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Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:30:00 +0000
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| When you experience a slow computer due to malicious cryptomining, how can you troubleshoot it and prevent it from happening again? Categories: Tags: Chrome Task managercrypto-jackinghigh cpupreventslow computertroubleshoot |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:36:02 +0000
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| A roundup of notable news stories from February 19–25, including drive-by download attacks on Chinese websites, Deepfakes programs being paired with cryptominers, and a review of GDPR guidelines. Categories: Tags: avzhanddosdeepfakesfraudgdprimpersonationKrebsOnSecurityrecapsecuityweekly blog roundup |
The post A week in security (February 19 – February 25) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:08:03 +0000
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| From malware coin miners to drive-by mining, we review the state of malicious cryptomining in the past few months by looking at the most notable incidents and our own telemetry stats. Categories: Tags: coin minerscoin-haveCoinbasecoinhivecrypto-lootcryptocurrencycryptominingdrive-bymalvertisingmalwaremonero |
The post The state of malicious cryptomining appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0000
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| The Avzhan DDoS bot is back in the wild again, this time being dropped by a Chinese drive-by attack. In this post, we’ll take a deep dive into its functionality and compare the sample we captured with the one described in the past. Categories: Tags: avzhanBotbotnetddosdrive-by attackexploit kitmalware |
The post Avzhan DDoS bot dropped by Chinese drive-by attack appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:20:00 +0000
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| We take a look at what happens when one of the most popular DIY Deepfakes programs decides to monetise with a spot of coin mining. Surprise: it doesn’t end well. Categories: Tags: coin miningcoinhivecryptodeepfakedeepfakesfakefakeappminermining |
The post Deepfakes FakeApp tool (briefly) includes cryptominer appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| This custom made drive-by download attack targets some Chinese websites and their visitors while experimenting with exploits. Categories: Tags: Chinesecoinhivedrive-byEKexploit kitexploitsFlash PlayerInternet Explorersvchost.exe |
The post Drive-by download campaign targets Chinese websites, experiments with exploits appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Paul Kincaid| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000
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| With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) going into effect this May, many organizations need to have a robust incident response program to ensure the safety of their customers’ and employees’ data. Here’s part one of our guidelines. Categories: Tags: breach notificationbreach remediationbreach responseData Subject RightsgdprGeneral Data Protection RegulationIncident Responseincident response program |
The post How to build an incident response program: GDPR guidelines appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:53:13 +0000
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| A primer on encryption mechanisms and how they are exploited by malware authors, including an introduction to encryption and the main methods used to encrypt ransomware. Categories: Tags: 101encryptionransomware |
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