How Android’s evolution has impacted the mobile threat landscape
Significant behavioral changes made to the Android mobile operating system have affected malware and how it applies to non-rooted devices.Read More
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Kovter マルウェアの亜種は、レジストリ内にのみ潜んで検出をすり抜けるという Trojan.Poweliks の画期的な手口を初めて模倣しています。
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Kovter malware learns from Poweliks with persistent fileless registry update
A variant of the Kovter malware is the first to use Trojan.Poweliks’ pioneering tricks by residing only in the registry to evade detection.
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What does the Avast Sandbox do?
The Avast Sandbox lets you run a questionable program without risking your computer. The Avast Sandbox is a special security feature which allows you to run potentially suspicious applications automatically in a completely isolated environment. This is particularly useful if you don’t completely trust whatever you just downloaded or you visit dodgy websites because programs running within […]
Tiny Banker hidden in modified WinObj tool from Sysinternals
The Tiny Banker Trojan is spread by email attachments. Tiny Banker aka Tinba Trojan made a name for itself targeting banking customers worldwide. The Avast Virus Lab first analyzed the malware found in the Czech Republic reported in this blog post, Tinybanker Trojan targets banking customers. It didn’t take long for the malware to spread globally attacking customers […]
Apple jailbroken phones hit with malware
“Biggest iPhone hack ever” attacks jailbroken phones In what has been called the biggest iPhone hack ever, 250,000 Apple accounts were hijacked. That’s the bad news. The good news is that most Apple device users are safe. Why? Because the malware dubbed KeyRaider by researchers at Palo Alto Networks, only infects “jailbroken” iOS devices. (there’s […]
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Android を狙うランサムウェアは、検出をすり抜け解析を回避する手口を使っています。その一部をご紹介します。
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Android ransomware: Tricks of the trade
A look at some of the detection-evasion and anti-analysis tactics employed by Android ransomware.Read More
Infected ad networks hit popular websites
It is frustrating when your antivirus protection stops you from visiting a website that you know and trust, but these days even the most popular websites can fall prey to attacks. This week security researchers discovered booby-trapped advertisements on popular websites including eBay, The Drudge Report, weather.com, and AOL. The ads, some of which can be […]
‘Stagefright’ Android bug needs your phone number to work
Believed to be the worst Android vulnerability yet discovered, the “Stagefright” bug exposes nearly 1 billion Android devices to malware. This malware is delivered by a multimedia message sent via Google Hangouts. This exploit is considered extremely dangerous because the victim is not required to take any action and there are no apparent effects. The attacker […]