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Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:34:39 +0000
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| In our final installment of the Encryption 101 series, we walk you through the source code of the Princess Locker decryption tool. Categories: Tags: decryption toolencryption 101Princess Locker |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:30:45 +0000
Spyware refers to software that spy on your Internet browsing activities, record keystrokes, and collect almost any type of data including your personal information such as credit/debit card or banking details, login IDs and passwords. In this post, we share 8 tips to avoid a spyware attack and keep your…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| Browser update? Do not trust, and do verify before downloading potential malware. Categories: Tags: chromeChtonicfake updatesFakeUpdatesfirefoxflashJoomlamalvertisingmalwareratSquarespacewordpress |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:16:54 +0000
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| A roundup of the security news from April 02 – April 08, including postal scams, ransomware, fake phone apps, and more. Categories: Tags: healthLinkedInmalwareransomwareroundupsecurityweek in security |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:00:54 +0000
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| A lesser-known variant called LockCrypt ransomware has been creeping around under the radar since June 2017. We take a look inside its code and expose its flaws. Categories: Tags: LockCryptLockCrypt ransomwareransomware |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Anna Markovskaya| Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:40:59 +0000
Most computer infections come from visiting porn sites, or so some people say. Are they right?
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| QuantLoader is a Trojan downloader that has been used in campaigns serving a range of malware, including ransomware, Banking Trojans, and RATs. In this post, we’ll take a high-level look at the campaign flow, as well as a deep dive into how the malware executes. Categories: Tags: backdoormalware analysisQuantLoaderQuantLoader Trojantrojan |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| In the previous parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series, we covered the basics of encryption, walked through a live example of a ransomware in detail, and talked about encryption weaknesses. In this part of the encryption 101 series, we will begin wrapping it up by going into detail on a ransomware with weak… Categories: Tags: break encryptiondecryptorencrpytion functionalityencryptionPrincessLockerransomware |
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