Malware

Microsoft is making a public preview of Defender ATP for Android available. The app offers protection against phishing and malware, among other things. In addition, Microsoft has announced the general availability of Defender for…

The business variant of Microsoft Defender can now also detect uefi malware. Defender Advanced Threat Protection changes the System Guard feature for this. As a result, firmware attacks can be prevented by, among other things,…

Chrome has removed more than 70 malicious Chrome extensions from the Chrome Web Store after a security company uncovered a major spyware campaign. The extensions have been downloaded 32 million times together.The extensions forwarded…

D-Link has released a patch for the DIR-865L router. This fixes four vulnerabilities that could be used to read data. It is striking that D-Link does not repair two vulnerabilities, including a command injection.The bugs are fixed in the…

Car manufacturer Honda has stopped several productions worldwide. The company appears to have been hit by a cyber attack. Its nature is not clear; there are rumors that it is ransomware.Honda does not say anything about the infection on…

Malwarebytes has released an update to its anti-virus program of the same name. This program is aimed at fighting malware, such as malicious software that pretends to be a bona fide antivirus or antispyware solution, but in reality has…

Google is adding protection against misleading notifications to its Chrome browser. Users will see a warning if a site tries to trick them into clicking a deceptive notification or permission request.Google starts with Chrome 84 with…

A Norwegian security company has found a way to more easily exploit a previously discovered vulnerability in Android. It concerns Strandhogg 2.0, which can mimic apps to steal credentials or take over permissions.Strandhogg 2.0 was…

Auction site eBay does a local port scan for all visitors to the site. When visiting eBay, the system is scanned for the presence of tools that enable remote access, such as Windows Remote Desktop or TeamViewer. The site scans fourteen…

Malwarebytes has released AdwCleaner version 8.0.5. This program aims to remove malware, such as toolbars added to web browsers and so-called hijackers, which modify the homepage and search engine, among other things. Support is…