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Large Kovter digitally-signed malvertising campaign and MSRT cleanup release

January 23, 2017 admin Kovter, Locky, Macro-based malware, Malvertising campaign, maps, MSRT, ransomware, Trojan, Windows Defender, Windows Defender for Windows 10

Kovter is a malware family that is well known for being tricky to detect and remove because of its file-less design after infection. Users from United States are nearly exclusively being targeted, and infected PCs are used to perform click-fraud and install additional malware on your machine. Starting April 21, 2016, we observed a large…

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MSRT April release features Bedep detection

January 23, 2017 admin Angler Exploit Kit, Axpergle, backdoor, Bedep, Bedep geodistribution, Dofoil, Macro-based malware, maps, Microsoft Active Protection Service, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Edge SmartScreen protection, MSRT, smartscreen, Trojan, Ursnif, Win32/Dofoil, Win32/Fareit, Windows Defender, Windows Defender blogs for home users and small businesses, Zemot

As part of our ongoing effort to provide better malware protection, the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) release this April will include detections for: Win32/Bedep – Trojan family Win32/Upatre – Trojan family Ransom:MSIL/Samas – Ransomware family In this blog, we’ll focus on the Bedep family of trojans. The bothersome Bedep Win32/Bedep was first…

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MSRT March 2016 – Vonteera

January 23, 2017 admin Fynloski, Malicious Software Removal Tool, malware, malware research, MSRT, telemetry, Uncategorized, Vonteera, Windows Defender blogs for home users and small businesses

As part of our ongoing effort to provide better malware protection, the March release of the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) will include detections for Vonteera – a family of browser modifiers, and Fynloski – a family of backdoor trojans. In this blog, we’ll focus on the Vonteera family of browser modifiers. BrowserModifier:Win32/Vonteera We…

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Microsoft assists law enforcement to help disrupt Dorkbot botnets

January 23, 2017 admin Antimalware research for IT pros and enthusiasts, Botnet, botnet disruption, Dorkbot, Dorkbot disruption, Europol-Microsoft partners to disrupt Dorkbot, microsoft, Microsoft CME, Microsoft Coordinated Malware Eradication, Microsoft DCU, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, MSRT, Windows 10, Windows Defender, Windows Defender for Windows 10

Law enforcement agencies from around the globe, aided by Microsoft security researchers, have today announced the disruption of one of the most widely distributed malware families – Win32/Dorkbot. This malware family has infected more than one million PCs in over 190 countries. Dorkbot spreads through USB flash drives, instant messaging programs, and social networks. It…