Triumfant detects and stops in-memory malware attacks
Advanced Volatile Threats are malware attacks that take place in a computer’s RAM or other volatile memory, and are difficult to detect because they are never stored to …
Google tests new Chrome feature for thwarting rogue plugins
A new feature that has been added to Google Canary is set to help users remove changes effected by malware that switches their homepage or injects ads into the sites their …
Cryptolocker crooks offer victims a second chance
The criminals behind Cryptolocker, the destructive ransomware that has lately been targeting mostly US and UK PC users, are trying to earn more money by offering users who …
Russia handed malware-laden devices to G20 delegates?
At the G20 summit held near St. Petersburg in September, attending delegates representing the 20 most powerful nations in the world have been handed gifts that included …
Fake Whatsapp notification delivers malware
WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant-messaging services out there, and its huge user base (over 300 million active users) makes Whatsapp-themed spam a great way to …
Researchers sinkhole several Cryptolocker C&Cs
The cyber crooks behind Cryptolocker, one of the latest ransomware threats, are having much success in infecting PC users with the deadly malware, but whether the victims fork …
PHP.net compromised to serve malware
On Thursday, Google’s Safe Browsing service began warning visitors to php.net that the website was discovered serving malware. Initially, most people and PHP maintainers …
Higher education networks 300% more likely to contain malware
OpenDNS researchers found that higher education networks are 300 percent more likely to contain malware than their enterprise and government counterparts. The study also …
Video: Malware Management Framework
You can throw lots of time and money at scanning your systems for unknown malware, but the reality is that you will only identify a small portion of the bad stuff. Changing …
Social identity theft protection
Riskive unveiled FriendGuard, a free app that leverages advanced math and science to protect individuals and families against social identity theft and malware attacking their …
Fraudware virus targeting Android users in China and South East Asia
NQ Mobile has identified, “Copycat App,” a new fraudware virus threat targeting Android users in China and several countries in South East Asia. “Copycat …
Video: Antivirus evasion techniques
This video from DerbyCon discusses the basics of the AV evasion problem, what techniques work, which ones don’t and why. The talk has a particular focus on AV evasion as …
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