Malware

Windows Defender exclusions reek of malware

The vast majority of exclusions made to Windows Defender antivirus have been made by malware, according to research from the Avira Protection Services. “We currently receive more than 10k unique windows defender exclusions entries per day and 95% of them are clearly designed for malware,” said Mikel Echevarria Lizarraga, senior virus analyst with Avira Protection

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Firefox throws the book at malware (too hard)

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MysteryBot – the Android malware that’s keylogger, ransomware, and trojan

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Android malware infects Amazon TV devices

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Hiddad Android malware gets top user ratings for all the wrong reasons

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Crypto miners: the rise of a malware empire

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RottenSys: Some smartphones are coming with malware already installed

This is probably the one smartphone feature you did not have on your “must have” ...

Malvertising campaign intend on soiling Avira’s white vest (Updated Feb 2017)

UPDATE FEBRUARY 2017 Beware - the malvertising campaign is still ongoing! Have you received warnings ...

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