Collaborate Disseminate
In this article we will try to explain the terms packer, crypter, and protector in the context of how they are used in malware.
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Cybercrime
Malware
Tags: cryptermalwarepackerprotectorransomwarevirtualization
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We briefly show you the workings of a tech support scammers lockscreen and introduce you to the person behind the scenes.
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Cybercrime
Malware
Tags: advanisbrgsinstallreports.comscreenlockertech supporttech support scamTSS
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We explain what adware and ad fraud are and point out the differences by discussing the methods and the classification of the malware that is involved.
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Cybercrime
Malware
Tags: ad fraudad supportedadvertisingadwarespoofingstackingstuffing… Continue reading Adware vs. Ad-fraud
Just to show you that behind some PUPs there are threat actors that are too lazy to be bothered, we offer you a fake online scanner that was used to promote the infamous MacKeeper and a Windows system optimizer called Advance-System-Care.
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We take a look at what DNSSEC is and why we need it. Plus an overview of how far the implementation has progressed in the Netherlands based on a SIDN report.
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Security world
Technology
Tags: authenticationcertificatednssecdomain name secur… Continue reading DNSSEC: why do we need it?
Spigot browser hijackers of this family are easy to recognize and in our opinion hardly worth installing because they add no more functionality then a few bookmarks. We hope this post helps you to avoid them in the future.Categories: PUP/PUMTags: brows… Continue reading Spigot browser hijackers
Spigot browser hijackers of this family are easy to recognize and in our opinion hardly worth installing because they add no more functionality then a few bookmarks. We hope this post helps you to avoid them in the future.Categories: PUP/PUMTags: brows… Continue reading Spigot browser hijackers
With data breaches resulting in leaked passwords occurring almost daily, two-factor authentication has become an essential tool in the security toolkit.Categories: 101
FYITags: 2faauthenticationmfaMulti-Factor AuthorizationpasswordsPieter Arntzssotoke… Continue reading Understanding the basics of Two-Factor Authentication
This post is intended to make readers aware of the existence and use of environmental variables. A windows feature that is often only known to programmers and other advanced users. Categories: 101
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Domain Generating Algorithms are in use by cyber criminals to prevent their servers from being blacklisted or taken down. The algorithm produces random looking domain names. The idea is that two machines using the same algorithm will contact the same d… Continue reading Explained: Domain Generating Algorithm