Google apps report adware, even though Google does an admirable job of keeping its sprawling Play Store free of apps containing malware. Their verification system is world-class. That said, no system is perfect, and that includes Google's. In recent months, the company has removed nearly a hundred malware apps that made it through their various … [Read more...] about Google Apps Report Malware
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Microsoft Office 365 is Adding Some Protections
Microsoft Office 365 is adding some protections to the Office 365 software suite, designed to make you safer. Hackers commonly target Office 365 users with a type of attack known as "Consent Phishing." That means that the hacker in question will use various social engineering techniques to trick a target victim into giving up access to Office … [Read more...] about Microsoft Office 365 is Adding Some Protections
Microsoft Takes Another Step Against Malware
Ever since Microsoft released Windows Vista, the Redmond giant has made it possible for users to disable Microsoft Defender by way of the Registry. Unfortunately, by granting that ability, it gave well-designed malware strains the ability to do the same. That is now changing. As the company explains in a recent blog … [Read more...] about Microsoft Takes Another Step Against Malware
Trickbot Adds New Trick Linux Malware
Trickbot is about as bad as they come in the world of malware. Originally a malware strain from the Windows ecosystem, security professionals have recently found samples of the code in the wild that prove that Trickbot has made the jump to the Linux world as well. One of the things that makes this such a nasty little threat is the fact that it's … [Read more...] about Trickbot Adds New Trick Linux Malware
This New Malware, Emotet, Added An Email Attachment Stealer
Emotet's massive botnet was dormant for several months, but on July 17th, 2020, it suddenly rumbled back to life. It started spewing out massive numbers of phishing emails aimed at installing Trickbot payloads on anyone unfortunate enough to open one of their poisoned emails. The emails are often described as invoices, manifests, and the … [Read more...] about This New Malware, Emotet, Added An Email Attachment Stealer
Trickbot Malware Went Into Hiding And Now It’s Back
For more than five months, the internet breathed a collective sigh of relief as one of the most notorious strains of malware, Emotet, went dark and ceased all activity. It was as though the hackers in control of the code had simply pulled the plug. All good things, however, inevitably end. On July 17th, 2020, Emotet came roaring back to life and … [Read more...] about Trickbot Malware Went Into Hiding And Now It’s Back
