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Tag Archives: Malware
Malware attack on facility management service provider ISS
[German]The Danish service company in the field of facility management has been victim of a cyber attack on its IT systems. The company confirmed the malware attack and shut down all IT systems.
Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.0, a 2nd view
[German]Malwarebytes has released version 8.0 of its tool AdwCleaner end of November 2019. The tool, which doesn't need to be installed, may be used for cleaning up a Windows system from Adware. Unfortunately the AdwCleaner needs administrative permissions, but is … Continue reading
Analysis: Nodersok-Malware – Defender doesn’t detect it
[German]Microsoft has just released an analysis of the Nodersok infection chain. The malware runs entirely in memory and is difficult for antivirus programs such as Defender to detect (but Microsoft Defender ATP can detect the malware). There are thousands of … Continue reading
Android PDF-Creator ‘Cam Scanner’ shipped with malware
[German]Nasty surprise for users of the Android app 'Cam Scanner', which is used to create PDF files from scans recorded by camera. The app is infected with malware.
German authorities found preinstalled Malware on 4 China phones (June 2019)
[German]The German Federal Office for Information Security (German: Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik – BSI) currently warns of four Android smartphone models from China in whose firmware malware has been found.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
New Crypto Mining Apps in Google Play Store discovered
[German]Avast security researchers have discovered two new crypto-mining apps in the Google Play Store that secretly mining Monero crypto currency on aa infected smartphone.
The mess with Facebook’s ‘malware protection’
[German]Just a brief view of Facebook's approach of securing users with malware protection. The 'Malware protection' attempt of the social network causes some Facebook users a lot of trouble and prevents them from logging in.
MS Office Build-In-Feature: Can be used for replicating malware
[German]Microsoft Office Build-In features have a vulnerability that allows malware to spread. Microsoft doesn't see any vulnerability – but now a' qkG Ransomware' seems to have emerged that uses exactly this technique.
#BadRabbit #Ransomware outbreak in Eastern Europe
[German]Urgent warning to all administrators in corporate environments. Eastern Europe has been hit by an outbreak of BadRabbit ransomware campaign. Affected are Windows systems and networks in corporate environments. It's similar to the NotPetya infection in early summer this year. … Continue reading
CCleaner has been infected with malware
[German]Piriform's cleaning tool for Windows, CCleaner, now belonging to Czech Anti Virus vendor AVAST, has been compromised and served malware for a month.