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3 ways DNS filtering can save SMBs from cyberattacks

Malwarebytes

That’s where DNS filtering comes in. But first, DNS in a nutshell. So normally, every time your customer types in your web address, their computer makes a request to a DNS server. The DNS server, in turn, tells the computer where to go. But which web-based cyberthreats in particular does DNS filtering stop, you ask?

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How IT teams can prevent phishing attacks with Malwarebytes DNS filtering

Malwarebytes

With Malwarebytes DNS filtering , however, you can prevent a large swath of phishing attacks. Our DNS filtering module extends our Nebula platform to help prevent risks introduced from nefarious websites and downloadable web content. How to block phishing domains with DNS filtering. Photo credits: Phishing.org.

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Russia-linked Gamaredon APT targets Ukrainian authorities with new malware

Security Affairs

Russia-linked threat actor Gamaredon employed new spyware in cyber attacks aimed at public authorities and critical information infrastructure in Ukraine. The former is a VBScript used to download next-stage VBScript from a remote server. Currently, the Gamaredon group is using the GammaLoad and GammaSteel SPZs in their campaigns.

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Russia-linked InvisiMole APT targets state organizations of Ukraine

Security Affairs

Upon opening the LNK file, an HTA file will be downloaded and executed on the victim’s computer. The group was first spotted by ESET in 2018, when the experts detected a sophisticated piece of spyware, tracked as InvisiMole , used in targeted attacks in Russia and Ukraine in the previous five years.

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InvisiMole group targets military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe

Security Affairs

The group was first spotted by ESET in 2018, when the experts detected a sophisticated piece of spyware, tracked as InvisiMole, used in targeted attacks in Russia and Ukraine in the previous five years. The attack chain begins with the deployment of a TCP downloader that fetches the next stage payload.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

To set such a stratagem in motion, cybercriminals poison legitimate websites with ads that lead to shady URLs or download malicious code camouflaged as something harmless. If a user gets on the hook, they are redirected to a landing page or prompted to download an ostensibly innocuous file.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Users sometimes unknowingly infect themselves with adware installed by default when they download and install other applications. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware.

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