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Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps on government-issued mobile devices

Security Affairs

Canada banned the Chinese messaging app WeChat and Kaspersky antivirus on government mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. “The Chief Information Officer of Canada determined that WeChat and Kaspersky suite of applications present an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security.

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NEW TECH: Trend Micro inserts ‘X’ factor into ‘EDR’ – endpoint detection and response

The Last Watchdog

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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Trend Micro Apps removed from Mac App Store after being caught exfiltrating user data

Security Affairs

Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro, including Dr Cleaner, Dr. Unarchiver, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall, have been removed from the Mac App Store after researchers discovered they were harvesting users’ browser history and other information. ” reads the official reply published by the company. ” .

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EDR, MDR, XDR: Choosing the right solution for your business

Digital Shadows

This is a more advanced detection of threats beyond what may be caught by traditional antivirus. XDR is a category of a security technology stack that brings together data from multiple sources and provides a comprehensive view of an organization’s security posture.

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Technical Analysis of Bandit Stealer

Security Boulevard

Some of these IP addresses belong to antivirus companies, which may be used to block signature updates. Bandit Stealer also checks if the victim’s username and computer name are present in additional blacklists, which are obtained using “ cmd /c net session”. Most recently, Bandit has added support to steal FTP and email credentials.

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StripedFly: Perennially flying under the radar

SecureList

If the PowerShell is not present, the malware generates a hidden file with MZ-PE loader with a randomized name located in % APPDATA % directory. If administrative rights are present, its ether executes a PowerShell script that creates two task scheduler entries with GUID-like names and with different triggers.

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Stalkerware activity drops as glaring spying problem is revealed

Malwarebytes

The report, titled “ Everyone’s afraid of the internet and no one’s sure what to do about it ,” reveals the dismal rates of adoption for antivirus software, two-factor authentication (2FA), password managers, and unique passwords across online accounts. These numbers are less open to interpretation.