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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. One of the men indicted as part of APT41 — now 35-year-old Tan DaiLin — was the subject of a 2012 KrebsOnSecurity story that sought to shed light on a Chinese antivirus product marketed as Anvisoft. Image: FBI.

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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

911 says its network is made up entirely of users who voluntarily install its “free VPN” software. In this scenario, users indeed get to use a free VPN service, but they are often unaware that doing so will turn their computer into a proxy that lets others use their Internet address to transact online. “The 911[.]re

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MY TAKE: How consumer-grade VPNs are enabling individuals to do DIY security

The Last Watchdog

I’ve written this countless times: keep your antivirus updated, click judiciously, practice good password hygiene. Then about 10 years ago, consumer-grade virtual private networks, or VPNs, came along, providing a pretty nifty little tool that any individual could use to deflect invasive online tracking. percent ten years ago.

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15 billion credentials available in the cybercrime marketplaces

Security Affairs

“Account accesses for antivirus programs garner the second-highest prices: around $21.67. Accounts for media streaming, social media, file sharing, virtual private networks (VPNs), and adult-content sites all trade for significantly under $10.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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7 Cyber Safety Tips to Outsmart Scammers

Webroot

Safeguard your privacy with a trustworthy VPN In the digital-verse, protecting your online privacy is paramount, like guarding the secret recipe to your grandma’s famous carrot cake. That’s where a virtual private network (VPN) swoops in like a digital superhero to save the day.

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A mysterious code prevents QNAP NAS devices to be updated

Security Affairs

The user ianch99 in the QNAP NAS community forum reported that the antivirus ClamAV was failing to update due to 0.0.0.0 “Since recent firmware updates, the ClamAV Antivirus fails to update due to 700+ clamav.net entries in /etc/hosts, all set to 0.0.0.0 Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Analysis of BlackGuard – a new info stealer malware being sold in a Russian hacking forum

Security Boulevard

While recently perusing one of these hacking forums during regular research activities, the Zscaler ThreatLabz team came across BlackGuard, a sophisticated stealer, advertised for sale. BlackGuard detects antivirus processes. This allows it to bypass antivirus and string-based detection. String decryption technique.

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