The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 14, 2019

Trend Micro is among the top five endpoint security vendors who’ve been in the battle since the earliest iterations of antivirus software, more than three decades ago. To be sure, legacy antivirus solutions were designed in an earlier age, based on the notion of prevention, and that was a valid approach in the early 2000s.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

While security teams layer essential preventative measures, resilience measures also need to be implemented in an architecture to reduce the impact of ransomware attacks on your backups. Figure 1: Typical VLAN architecture. Figure 2: Resilient VLAN architecture. How could this have been prevented? Does this add latency?

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Tim drives the creation, architecture, strategy, and external visibility for products and solutions. Tim has held many roles in the cybersecurity space, including Fellow, Chief Architect, Distinguished Engineer and Board Advisor.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2021

For example, a sample with the MD5 hash sum 914e49921c19fffd7443deee6ee161a4 contains two architectures: x86_64 and ARM64.” “The first one corresponds to previous-generation, Intel-based Mac computers, but the second one is compiled for ARM64 architecture, which means that it can run on computers with the new Apple M1 chip.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The main reasons to rewrite malware in Rust is to have lower AV detection rates, compared to malware written in most common languages, and to target multiple architectures. “Rust language is becoming more popular among threat actors as it is more difficult to analyze and has a lower detection rate by antivirus engines.”

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Architectural vulnerabilities. Examples: Software without compliance certification ; Applications that aren’t updated on a regular basis; Lack of antivirus software. Install antivirus software and tools that detect shadow IT. Human error vulnerabilities Human errors are inevitable. Train your employees on a regular basis.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 11, 2022

Because it’s prevalent in most cloud-based architecture and pretty common in enterprises, it’s attractive for hackers, and it does require monitoring. Obviously, classic antivirus software won’t catch threats like OrBit that are specifically meant to evade them.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2022

The HTTP Trojan seems to generate fingerprinting-containing information such as the computer name, the local IP addresses, the OS version, the architecture (x86 or x64), and the values of MachineGUID. The researchers believed the launcher might support other modules that require additional parameters, which could explain such artifacts.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Before performing a firewall configuration, consider factors such as security requirements, network architecture, and interoperability; avoid typical firewall setup errors; and follow the best practices below. Verify that the chosen firewall can meet your security standards and functions.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2024

3 Steps to Block a Program in a Firewall on MacOS Due to differences in OS architecture and UI, the method of blocking apps in the macOS firewall differs from that in Windows. To achieve holistic protection, combine these procedures with advanced tools like intrusion detection systems, antivirus software, and next-generation firewalls.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Antivirus protection isn’t enough to protect against today’s advanced threats. In 2021, sandboxes are now a fundamental part of an organization’s cybersecurity architecture. In 2021, sandboxes are now a fundamental part of an organization’s cybersecurity architecture. Antivirus Coverage Isn’t Enough. What is a sandbox?

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

To Cheng, allowlisting is ideal for health care security stacks, as it’s designed as an additional defense mechanism for antivirus tools and other security measures. On the other hand, the denylist architecture would allow the ransomware threat to enter the system as the tool observes it for suspicious behavior.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This architecture reduces the size of the operating system by introducing “ghost files” that refer to different system volumes. It permits certain file actions to proceed unnoticed since it operates at a lower altitude range than antivirus filters.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2020

However, the use of an uncommon platform may have helped evade detection by antivirus software.” is dropped depending on the Windows system architecture of the target machine. . . “The use of Node.js The Java downloader is obfuscated via Allatori in the bait document, the malware downloads the Node.js The wizard.js

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware. As mentioned, in general, this trojan was developed using the same architecture of other Latin American trojans, and the main steps of the infection chain are described below and analyzed in-depth during the next sections of this article.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

The MSI installer has two embedded links – which one is chosen depends on the victim’s processor architecture.” Bizarro gathers system info, including computer name, OS version, default browser name, installed antivirus software. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky. Bizarro initializes the screen capturing module.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

It can group and set policies depending on the type of file, user, device or other conditions, and has certain triggers – like, say, someone turning off the software or an antivirus program – that can indicate a threat actor is executing an ongoing attack and automatically shifts to a higher level of access requirements.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Using a vulnerability in a legitimate driver and a rootkit, they interfered with the antivirus, intercepted user credentials (many of which were cached on the terminal server, including accounts with administrator privileges on many systems), and began actively moving around the network. The last one we named MATA gen.5

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2022

Researchers from antivirus firm Avast spotted a new Linux rootkit, dubbed ‘Syslogk,’ that uses specially crafted “magic packets” to activate a dormant backdoor on the device. Experts spotted a new Linux rootkit, dubbed ‘Syslogk,’ that uses specially crafted “magic packets” to activate a dormant backdoor on the device.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

The most interesting characteristic of the Triada Trojan apart is its modular architecture, which gives it theoretically a wide range of abilities. In March 2018, security researchers at Antivirus firm Dr. Web discovered that 42 models of low-cost Android smartphones are shipped with the Android.Triada.231 231 banking malware.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Have updated antivirus software. Implement network architecture and security controls that segment a corporate network. Only download updates from a reliable source; if you need to download Adobe updates, download it from the Adobe website, not a third-party website. Perform regular backups. Enforce strong password controls.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

Even when an organisation is choosing the built-in MS defender included with Windows 10 to ensure endpoint protection, different strategies should still be evaluated, such as scanning and update scheduling, and how to monitor the AntiVirus status.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

Portnox publishes their Security Architecture and Principles for customer review and Portnox Cloud (formerly known as Clear) holds System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II certification for the NAC-as-a-Service platform.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Endpoint Security: Use updated antivirus software or endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to ensure safe devices connected to the network. Secure File Sharing and Collaboration Tools: Secure file-sharing platforms are necessary for collaborative work.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

As of the publishing of this article, antivirus (AV) vendor detection for BotenaGo and its variants remains behind with very low detection coverage from most of AV vendors. The Mirai botnet targets mostly routers and IoT devices, and it supports different architectures including Linux x64, different ARM versions, MIPS, PowerPC, and more.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

PayLeak checks whether the compromised device is an Android or an iPhone; whether the phone is protected by antivirus; and even whether it is positioned upright, or lying down. And then there is the core architecture of the website you’re visiting, which in many cases today is outsourced, as well.

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SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

The MSI installer has two embedded links – which one is chosen depends on the victim’s processor architecture. Bizarro gathers the following information about the system on which it is running: Computer name; Operating system version; Default browser name; Installed antivirus software name. Bizarro uses the ‘ Mozilla/4.0

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The next three actions: prioritize assets and evaluate traffic, microsegmentation, and adaptive monitoring are central steps of the zero trust architecture and greatly reduce your risks of an attack. This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. Offline Backups.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

The variant, targeting macOS arm64 architecture, first appeared on VirusTotal in November and December 2022 but went unnoticed until late April when it was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. Grixba checks for antivirus programs, EDR suites, backup tools to help them plan the next steps of the attack.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2021

As the zero trust architecture ‘s core technology, implementing microsegmentation isn’t about heavily restricting communication within a network. Microsegmentation and the zero trust architecture go hand in hand. Read Also: Antivirus vs. EPP vs. EDR: How to Secure Your Endpoints . Move Towards Zero Trust.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 18, 2022

Serving as one of the primary reasons why these malicious apps often go undetected by antivirus softwares and during evaluation by the Play Store. Many Joker apps hide the payload in the assets folder of the Android Package Kit (APK) and creates an ARM ABI executable to avoid detection by most sandboxes which are based on x86 architecture.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

” Scranos implements a modular architecture, with many components in the early stage of development. The malware spreads via Trojanized applications disguised as cracked software, or applications posing as legitimate software such as video players, drivers or even antivirus software.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 28, 2021

If you have a different kind of firewall, if you have a different kind of antivirus, you can get the same intel within the same dashboard. “SecureX will not only work with your Cisco products, you can also put different kinds of feeds in it. You don’t need to have just Cisco products. How can SecureX help you?

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This executable sideloads the malicious payload “Duser.dll” This payload has been written in Delphi (this is the Delphi variant of Action Rat) and compiled on October 2 2021. All the commands, strings and domains in this RAT are base64 encoded.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This architectural approach is a hallmark of APT malware. The modules The malware payload itself is structured as a monolithic binary executable code designed to support pluggable modules to extend or update its functionality.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

This is a clear signal that most of the antivirus engines don’t detect yet the malware signature. The file is extremely large (32 MB), with a lot of junk allowing, thus, to evade antivirus engines as a result. Lampion trojan (P-19-2.dll) dll) was sent to the VirusTotal by SI-LAB, and 12 from 71 engines classified it as malware.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

This also involves integrating it with existing cybersecurity measures such as firewalls , endpoint protection tools, monitoring solutions , and antivirus software to provide comprehensive data protection and threat mitigation capabilities. Monitor Data Streams DLP tools continuously monitor data within the organization’s network.

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