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Process Doppelgänging Attack allows evading most security software on all Windows Versions

Experts devised a new attack technique dubbed Process Doppelgänging, that could be implemented by vxers to bypass most antivirus solutions.…

7 years ago
#AVGater attack abuse Quarantine vulnerabilities for privilege escalation#AVGater attack abuse Quarantine vulnerabilities for privilege escalation

#AVGater attack abuse Quarantine vulnerabilities for privilege escalation

The security experts Florian Bogner devised a method dubbed AVGater to escalate privileges by abusing the quarantine feature of some antiviruses. Several…

8 years ago
Russian spies pilfered data from NSA Contractor’s home PC running a Kaspersky AVRussian spies pilfered data from NSA Contractor’s home PC running a Kaspersky AV

Russian spies pilfered data from NSA Contractor’s home PC running a Kaspersky AV

Russian hackers allegedly exploited Kaspersky AV to hack into NSA contractor and steal the NSA exploit code. It complicates Kaspersky's…

8 years ago
IntelliAV: Toward the Feasibility of Building Intelligent Anti-Malware on Android DevicesIntelliAV: Toward the Feasibility of Building Intelligent Anti-Malware on Android Devices

IntelliAV: Toward the Feasibility of Building Intelligent Anti-Malware on Android Devices

IntelliAV is a practical intelligent anti-malware solution for Android devices based on the open-source and multi-platform TensorFlow library. Android is targeted the…

8 years ago
Webroot started tagging Windows files, Facebook as malicious after a faulty updateWebroot started tagging Windows files, Facebook as malicious after a faulty update

Webroot started tagging Windows files, Facebook as malicious after a faulty update

Webroot home and business products are tagging Windows files and Facebook as malicious after a recent faulty update. Users are…

8 years ago
A bug in the Symantec Antivirus Engine allows remote memory exploitationA bug in the Symantec Antivirus Engine allows remote memory exploitation

A bug in the Symantec Antivirus Engine allows remote memory exploitation

The white hat hacker Tavis Ormandy has discovered a critical exploitable memory overflow bug in the core Symantec Antivirus Engine…

9 years ago
AV-TEST 2015 AWARDs – Which is the best antivirus solution?AV-TEST 2015 AWARDs – Which is the best antivirus solution?

AV-TEST 2015 AWARDs – Which is the best antivirus solution?

2015 awards - For the fifth year in succession the AV-TEST Institute is awarding firms that offered the most efficient…

9 years ago
Malwarebytes is working hard to fix flaws in its antivirusMalwarebytes is working hard to fix flaws in its antivirus

Malwarebytes is working hard to fix flaws in its antivirus

The Antivirus firm Malwarebytes is spending a significant effort to fix serious vulnerabilities in its defense solution that was reported…

9 years ago
Google hacker criticized TrendMicro for critical flawsGoogle hacker criticized TrendMicro for critical flaws

Google hacker criticized TrendMicro for critical flaws

A hacker with Google Project Zero research team, publicly disclosed critical vulnerabilities in the TrendMicro Antivirus. Tavis Ormandy, a researcher…

9 years ago
AVG, McAfee, and Kaspersky antivirus were vulnerable to critical flawAVG, McAfee, and Kaspersky antivirus were vulnerable to critical flaw

AVG, McAfee, and Kaspersky antivirus were vulnerable to critical flaw

Experts at enSilo have found a critical security vulnerability in various antivirus (AV) software that could be exploited by attackers…

9 years ago
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