Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A proof-of-concept (PoC) for CVE-2024-20328, a critical vulnerability in ClamAV, a popular open-source antivirus engine, that allows arbitrary code execution, was published. It is here,... The post No Click Required: PoC Available for ClamAV Command Injection Bug (CVE-2024-20328) appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

As we navigate through 2024, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for both businesses and individual consumers. Keep all devices updated with the latest security patches, and use reputable antivirus solutions that can block suspicious downloads and identify malicious software.

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SecureBlitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this post, we will answer the question – is Windows Defender good enough for 2024? With the increasing spate of cyber attacks, which have become much more sophisticated than ever before, PC users have been asking; would Windows Defender be enough come […] The post Is Windows Defender Enough For 2024?

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Quick Heal Antivirus

MAY 6, 2024

We’re Midway into 2024, and the threat landscape is evolving with new variants of viruses and malware that. The post The Threat Landscape: Emerging Viruses and Malware to Watch Out For in 2024 appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2024

Threat actors used fake AV websites masquerading as legitimate antivirus products from Avast, Bitdefender, and Malwarebytes to distribute malware. In mid-April 2024, researchers at Trellix Advanced Research Center team spotted multiple fake AV sites used to distribute info-stealers. exe.zip), malwarebytes.pro (MBSetup.rar).

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Zero Day

MAY 22, 2024

The best identity theft and credit monitoring services offer antivirus tools, social media monitoring, alerts, and assistance if something goes wrong.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 20, 2024

Weekly Threat Intelligence Report Date: May 20, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS Cyber Threat Intelligence Analysis This week in the HYAS Insight threat intelligence platform, we found a concerning open directory hosting multiple pieces of malware. eu, supfoundrysettlers[.]us,

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Quick Heal Antivirus

APRIL 19, 2024

The post Quick Byte: Top Cyber News of the Week (14th to 20th April, 2024) appeared first on Quick Heal Blog. India ranks 10th in cybercrime as per the recent “World Cybercrime Index” In the recently released “World Cybercrime.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 1, 2024

Sality is known for its ability to evade detection by antivirus software through encryption and obfuscation techniques. Amadey's adaptability and ability to evade detection by traditional antivirus solutions make it a persistent threat to both individuals and organizations, capable of causing substantial financial and reputational damage.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

ESET addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-0353 (CVSS score 7.8), in its Windows products. Below is the list of impacted programs and versions: ESET NOD32 Antivirus, Internet Security, Smart Security Premium, Security Ultimate 16.2.15.0 ” reads the advisory. 10.0.10017.0, 10.0.10017.0,

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

US FTC charged cyber security firm Avast with harvesting consumer web browsing data through its browser extension and antivirus and sold it. The antivirus firm is accused of selling the data to advertising companies without user consent. ” re ads the FTC’s complaint. FTC will also fine Avast $16.5

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

You can strengthen your cybersecurity defenses by using reliable antivirus software, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs). April 8, 2024 Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in LG WebOS Smart TVs Type of vulnerability: Authorization bypass, privilege escalation, command injection.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 13, 2024

ThreatDown has once again earned a perfect score in AVLabs’ January 2024 real-world malware detection tests, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter in achieving this feat. The Results ThreatDown consistently excels in the tests, and January 2024 was no different.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2024

A new Grandoreiro banking trojan campaign has been ongoing since March 2024, following the disruption by law enforcement in January. IBM X-Force warns of a new Grandoreiro banking trojan campaign that has been ongoing since March 2024. It also prevented infections on Windows 7 machines in the US without antivirus.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The 2024 ThreatDown State of Malware report is a comprehensive analysis of six pressing cyberthreats this year—including Big Game ransomware, Living Off The Land (LOTL) attacks, and malvertising—with strategies on how IT and security teams can protect against them. ThreatDown can help.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

link] pic.twitter.com/z91nfnGYAQ — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) February 19, 2024 The Cactus ransomware operation has been active since March 2023, Kroll researchers reported that the ransomware strain is notable for the use of encryption to protect the ransomware binary. Cactus Ransomware has just posted Schneider Electric.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

In January 2024, The Manipulaters pleaded with this author to unpublish previous stories about their work, claiming the group had turned over a new leaf and gone legitimate. 14, 2024, KrebsOnSecurity heard from the same bluebtcus@gmail.com address, apropos of nothing. Why you destroy our lifes? We never harm anyone. Please remove it.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

On April 3, 2024, after completion of this comprehensive review, we determined that some of your personal information was involved.” Once the malware has escalated the privileges on a machine, the threat actors use a batch script to uninstall popular antivirus solutions installed on the machine.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

APRIL 12, 2024

As of 2024, there are 2.64. Did you know that one out of three people, globally, shop online? The post From Click to Delivery: Want to Protect Yourself from Online Shopping Scams? appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Various forms of AI, such as machine learning (ML) and large language models (LLM), already dominated headlines throughout 2023 and will continue to present both overhyped possibilities and realized potential in 2024. In 2024, AI poisoning attacks will become the new software supply chain attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 16, 2024

Stop Ransomware in its Tracks With CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Ransomware Protection madhav Wed, 04/17/2024 - 05:22 Our last blog Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat described the ever dangerous and evolving cybersecurity threat of ransomware. This can model ransomware behavior for brief moments.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

MacOS computers include X-Protect , Apple’s built-in antivirus technology. “Recent updates to macOS’s XProtect signature database indicate that Apple are aware of the problem, but early 2024 has already seen a number of stealer families evade known signatures,” security firm SentinelOne wrote in January.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2024

Stop Ransomware in its Tracks With CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Ransomware Protection madhav Wed, 04/17/2024 - 05:22 Our last blog Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat described the ever dangerous and evolving cybersecurity threat of ransomware. This can model ransomware behavior for brief moments.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Council gathered input from 200+ organizations and announced the updated requirements in March 2022, which will become mandatory on March 31, 2024. Requirement 5: It is no longer sufficient to just have standard antivirus software. The current version, PCI DSS v3.2.1, The 12 controls.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

February 6, 2024 is Safer Internet Day. There were no social media sites to speak of, companies were selling antivirus and anti-Trojan solutions, but nobody cared about adware, PUPs, and assorted nuisances. While we laughed about it, it made me think. Firewalls on the other hand were considered a lot more important back then.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 20, 2024

Antivirus software: It detects and removes malware, providing an added layer of security for your devices. Secure Mobile Devices Mobile devices in the workplace pose unique security challenges, with cyberattacks using stolen or compromised credentials surging by 71 per cent in 2024.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This year, electric cars were a major focal point of the 2024 event, called Pwn2Own Automotive. Rapid7 published blogs detailing the successful and failed breaches of the 2024 event. And IoT devices often don’t have the firmware to install antivirus software or other protective tools.

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

But there are some good reasons for this trend: The global gaming market is booming—and is expected to reach $219 billion by 2024. For even more protection, explore Webroot’s SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus antivirus solution. It might seem strange that cybercriminals are targeting gamers.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2024

Related: AppSec market trajectory At RSAC 2024 , I sat down with Bruce Snell , cybersecurity strategist at Qwiet.ai , to hear a break down about how Qwiet has infused it’s preZero platform, with graph-database capabilities to deliver SAST, SCA, container scanning and secrets detection in a single solution. “We

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Centraleyes

MARCH 25, 2024

And, of course, in 2024, you’ll find solutions that tout technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and threat intelligence to augment vulnerability data with contextual insights. The post Best 8 Vulnerability Management Tools for 2024 appeared first on Centraleyes. But they are not the same thing.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 1, 2024

A single alarm from an antivirus filter may not be cause for concern. SIEM software collects and categorizes data ranging from antivirus events to firewall logs, including malware activity, failed and successful logins, and other potentially harmful activities.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 12, 2024

In addition, a 2024 report shows that the gaming industry is now worth around $455.27 In these videos, Roblox players were instructed to disable their antivirus software to ensure the smooth operation of a “PC optimizer” without encountering any issues. million daily active users makes it an attractive target for cyber attackers.

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Fox IT

MARCH 3, 2022

Because of the fact of being distributed via the Google Play Store as a fake Antivirus, we found that they have to include the usage of infected devices in order to spread the malicious app. This feature is used to automatically send reply notification with a message to download the fake Antivirus app.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 17, 2023

Security Qualifications OPSWAT MetaAccess has earned certification for ISO 27001:2013 and is available on the US government GSA Multiple Award Schedule through 2024. Applicable Metric Each MetaAccess appliance scales up to 25,000 concurrent endpoints and can be assembled into appliance clusters for larger environments.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

Some samples from crack websites made their way to VirusTotal around that time frame, followed by a malvertising campaign we observed in January 2024. To stay safe from this and other similar threats, a combination of web protection and antivirus is best suited. Indicators of Compromise Malvertising chain ivchlo[.]gotrackier[.]com

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. 30% data breaches and +23% ransomware for the first two months of 2024. Read on for more details on these threats or jump down to see the linked vendor reports. globally, +19.8%

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

In February 2024, the FBI seized LockBit’s cybercrime infrastructure on the dark web , following an apparently lengthy infiltration of the group’s operations. “The vast majority of top antiviruses have acquired behavioral analysis, which blocks 95% of crypto-lockers at their root,” Putinkrab wrote.

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