Katana: a new variant of the Mirai botnet
Avira’s IoT research team has recently identified a new variant of the Mirai botnet....
Vulnerability update – mid 2020
In our mid-2020 vulnerability update, we will leverage the expert insight of Avira’s Vulnerability Detection Team – part of Avira’s Protection Labs – to look at some of the most critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited. Top 5 vulnerabilities Our top 5 vulnerability threats for mid-2020 make this list based on our assessment of
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Katana: a new variant of the Mirai botnet
Avira’s IoT research team has recently identified a new variant of the Mirai botnet. It has been named Katana, after the Japanese sword. Although the Katana botnet is still in development, it already has modules such as layer 7 DDoS, different encryption keys for each…
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Vulnerability update – mid 2020
In our mid-2020 vulnerability update, we will leverage the expert insight of Avira’s Vulnerability...
How to choose a RuleSpace replacement?
URL or domain reputation – as found in Symantec’s RuleSpace web categorization database – ...
New Mirai variant targets Tea LaTeX 1.0
Introduction Avira’s IoT Labs continues to look for new variants of the Mirai botnet....
Malware Threat Report: Q2 2020 Statistics and Trends
Our malware threat report for Q1 2020 highlighted cyber threats and exploits that included,...
In depth analysis of Darkshades. A RAT infecting Android devices
‘Darkshades’ is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that targets Android devices. It enables criminals...
Forfiles used in a ‘living off the land’ attack to spread ransomware
Forfiles is a utility tool commonly used by Windows system administrators, but is now...
How technology licensing helps vendors align with CARTA and Zero Trust
How technology licensing can help security vendors address their customers Zero trust and CARTA...
