Malware and Winter Olympics
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1992
...1992”: WinVir – a true alarm F-Secure has analysed the first Windows specific computer virus. It recognizes the Windows NE files and uses direct action methods against Windows applications. The... more…Game of Threats
...file hidden behind the title has reached an average of three users Not-a-virus:Downloader and Not-a-virus:AdWare turned out to be two of the most popular threats delivered via TV show content,... more…IT threat evolution Q1 2019. Statistics
...Trojan.Win32.Nymaim 5.9 6 Nimnul Virus.Win32.Nimnul 4.6 7 SpyEye Backdoor.Win32.SpyEye 4.3 8 Neurevt Trojan.Win32.Neurevt 3.6 9 NeutrinoPOS Trojan-Banker.Win32.NeutrinoPOS 2.6 10 Tinba Trojan-Banker.Win32.Tinba 1.4 ** Unique users attacked by this malware as... more…IT threat evolution Q2 2018. Statistics
...53.92 2 GandCrab Trojan-Ransom.Win32.GandCrypt 4.92 3 PolyRansom/VirLock Virus.Win32.PolyRansom 3.81 4 Shade Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Shade 2.40 5 Crysis Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Crusis 2.13 6 Cerber Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber 2.09 7 (generic verdict)... more…Free virus removal tool: 27% found malware missed by existing anti-virus
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...Traditional signature-based anti-virus is notoriously bad at stopping newer threats such as zero-day malware and ransomware, but it still has a place in the enterprise, experts say, as... more…POODLE Vulnerability Puts Online Transactions At Risk
...Security Intelligence Blog – by Trend Micro POODLE Vulnerability Puts Online Transactions At Risk Read more: POODLE Vulnerability Puts Online Transactions At Risk Incoming search terms poodle virus poodle malware... more…Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak
...Kaspersky Lab has detected a new version of the ‘malicious blackmailer’ Gpcode – Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak. Kaspersky Lab has detected a new version of the ‘malicious blackmailer’ Gpcode – Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak. The... more…A false choice: the Ebola virus or malware?
...In September we came across mentions of people in Africa suffering from the Ebola virus and unusual invitations to a conference of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the... more…Microsoft releases anti-POODLE Fix It
...Microsoft has released a Fix It to disable the feature which was the subject of the POODLE attack. The Fix It, a program which implements changes in the... more…Catching cancer: The riveting quest for a killer virus
...FEW words have the power to induce terror: cancer is one, virus another. Imagine, then, the awful potency of something that merges the two. The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)... more…Virus Bulletin 2012 – Day 3 – The final chapter
...Virus Bulletin 2012 is now over, the final chapter from this year’s conference needs to be written. Almost all of the participants have packed their bags and gone... more…Is Your Local Pizza Parlor a Front for Cybercrime?
...a sophisticated virus to bypass bank security and conceal withdrawals in bank statements. This means that criminals can move faster, and they can drain bank accounts of almost any amount... more…Kam dál?
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