All posts tagged "Avast"
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1.9KMalwareeScan Antivirus Update Mechanism Exploited to Spread Backdoors and Miners
A new malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus software to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners like...
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4.3KMalwareRaspberry Robin Returns: New Malware Campaign Spreading Through WSF Files
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Raspberry Robin campaign wave that propagates the malware through malicious Windows Script Files (WSFs) since March...
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4.2KMalwareNew Python Variant of Chaes Malware Targets Banking and Logistics Industries
Banking and logistics industries are under the onslaught of a reworked variant of a malware called Chaes. “It has undergone major overhauls:...
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4.3KMalwareWorok Hackers Abuse Dropbox API to Exfiltrate Data via Backdoor Hidden in Images
A recently discovered cyber espionage group dubbed Worok has been found hiding malware in seemingly innocuous image files, corroborating a crucial link...
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4.7KMalwareResearchers Uncover Malware Controlling Thousands of Sites in Parrot TDS Network
The Parrot traffic direction system (TDS) that came to light earlier this year has had a larger impact than previously thought, according...
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635MalwareOver 10 Million Android Users Targeted With Premium SMS Scam Apps
A global fraud campaign has been found leveraging 151 malicious Android apps with 10.5 million downloads to rope users into premium subscription...
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710Data SecurityNew malware in pirated games disables Windows Updates, Defender
Crackonosh malware has been around since at least June 2018 and has infected more than 222,000 systems around the world. The IT...
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4.8KData BreachAvast Hacked – Hackers Gained Network Access Via Avast Own VPN With Compromised Credentials
Leading Anti-Virus software maker Avast hacked by unknown cyber-espionage groups using compromised credentials and gained the internal network access over their own...
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535NewsAvast hacked after attackers gained domain admin privileges
Just today, the cyber security giant Avast revealed in a blog post that they were hacked in May earlier this year in...
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474IncidentsAvast internal networks were hacked. Did attackers install backdoors in CCleaner? Is it secure to use this tool?
Even security companies are exposed to cyberattacks. IT system audit specialists report that security software developer Avast has become victim of an...
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313Data SecurityMeet Retadup botnet that was infected by another malware
Avast and French authorities have now dismantled the nasty Retadup botnet. With the advent of cryptocurrencies, we have seen a gold rush...
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387HackedAvast And French Cops Save 850,000 PCs From Retadup Crypto Malware
Avast has managed to take down the Retadup crypto-mining worm disinfecting more than 850,000 computers, with the help of French National Gendarmerie,...
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335HackedCCleaner Facing Backlash For User Data Collection And Active Monitoring
Ever since Avast acquired Piriform’s CCleaner, users have been complaining of the software going downhill as they often encounter annoying ads and...
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411Lists10 Best Free Antivirus Software For 2018 To Protect Your PC
If you’re using Windows operating system and you have a rough idea of what’s happening in the cybersecurity world, you must be...
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209Data SecurityHundreds of Android devices shipped with pre-installed malware
It is commonly believed that a brand new handset would be free from malware, adware and any malicious software. But, analysts Vojtech...
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272Cyber CrimeCCleaner Backdoor Attack: A State-sponsored Espionage Campaign
Infected CCleaner Software Attack that Affected 700,000 Customers is part of a Wide-scale State-sponsored Cyber-espionage Campaign. Previously we informed you about hacking...
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325Mobile SecurityMobile spyware that steal Twitter credentials uses sandbox to Evade antivirus detections
[jpshare]Security Experts from Avast came through a Malware that uses a sandbox(DroidPlugin) to dynamically load and run an app, without actually installing...
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241HackedBig News: Avast Is Buying AVG For $1.3 Billion In Cash
Short Bytes: A major acquisition deal has been announced by Avast in which they will purchase AVG after an all-cash deal of...
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229IncidentsAvast SafeZone Browser Lets Attackers Access Your Filesystem
Another antivirus maker decides to mess around with Chromium default security features and gets it totally wrong. Just two days after Comodo’s...
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226HackedGoogle Expert Detects Zero-Day Exploit in Avast Antivirus
Short Bytes: Avast was detected with a serious zero-day exploit by a Google security expert. The antivirus software was vulnerable to malicious...
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190VulnerabilitiesZero-Day Exploit Found in Avast Antivirus
Avast was vulnerable to malicious HTTPS connections. One of Google’s security experts found a zero-day exploit inside the Avast antivirus, which the company...
