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Antivirus is software designed to detect, prevent, and remove malicious software, commonly known as malware, from computers and networks. In the realm of information security, antivirus plays a crucial role by serving as the first line of defense against a wide variety of cyber threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, spyware, and adware.
This software employs various methods to safeguard devices and data, including signature-based detection, which relies on a database of known malware signatures, heuristic analysis to identify new, previously unknown threats based on behavior, and real-time scanning to constantly monitor system activity. Antivirus programs often come with additional features such as firewall protection, email protection, and web browsing safeguards to provide a more comprehensive security solution.
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, antivirus solutions are regularly updated to combat the latest threats. Their effectiveness relies on the timely application of these updates and the use of multi-layered security strategies, as no single tool can guarantee complete protection in the face of sophisticated and continuously changing cyber attacks.
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A now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome was exploited as a zero-day by a threat actor known as TaxOff to deploy a backdoor codenamed Trinper
Threat actors with links to the Play ransomware family exploited a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day as part of an attack targeting an unnamed organization in the United States
Trend Micro discovered that old Atlassian Confluence versions that were affected by CVE-2023-22527 are being exploited using a new in-memory fileless backdoor.
CVE-2024-21412 was used to evade Microsoft Defender SmartScreen and implant victims with DarkMe
The APT group Water Hydra has been exploiting the zero-day Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability (CVE-2024-21412) in its campaigns targeting financial market traders. This vulnerability, which has now been patched by Microsoft, was discovered and disclosed by the Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative.
A Phemedrone information-stealing malware campaign exploits a Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability (CVE-2023-36025) to bypass Windows security prompts when opening URL files. [...]
This blog entry details how Trend Micro Cloud One™ – Workload Security and Trend Micro Vision One™ effectively detected and blocked the abuse of the CVE-2020-14882 WebLogic vulnerability in affected endpoints.
We provide a guide to detecting Dirty Pipe, a Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-0847.
This blog discusses how CVE-2021-4034 can be detected and blocked using Trend Micro™ Vision One™ and Trend Micro Cloud One™.