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Beware! The TrickBot Trojan is back

June 16, 2017 admin banking Trojan, Hacker, phishing, ransomware, Security, TrickBot Trojan, Trojan

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:45:22 +0000

TrickBot Trojan was first identified in mid-2016 and considered similar to the Dyreza banking Trojan. Initially, the payload (the component of a computer virus that executes a malicious activity) was spreading through a malvertising campaign using the Rig Exploit Kit. From our current findings, we have found that TrickBot has…

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CertLock Trojan can disable your antivirus software

June 13, 2017 admin CertLock, CertLOock, Cyber safety, malware, Security, Trojan

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:29:05 +0000

An antivirus software keeps your computer safe from malware, viruses, online threats, and suspicious or harmful elements. Although bypassing this protective guard is a difficult task for attackers, they never stop trying to do so. Recently, we came across a malware that is designed to interfere with the infected system’s…

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Adware the series, part 4

May 31, 2017 admin Adware, Pieter Arntz, PUP, pups, rootkit, scheduled tasks, services, the series, Trojan

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 14:00:18 +0000

Adware loves to use Scheduled Tasks and Windows services as a timer to show you their advertisements at set intervals. This post tells you how to delete and disable them.

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RoughTed: The anti ad-blocker malvertiser

May 25, 2017 admin ad-maven, Adware, cybercrime, exploit kits, Exploits, Magnitude, malvertising, malware, pups, RIG, RoughTed, scams, tech support scams, Trojan

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 14:00:52 +0000

A look at RoughTed, a purveyor of ad-blocker aware malvertising responsible for a range of scams, exploits, and malware.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Ransomware targets Tencent users

May 22, 2017 admin Android, anti-malware, cybercrime, Koler Trojan, malware, Mobile, ransomware, SLocker, triple m, Trojan

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 14:00:31 +0000

Because Android ransomware is on the raise, users should be extra cautious.

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Information stolen? What now?

May 18, 2017 admin 101, cybersecurity, How-tos, infosec, keylogger, malware, spyware, threat actor, Trojan

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 15:00:51 +0000

Identifying and removing the malware is our job, but what do you need to do yourself, to control the aftermath of malware that steals interesting information from an infected computer?

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Adware the series, part 3

May 10, 2017 admin Adware, delete, Pieter Arntz, process explorer, PUP, rootkit, Trojan, uninstall, windows

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 15:00:30 +0000

Part 3 in this series deals with removing programs and files responsible for the unsolicited advertisements.

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Snake malware ported from Windows to Mac

May 5, 2017 admin Adobe Flash Player, apple, Mac, Mac Trojan, malware, Snake, Threat analysis, Trojan, Turla, Uroburos

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 05 May 2017 14:00:41 +0000

Snake, also known as Turla and Uroburos, is backdoor malware that has been around and infecting Windows systems since at least 2008. It is thought to be Russian governmental malware and on Windows is highly-sophisticated. It was even seen infecting Linux systems in 2014. Now, it appears to have been ported to Mac.

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