Malware and Winter Olympics
...us reprint an article from 20 years ago. The below analysis was first published in the March 1994 edition of the Virus Bulletin magazine. Enjoy! ————— Olympic GamesVirus Bulletin, March... more…IT threat evolution Q1 2018. Statistics
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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…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…The best enterprise anti-virus protection may not be enough
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