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Malware analysis December 2, 2020 Pedro Tavares

WastedLocker malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight

WastedLocker is the name of a data encryption malware, also called ransomware, which will be analyzed in this article. Systems infected with this piece of...

Malware analysis November 25, 2020 Pedro Tavares

NetWire malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight

NetWire is a remote access Trojan focused on password stealing and keylogging, as well as including remote control capabilities. This threat has been used...

Malware analysis November 11, 2020 Chris Sienko

Nworm malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight

In April 2020, the creators of the TrickBot malware released a module for TrickBot called Nworm. TrickBot is a banking Trojan that targets Windows machines....

Malware analysis November 4, 2020 Pedro Tavares

MalLocker Android ransomware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight

Malware is persistent presence in our life. In the past few months, several pieces of different malware families were identified as affecting mobile devices....

Malware analysis October 15, 2020 Pedro Tavares

Troystealer malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight

We are living in an era where malware is part of our daily lives. Emergent campaigns are increasing, each more sophisticated and harder to detect than the last....

Malware analysis October 7, 2020 Howard Poston

Inside the Lyceum/Hexane malware

Lyceum and Hexane are two industry designations for an APT group that was discovered in August 2019 and was operating without detection for at least a year...

Malware analysis October 1, 2020 Greg Belding

Tycoon malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. In the world of malware, a picture is worth an infection — in other words, a picture can actually...

Malware analysis September 22, 2020 Dan Virgillito

Top 5 ways ransomware is delivered and deployed

If your computer has not yet been affected by ransomware, odds are it could soon be. With ransom payments averaging more than $80,000 in Q4 2019, the coveted...

Malware analysis September 21, 2020 Dan Virgillito

How to spot a malicious browser extension

Let’s not kid ourselves — the experience of surfing the web wouldn’t be the same without extensions. Browser extensions make it possible to block advertisements,...

Malware analysis September 17, 2020 Pedro Tavares

LockBit malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight

LockBit is a data encryption malware in operation since September 2019 and a recent Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), in which developers are in charge of the...

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