Tag: antivirus
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10 Best Endpoint Detection And Response (EDR) Companies in 2025
In 2025, the endpoint remains the primary battleground for cyber attackers, making the implementation of EDR solutions a critical necessity for robust cybersecurity defenses. Laptops, desktops, servers, mobile devices, and cloud workloads are critical entry points and data repositories, making them prime targets for sophisticated cyber threats. While traditional antivirus (AV) software offers a baseline…
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Linux Malware Delivered via Malicious RAR Filenames Evades Antivirus Detection
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a novel attack chain that employs phishing emails to deliver an open-source backdoor called VShell.The “Linux-specific malware infection chain that starts with a spam email with a malicious RAR archive file,” Trellix researcher Sagar Bade said in a technical write-up.”The payload isn’t hidden inside the file content or a…
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Macs May Not Be Safe from Modern Malware
If you want extra protection, this antivirus has a lifetime subscription available for $59.99 (reg. $387). First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/siyanoav-antivirus-pro/
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Fake Antivirus App Spreads Android Malware to Spy on Russian Users
Doctor Web warns of Android.Backdoor.916.origin, a fake antivirus app that spies on Russian users by stealing data, streaming… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-antivirus-app-android-malware-spy-russian-users/
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Why email security needs its EDR moment to move beyond prevention
Email security is stuck where antivirus was a decade ago”, focused only on prevention. Learn from Material Security why it’s time for an “EDR for email” mindset: visibility, post-compromise controls, and SaaS-wide protection. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/why-email-security-needs-its-edr-moment-to-move-beyond-prevention/
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SoupDealer Malware Evades Sandboxes, AVs, and EDR/XDR in Real-World Attacks
The SoupDealer malware has successfully bypassed nearly all public sandboxes and antivirus solutions, with the exception of Threat.Zone, while also evading endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR) systems in documented real-world incidents. This advanced threat has inflicted significant damage across various sectors, including banks, internet service providers (ISPs), and mid-level…
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Hackers Exploit Legitimate Drivers to Disable Antivirus and Weaken System Defenses
Tags: antivirus, cyber, defense, exploit, hacker, kaspersky, malware, ransomware, threat, vulnerabilityThreat actors have been deploying a novel antivirus (AV) killer since at least October 2024, leveraging the legitimate ThrottleStop.sys driver to execute Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) tactics. This malware, detected by Kaspersky as Win64.KillAV., systematically terminates AV processes, paving the way for ransomware deployment like the MedusaLocker variant (Trojan-Ransom.Win32.PaidMeme.). The incident began with…
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Antivirus vendors fail to spot persistent, nasty, stealthy Linux backdoor
‘Plague’ malware has been around for months without tripping alarms First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/plague_linux_backdoor/
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Malwarebytes vs Norton (2025): Which Antivirus Solution Is Better?
Read this guide to find out which one is better in terms of features, performance, and protection against malware. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/malwarebytes-vs-norton/
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North Korea Hiding Malware Within JPEG Files to Attack Windows Systems Bypassing Detections
Security researchers at Genians Security Center have uncovered a sophisticated new variant of the RoKRAT malware, attributed to the North Korean-linked APT37 threat group, which employs steganography to conceal malicious payloads within seemingly innocuous JPEG image files. This technique allows the malware to evade traditional antivirus detections by embedding encrypted shellcode in image data, which…
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New Undetectable Plague Malware Targeting Linux Servers for Persistent SSH Access
Security researchers have discovered a sophisticated Linux backdoor dubbed >>Plague
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Email Security Is Stuck in the Antivirus Era: Why It Needs a Modern Approach
Picture this: you’ve hardened every laptop in your fleet with real”‘time telemetry, rapid isolation, and automated rollback. But the corporate mailbox”, the front door for most attackers”, is still guarded by what is effectively a 1990s-era filter.This isn’t a balanced approach. Email remains a primary vector for breaches, yet we often treat it as a…
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Office-Supportende: Makro-Desaster verhindern
Das Support-Ende für Office 2016 und 2019 naht. Wie steht’s um Ihre Makro-Richtlinien?Das bevorstehende Ende des Lebenszyklus von Windows 10 hält die IT-Teams in Unternehmen derzeit auf Trab. Allerdings stehen weitere wichtige End-of-Life-Termine für Microsoft-Produkte an, die IT- und Security-Teams auf dem Zettel haben sollten.Denn im Oktober endet sowohl der Support für Office 2016 und…
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How phishers are weaponizing SVG images in zero-click, evasive campaigns
Innovative, evasive, and targeted campaigns: Researchers pointed out that traditional endpoint detection, antivirus tools, and even email filters struggle to spot this threat because image files like SVGs are rarely considered dangerous. Compared to previous SVG-based attacks that used hosted payloads, this method keeps everything self-contained, further slipping past defenses.Victims span B2B service providers, utilities,…
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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‘Skynet’ Tries to Outwit AI Malware Analysis
This Is Not the Malicious Code You’re Looking For, Malware Tells AI. If you can’t outsmart the antivirus, maybe you can sweet-talk the algorithm into looking the other way. Security researchers discovered what appears to be the first known attempt to deploy prompt injection against artificial intelligence-powered malware analysis. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Zig Strike: New Offensive Toolkit Generates Payloads to Evade AV, EDR, and XDR
A newly released offensive cybersecurity toolkit,Zig Strike, is making waves in the security community for its advanced ability to generate payloads that evade traditional and next-generation security defenses, including antivirus (AV), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions. According to the report, Zig Strike emerges as a response to the escalating…
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Siemens: Fixes for Microsoft Defender Antivirus issue in Simatic PCS underway
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/siemens-fixes-for-microsoft-defender-antivirus-issue-in-simatic-pcs-underway
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Black Hat SEO Poisoning Search Engine Results For AI to Distribute Malware
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz researchers recently uncovered AI-themed websites designed to spread malware. The threat actors behind these attacks are exploiting the popularity of AI tools like ChatGPT and Luma AI. These websites are utilizing platforms such as WordPress and are designed to poison search engine rankings and increase the probability of unsuspecting users landing on these…
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Antivirus-Scanner auf dem NAS betreiben – Synology-NAS vor Malware schützen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/synology-antivirus-essential-als-malware-schutz-fuer-nas-a-44d031ddc1fa9efadb1a46adb70d2d21/
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Why DNS Security Is Your First Defense Against Cyber Attacks?
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, much of the focus is placed on firewalls, antivirus software, and endpoint detection. While these tools are essential, one critical layer often goes overlooked: the Domain Name System (DNS). As the starting point of nearly every online interaction, DNS is not only foundational – it’s increasingly a target. When left unsecured,…
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What the Arc Browser Story Reveals About the Future of Browser Security
By Dakshitaa Babu, Security Researcher, SquareX In a candid letter that Joshua Miller, CEO of Arc Browser, wrote to the community, he revealed a truth the tech industry has been dancing around: “the dominant operating system on desktop wasn’t Windows or macOS anymore”Š”, “Šit was the browser.” The evidence is everywhere”Š”, “Šcloud revenue surging year…
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6 ways CISOs can leverage data and AI to better secure the enterprise
Tags: advisory, ai, antivirus, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, firewall, framework, governance, guide, infrastructure, LLM, login, ml, network, programming, risk, risk-analysis, service, siem, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, trainingEmphasize the ‘learning’ part of ML: To be truly effective, models need to be retrained with new data to keep up with changing threat vectors and shifting cyber criminal behavior.”Machine learning models get smarter with your help,” Riboldi says. “Make sure to have feedback loops. Letting analysts label events and adjust settings constantly improves their…
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Silence, Security, Speed, This Antivirus Checks Every Box
ESET NOD32 2025’s AI and cloud-powered scanning detect threats faster, and more accurately, than legacy tools. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/eset-antivirus/
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International law enforcement effort dismantles malicious antivirus scanner
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/international-law-enforcement-effort-dismantles-malicious-antivirus-scanner