Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2024

A malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. Avast researchers discovered and analyzed a malware campaign that exploited the update mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and crypto miners.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Cybercriminals can then exploit the compromised device for various purposes, such as stealing personal information, conducting financial fraud, recruiting it into a botnet, or encrypting data and holding it for ransom. A stepping stone to impactful cybercrime This tactic has tangible real-world implications.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2021

“web shells”) that various cybercrime groups worldwide have been using to commandeer any unpatched Exchange servers. Oddly, none of the several dozen antivirus tools available to scan the file at Virustotal.com currently detect it as malicious. I’d been doxed via DNS. Just my Social Security number.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the time of publication, this particular file is undetected by all antivirus vendors according to VirusTotal” The Base64 encoded payload, once decrypted, is a Windows 64-bit executable (1.7MB) called “msdllupdate.exe.”. “This technique works by sending an encrypted string appended to the DNS query set as a subdomain.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 9, 2023

As a result, vulnerability to cybercrime is a serious concern. Use a VPN A VPN encrypts your traffic with military-grade encryption. Change Your DNS Settings One way to protect your device from a fake hotspot is to change your DNS settings. Can Hackers Create Fake Hotspots? A VPN also hides your IP address.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Thus, an antivirus is the most important security tool that everyone must have to protect themselves from viruses, malware, trojans, and similar cyber threats. Thus, an antivirus is the most important security tool that everyone must have to protect themselves from viruses, malware, trojans, and similar cyber threats. Ad Blockers.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

Most of these steps could’ve been blocked with the aid of DNS protection. With cybercrime at record levels, businesses are on guard against a constantly growing number and variety of threats. It was an old strain that would normally be detected by most antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) vendors.

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