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For a while, the humble antivirus was considered by many as a cure-all for any malicious piece of software or script that interfered with a user’s browsing experience. And it still does exactly that. But here’s the crunch – criminals haven’t been idly sitting by and watching antiviruses destroy their attempts to profit from your computer. In recent years, user ...

A new proof-of-concept exploit known as DoubleAgent can not only hijack third-party Windows antivirus software, but use said software to deliver further attacks. While there’s no evidence that the exploit has made its way into the wild yet, most antivirus programs are still completely susceptible to it. The entire point of antivirus software is to prevent malicious programs from compromising ...

Google Play Protect is supposed to protect users from malicious apps in the Google Play Store — but of 20 Android programs evaluated by AV-Test, Google Play Protect bears the dubious honor of being the only one that doesn’t routinely protect its users. Those results come from AV-Test, a Madgeburg, Germany-based security firm, which periodically evaluates antivirus programs for Windows, Mac ...

The malware attempts to take your antivirus products out of the equation before locking systems. A new type of ransomware which tries to uninstall security software on victim PCs has been discovered in the wild. The ransomware, dubbed AVCrypt, was first discovered by MalwareHunterTeam and later analyzed by security professionals at Bleeping Computer. According to an analysis of the malware, AVCrypt will attempt ...

Microsoft’s new investments in Windows Defender and its advanced threat protection program appear to be paying off in the enterprise at least on Windows 10. The company today announced that Windows Defender Antivirus, once shunned as “basic protection” because of its it’s relatively low malware detection rates, is now the most widely deployed antivirus among enterprise organizations. But there is a ...

Here’s some bad news for Windows users. Microsoft’s latest patch to protect Windows users from the Meltdown and Spectre chip vulnerabilities was found to be incompatible with various types of anti-virus software. The worst part is this, users with non-compliant antivirus software will not be able to install any Windows security updates at all unless the software makers tweak their software ...

Mac malware does exist even though it is very rare. Recently, there have been a few notable malware and virus reports although a huge difference compared to Microsoft Windows is that there has never been a Mac malware epidemic. However, this does not mean that Mac has not come under spotlight for virus and malware creators. There are indeed people ...

Microsoft has backtracked on a decision it took back in January when it conditioned that computers without a special registry key would not receive any more security updates. That particular “requirement” was introduced as part of the Meltdown and Spectre patching process. The Meltdown & Spectre registry key debacle At the time, Microsoft said that antivirus vendors would have to ...

  A Russian coder who ran and franchised a dark web service that optimized malware and checked it against antivirus engines has pled guilty to one charge of conspiracy and one charge of aiding and abetting computer intrusion. Jurijs Martisevs was arrested while on a trip to Latvia and extradited to the US after the authorities accused him and associate ...

It looks like people need to be more and more aware of what they are downloading or clicking on when they are using the internet on their mobile devices. And what better help in a time of need than an antivirus that can best fit to what you desire from it? Today we are going to give you 3 options ...