antivirus

The German BSI agency recommends replacing Kaspersky antivirus softwareThe German BSI agency recommends replacing Kaspersky antivirus software

The German BSI agency recommends replacing Kaspersky antivirus software

German Federal Office for Information Security agency, also known as BSI, recommends consumers not to use Kaspersky anti-virus software. The…

3 years ago
Chinese PLA Unit 61419 suspected to have purchased AVs for cyber-espionageChinese PLA Unit 61419 suspected to have purchased AVs for cyber-espionage

Chinese PLA Unit 61419 suspected to have purchased AVs for cyber-espionage

Chinese military unit PLA Unit 61419 is suspected to be involved in cyber-espionage campaigns against multiple antivirus companies. Researchers from…

4 years ago
Experts warn of flaws in popular Antivirus solutionsExperts warn of flaws in popular Antivirus solutions

Experts warn of flaws in popular Antivirus solutions

Researchers disclosed details of security flaws in popular antivirus software that could allow threat actors to increase privileges. Security researchers…

5 years ago
Experts found Symlink race issues in 28 antivirus productsExperts found Symlink race issues in 28 antivirus products

Experts found Symlink race issues in 28 antivirus products

Security experts from RACK911 Labs discovered "symlink race" vulnerabilities in 28 of the most popular antivirus products. Security researchers from…

5 years ago
Kaspersky addressed multiple issues in online protection solutionsKaspersky addressed multiple issues in online protection solutions

Kaspersky addressed multiple issues in online protection solutions

Kaspersky has fixed several flaws affecting the web protection features implemented in some of its security products Kaspersky has addressed…

6 years ago
Experts found DLL Hijacking issues in Avast, AVG, and Avira solutionsExperts found DLL Hijacking issues in Avast, AVG, and Avira solutions

Experts found DLL Hijacking issues in Avast, AVG, and Avira solutions

Flaws in Avast, AVG, and Avira Antivirus could be exploited by an attacker to load a malicious DLL file to…

6 years ago
Comodo Antivirus is affected by several vulnerabilitiesComodo Antivirus is affected by several vulnerabilities

Comodo Antivirus is affected by several vulnerabilities

Experts discovered several flaws in Comodo Antivirus, including a vulnerability that could allow to escape the sandbox and escalate privileges.…

6 years ago
Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems afterAvast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after

Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after

Antivirus solutions from different vendors are having malfunctions after the installation of Windows security patches released on April 9, including…

6 years ago
Judges convict crook of operating Scan4You Counter Antivirus ServiceJudges convict crook of operating Scan4You Counter Antivirus Service

Judges convict crook of operating Scan4You Counter Antivirus Service

Crook faces up to 35 years in prison for operating the popular Scan4You counter anti-virus (CAV) website that helped malware…

7 years ago
Mysterious findings emerged from the analysis of the SiliVaccine North Korea’s antivirus softwareMysterious findings emerged from the analysis of the SiliVaccine North Korea’s antivirus software

Mysterious findings emerged from the analysis of the SiliVaccine North Korea’s antivirus software

Security experts at Check Point that analyzed North Korea’s antivirus software SiliVaccine discovered it is based on a 10-year-old anti-malware engine…

7 years ago