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Analyzing malware by API calls

October 31, 2017 admin api, flooder, obfuscated malware, packers, Pieter Arntz, Technology, Threat analysis, Trojan, vflooder

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:59:11 +0000

As an alternative to reverse engineering malware that is protectively packed, we look at the option of analyzing malware by API calls to determine what a file might be up to.

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Digital forensics: How to recover deleted files

October 24, 2017 admin delete, erase, file recovery, format, overwrite, recover, recover deleted files, Security world, Technology

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:00:21 +0000

What happens exactly when you delete a file, and how easy or hard is it to recover deleted files? Learn the differences between delete, erase, and overwrite according to digital forensics.

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Preparing for tomorrow’s Internet

October 23, 2017 admin Advice, AI, awareness, cybersecurity, ddos, future, IoT, ncsam, North America, Special Projects, Technology, Tips

Credit to Author: Brendan Mangus| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:44:37 +0000

The future doesn’t have to be a dystopian Internet of Things. We just have to prepare.

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Why is Malwarebytes blocking CoinHive?

October 18, 2017 admin adam kujawa, bitcoin, blocking, coin hive, coinhive, coinhive.com, crypto miners, cryptocurrency, exclusion, javascript miner, Malwarebytes, miners, monero, script miner, Security world, Technology, The Pirate Bay, web protection

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:00:25 +0000

Since September 19, the number two most frequently blocked website for our customers has been coinhive.com. This post will describe what CoinHive is, what it is doing, and why we are blocking it.

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Explainer: Smart contracts, Ethereum, ICO

October 18, 2017 admin bitcoin, BlockChain, cryptocurrencies, ethereum, explainer, Ico, smart contracts, Technology

Credit to Author: Alexey Malanov| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:41:34 +0000

Smart contracts have made Ethereum the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. We explain what Ethereum is and how it fits with the trendy concept of ICOs.

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