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Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 12:16:09 +0000

The fileless malware is a malware family that does not leave any trace of its infection in the affected file system. Also known as the ‘memory resident virus’, this type of malware hides in the registry and memory making it difficult for traditional antivirus software to identify the infection. However,…

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August 3, 2017 admin

An analysis of TrickBot Malware by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2017 04:30:42 +0000

TrickBot has been a busy malware in the last month because of its various polymorphic propagation methods and techniques. We have seen collective versions and the same medium of propagation – the spam emails. These emails contain attachments to download or a direct link to spread the malicious payload. Trickbot…

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Independent Security

August 3, 2017 admin

Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:22:50 +0000

Marcus Hutchins, AKA MalwareTech, previously registered a specific domain included in the ransomware’s code, which stopped the malware from spreading.

QuickHeal Security

August 2, 2017 admin

Beware of Fake Flash Player apps on Google Play

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:22:06 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has found 2 fraudulent apps pretending to be Adobe Flash Player on the Google Play Store. Presently, no official apps of Adobe Flash Player are available on the Play Store. The rest of the post will tell you more. Fake App #1. Plugin for Video Flash…

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MalwareBytes Security

August 1, 2017 admin

TrickBot comes with new tricks – attacking Outlook and browsing data

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:10:43 +0000

TrickBot is still actively maintained and it is not going to leave the landscape any soon. Take a look at its new modules.

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Tags: dyreza EternalPetya malware Outlook ransomware trickbot WannaCry

MalwareBytes Security

July 31, 2017 admin

Mobile Menace Monday: Malicious clicker with extra maliciousness included

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:00:42 +0000

A new malicious clicker has emerged onto third-party app stores.

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Tags: Android clicker Clicker.hyj malware sms scam triple m

MalwareBytes Security

July 28, 2017 admin

Fireball arrests made

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:30:25 +0000

Following some arrests in China, we hope to see a decrease in the amount of adware and adfraud hailing from the Rafotech labs aka Fireball.

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Tags: ad fraud adware elex fireball Pieter Arntz rafotech

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July 27, 2017 admin

The real problem with ransomware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:00:36 +0000

Ransomware is an extremely serious problem and it’s quickly getting worse. The primary impact of downtime for your company is not the ransom that is being demanded of you, but instead, the real cost of ransomware is the downtime it will cause.

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Tags: Anti-Ransomware Michael Osterman Osterman Osterman report Osterman Research ransomware

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