Adwind, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) previously connected to attacks against industries worldwide, is back with a new toolkit designed to trick antivirus programs into allowing the malware to exploit ...

Malware includes viruses, worms, adware, spyware, and ransomware — they all work differently but tend to cause similar ...

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Cyber threats are on the rise and with increased complexity in targets, Microsoft aims at making the user aware of the sources and types of malware that can affect his/her computer from anywhere in ...

When an antivirus program sounds the alarm, it always triggers a moment of shock in the user. But the warning is not always ...

According to Joe Stewart of Atlanta-based SecureWorks, the SpamThru Trojan adds a pirated copy of Kaspersky Lab's AntiVirus for WinGate to a cloaked folder on the compromised machine. The illegitimate ...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is creating a new environment where malware can be used to create powerful botnets. Mirai, a new Trojan virus for Linux, is difficult to detect and already exists in the ...

A new strain of the Astaroth Trojan has been given the capability to exploit vulnerable processes in antivirus software and services. Cybereason's Nocturnus Research team said in a blog post published ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released information to help federal, state, local, and private sector organizations protect themselves against the Osiris Banking Trojan and fileless ...

A new proof-of-concept exploit known as DoubleAgent can not only hijack third-party Windows antivirus software, but use said software to deliver further attacks. While there’s no evidence that the ...