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From Targeted Attack to Untargeted Attack

Security Affairs

The file looks like a common XLS file within low Antivirus detection rate as shown in the following image (6/63). Antivirus Detection Rate. It looks like a romantic Emotet according to many Antivirus so I wont invest timing into this well-known Malware. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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MartyMcFly Malware: new Cyber-Espionage Campaign targeting Italian Naval Industry

Security Affairs

Using an encrypted payload is quite a common way to evade Antivirus, since the encrypted payload changes depending on the used key. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna. But what is the key?

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Malware researcher reverse engineered a threat that went undetected for at least 2 years

Security Affairs

During the analysis time, only really few Antivirus (6 out of 60) were able to “detect” the sample. AntiVirus Coverage. to query WMI in order to retrieve installed AntiVirus and Installed Firewall information. Have we had technology two years ago to detect such a threat?

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab.