Should you uninstall Kaspersky software?

Q: Should I uninstall Kaspersky anti-virus from my computer? A recent Wall Street Journal story about a National Security Agency contractor that had classified documents on his home computer and was allegedly targeted because of his use of Kaspersky Lab anti-virus software has once again put the Russian cybersecurity company in the spotlight. The theory is that hackers used the file inventory process that Kaspersky anti-virus uses to discover the sensitive files and target the contractor. Concerned?  See below for suggestions on how to remove Kaspersky from your computer. Government ban Software from Kaspersky Lab was removed from the U.S. General Services Administration approved list in July and in September, the...

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New code injection method avoids malware detection on all versions of Windows

Presented at Black Hat Europe, a new fileless code injection technique has been detailed by security researchers Eugene Kogan and Tal Liberman. Dubbed Process Doppelgänging, commonly available antivirus software is unable to detect processes that have been modified to include malicious code. The process is very similar to a technique called Process Hollowing, but software companies can already detect and mitigate risks from the older attack method. Process Hollowing occurs when memory of a legitimate program is modified and replaced with user-injected data causing the original process to appear to run normally while executing potentially harmful code. Unlike the outdated hollowing technique, Process Doppelgänging takes advantage of...

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A Hacker's Tool Kit - Cybercrime is growing ever more pervasive—and costly.

Cybercrime is growing ever more pervasive—and costly. According to researcher Cybersecurity Ventures, the annual cost of cybercrime globally will rise from $3 trillion in 2015 to $6 trillion in 2021. Enabling this boom are thriving marketplaces online, where hackers sell tools and services to criminals. Virtually anything is available for the right price, points out Andrei Barysevich, director of advanced collection (“a fancy name for ‘spy,’ ” he says) at threat intelligence firm Recorded Future. A former consultant for the FBI’s cybercrime team in New York, Barysevich trawled the shadiest corners of the web to compile the cybercrime shopping list above, exclusively for Fortune. In the market for some basic malware? It’ll cost you as...

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Here is every patch for KRACK Wi-Fi attack available right now

Monday morning was not a great time to be an IT admin, with the public release of a bug which allowed WPA2 security to be broken. As reported previously by ZDNet, the bug, dubbed "KRACK" -- which stands for Key Reinstallation Attack -- is at heart a fundamental flaw in the way Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) operates. The security protocol, an upgrade from WPA, is used to protect and secure communications between everything from our routers, mobile devices, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, but there is an issue in the system's four-way handshake which permits devices with a pre-shared password to join a network. According to security researcher Mathy Vanhoef, who discovered the flaw, threat actors can leverage the vulnerability...

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Apple Macs At Risk From ‘Rising’ Malware Attacks

Apple not so safe after all. Rapid rise in malware targeting Mac devices, as Android security problem worsens Malwarebytes has warned Apple Mac users that the days of their devices being relatively safe from malware are long over. The security specialist analysed data from millions of its users worldwide and it discovered that Mac and Android ransomware and malware attacks have risen significantly in the past year. Indeed, Malwarebytes found that more Mac malware had been detected in Q2 2017 than in all of 2016. Mac Malware According to the security vendor, the “rapidly rising rates of malware” targetting Mac devices should disperse the popular belief that Macs are impenetrable. It cited the recent outbreak of the FruitFly...

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Protect your PC: Ransomware attack increases by two fold in 2017

For various PC problems, we recommend to use this tool. This tool will repair common computer errors, protect you from file loss, malware, hardware failure and optimize your PC for maximum performance. Quickly fix PC issues and prevent others from happening with this software: Download now(100% safe download). Click “Start Scan” to find Windows issues that could be causing PC problems. Click “Repair All” to fix all issues (requires upgrade). Ransomware is undoubtedly getting a lot of attention these days especially after wide spread WannaCry episode. For the uninitiated, the ransomware is a piece of code that encrypts the files on your computer and demands...

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500 Android apps blocked from Play Store due to malware

Through the use of an advertising software development kit contained in 500 apps on the Google Play Store, cybercriminals were able to spy on users and even infect their mobile devices with malware.  That's according to security firm Lookout , which discovered that the Android apps in question all had the lgexin ad SDK built into them which gave unauthorised third parties access to user devices.  The apps themselves also managed to be downloaded over 100 million times from the Google Play Store as many of them fell into popular categories such as weather, health and fitness, travel and games.  However, the app developers were likely not responsible for the malware added by the cybercriminals and this is...

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How To Protect Android Banking Apps From Malware

The recent case of WannaCry ransomware reminded us to be cautious of the growing malware menace that ended up infecting thousands of systems around the globe. Regardless, the scale of the ransomware attack may give rise to other malware attacks such as Android malware invasions. The latest smartphone statistics from Gartner are not surprising as they reveal the soaring popularity of Android smartphones around the globe. According to the survey, over 350 million smartphones sold in Q4 2016 were running an Android operating system. The ever-increasing popularity and most probably the open-source nature of the OS is perhaps what attracts cybercriminals to make relentless efforts to hack into the device and salvage the personal data...

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