Microsoft launches Project Freta to help prevent malware threats from going undetected
Microsoft is looking to employ a new approach to keep malware risks at bay, courtesy of Project Freta. In short, Project Freta is Microsoft’s answer […]
Tag: Anti-malware
EmoCheck Tool that checks for Emotet malware infection released
The Coronavirus malware that recently started infecting computers by luring the consumers about information about the new preventive measures for coronavirus-related pneumonia has a solution. […]
Decryptor for Dharma Ransomware now available
Dharma Ransomware now officially has decryptor keys. Kaspersky RakhniDecryptor v 1.17.17.0 & ESET Crysis Decryptor v 2.0.3.0 have been updated to decrypt Dharma ransomware encrypted files […]
Meet AI2 , Artificial intelligence based Security System that is 85% accurate
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the machine-learning startup PatternEx have demonstrated an artificial intelligence platform that predicts cyber-attacks with 85% […]
AV TEST puts 8 security suites and 7 tools on an endurance test
When using any Internet Security Suite or a popular antivirus software, it is important to know if it can protect your system from malware. A […]
New Exploit allows attackers to disable Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit
A recent report suggests vulnerabilities in Microsoft EMET tool can be exploited to disable all protections it enforces for other applications in Windows. Microsoft’s Enhanced […]
Google Project Zero exposes flaws in Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software
Google Project Zero has publicly exposed Malwarebytes for a security vulnerability that exposes its consumer version of Anti-Malware software to Man in the middle attacks. […]
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 5.5 is now available for download
Microsoft’s Security tool, Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 5.5 is now available for download. The tool until now has been running in Beta phase which […]
VirusTotal to detect & report firmware malware
Virus Total, the free Internet security service from Google has now been equipped with a feature that lets a user know whether the firmware is […]
Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta available for download
Ransomware has become a growing threat in today’s online word for small businesses. This variant of malicious software empowers cybercriminals using malware in bogus email […]
Serious design flaws bypassing exploit mitigations found in AVG, McAfee, Kaspersky
Popular Antivirus programs such as AVG, McAfee and Kaspersky were found to be providing easy access for malware attackers to infect PC’s with exploit mitigations. This […]
PlagueScanner, an Open Source multiple AV scanner framework released
Recently, GitHub published an open source multiple AV scanner framework, called as PlagueScanner. This open source multiple AV scanner framework is created by security researcher […]
Microsoft Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) in Windows 10
Here is a reason why Windows 10 users would have added security from malware. Microsoft has announced a new tool called as Antimalware Scan Interface […]
VirusTotal adds Trusted Source dialog and demotes mistaken detections
VirusTotal has introduced a new flag called Trusted Source which will show that the downloads are from a trusted source, even if some antivirus software […]
SysInternals Autoruns introduces Virustotal integration
Last year, Microsoft bought VirusTotal support for ‘Process Explorer’. Now Autoruns is the one to get the ontegration. VirusTotal is an online virus scanning service […]
Microsoft Antimalware for Azure Cloud Services and Virtual Machines announced
Microsoft Antimalware developed for Azure Cloud Services and Virtual Machines is available to Azure customers only. However, Microsoft has decided to make this antimalware free, […]
Coordinated Malware Eradication aims to eradicate malware
Security vendors, Financial institutions, online search, and advertising businesses and Law enforcement have come together to form Coordinated Malware Eradication, with a view to eradicate […]
Incidence and usage of rogue antivirus software dropping
Rogue antivirus software is a malware that pretends (and acts) like an antivirus software. However, in reality it simply downloads malicious software on your system […]
The AntiVirus is dead, says Symantec
Symantec, the company, who has been in the Antivirus business for the last quarter of the century, has said that the AntiVirus is dead and […]
Sysinternals Process Explorer gets VirusTotal integration
Process Explorer, the popular tool from Microsoft Sysinternals, that picks up where Task Manager leaves off, now offers integration with VirusTotal malware scanning service. Process […]
