place embedded hidden links on victim websites. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Informed by over two decades and billions of online transactions, Ali Cloud is well prepared to meet the latest web-enabled threats. McAfee is widely known for bringing the first antivirus software to market.

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Weathering Russian Winter: The Current State of Russian APTs

Security Boulevard

Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. The idea of the ‘advanced persistent threat’ is a bit of an abstract concept to most. From then on, APT became a heavily used, marketable term. What Is An APT? They don’t bother with waiting around like many other APTs do.