AV

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2019
After latest Microsoft Windows updates some PCs running Sophos AV not boot

Sophos is warning users of potential problems with the recent Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates and is saying to roll back it if they want the PC to boot. The security firm has informed its customers of potential problems with the latest Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates and is asking them to uninstall the patch if they […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2019
Top-Tier Russian Hacking group Fxmsp claims hack of major AntiVirus Companies

A Russian hacking group Fxmsp is offering for sale the access to the networks of at least three antivirus companies in the US and source code of their software. Fxmsp is a high-profile Russian- and English-speaking hacking group focused on breaching high-profile private corporate and government information. The group is offering the accesses to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2019
Evading AV with JavaScript Obfuscation

A few days ago, Cybaze-Yoroi ZLAB researchers spotted a suspicious JavaScript file that implemented several techniques to evade detection of all AV solutions. Introduction A few days ago, Cybaze-Yoroi ZLAB researchers spotted a suspicious JavaScript file needing further attention: it leveraged several techniques in order to evade all AV detection and no one of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2014
AV alone is not enough to protect PC from zero-day malware

A recent research conducted by experts at Lastline Labs have demonstrated that AV alone is not enough to protect computers from zero-day malware. A recent research conducted by security company Lastline Labs revealed that only 51% of security solutions tested in a study are able to detect zero-day malware. Experts at Lastline Labs have analyzed hundreds […]