Microsoft updates break AV software, again!

Microsoft’s May 2019 security fixes have again disrupted the normal functioning of some endpoint security products on certain Windows versions. Current problems “We have had a few customers reporting that following on from the Microsoft Win… Continue reading Microsoft updates break AV software, again!

New infosec products of the week​: February 23, 2018

Cisco offers cloud-based endpoint security solutions for MSSPs Cisco is offering MSSPs security, visibility, and control of customer endpoints. Their endpoint security portfolio includes: Cisco AMP for Endpoints, Cisco Umbrella, and Meraki Systems Mana… Continue reading New infosec products of the week​: February 23, 2018

Where’s Assange? Tech firms are still waiting to receive CIA documents from Wikileaks

A cohort of technology firms that were named in leaked CIA documents published by WikiLeaks more than two weeks ago are still waiting to receive important information from the transparency organization concerning software vulnerabilities that were targeted by the spy agency. WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange said earlier this month that the controversial organization would work with affected technology companies by privately providing them with executable code and other technical details that had been purposely redacted from the document dump. The idea is that affected companies will access some of this hidden material from WikiLeaks to effectively “develop fixes.” More than 15 different technology companies are mentioned in the CIA document dump. Spokespeople for G DATA, Comodo, BitDefender, TrendMicro, Avira and Avast all said that WikiLeaks had yet to contact their companies. Avira, Comodo and BitDefender’s products are discussed in the leaked CIA documents under a section labelled “AV defeated,” which contains information […]

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Second Reminder – Unpaid Invoice should be js malware but instead is a Joe Job against Avira antivirus

It definitely looks like the Dridex /Locky gang and whatever botnet they are using have a big downer on Avira Antivirus. Yesterday we saw this campaign, where the js file had some nasty denigrating phrases about Avira’s CEO Travis Witteveen. … Continue reading → Continue reading Second Reminder – Unpaid Invoice should be js malware but instead is a Joe Job against Avira antivirus

Spammed-out malware campaign contains offensive hidden message for anti-virus CEO

There is no love lost between the people who write malware and the anti-virus companies who work hard to protect innocent users against them.
And occasionally that animosity spills out into the actual malicious code written by online criminals.
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Anonymous Browsing: Avira Launches Phantom VPN for Android, Windows Users

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Need Secure Web Access Everywhere without Getting Identified? Avira’s Phantom

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