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Super Antivirus 2018, non è super e non è un antivirus

January 26, 2018 admin Antivirus, Google Play, Per gli utenti, PUA, Sophos Mobile

Credit to Author: Tiziana Carboni| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 06:29:00 +0000

Sebbene pubblicizzato come programma antivirus, Super Antivirus 2018 non lo è.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/YGVGK9J0i1Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Web-based cryptominers are malware

December 19, 2017 admin bitcoin, BTC, coinhive, Corporate, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, malware, monero, PUA, SophosLabs, The Pirate Bay, XMR

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:50:40 +0000

Cryptominers running in a browser without an organization’s consent are parasitic and should be considered malware<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=44653&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/LspUwUi25_k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Microsoft Security

Shields up on potentially unwanted applications in your enterprise

January 23, 2017 admin Antimalware research for IT pros and enthusiasts, FEP, Forefront Endpoint Protection. Windows Defender, Objective Criteria, potentially unwanted application, PUA, PUA protection, SCEP, System Center Endpoint Protection, Unwanted software, unwanted software protection, Windows 10, Windows Defender

Has your enterprise environment been bogged down by a sneaky browser-modifier which tricked you into installing adware from a seemingly harmless software bundle? Then you might have already experienced what a potentially unwanted application (PUA) can do. The good news is, the new opt-in feature for enterprise users in Windows can spot and stop PUA…