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Antivirus software detects, blocks, and removes malicious code, helping reduce the risk of malware-driven data theft and system disruption.
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Antivirus software scans files and running processes to detect and remove malicious code such as viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, and spyware. It uses signature databases, heuristic rules, and behavioral analysis to identify threats during real-time monitoring or scheduled scans. Regular updates to detection rules are necessary to recognize new malware variants and reduce false negatives.
While antivirus helps block many common malware infections on endpoints, it has limited effectiveness against advanced threats like fileless malware or attacks that evade signature detection. Security teams should combine antivirus with complementary tools such as endpoint detection and response (EDR) to improve visibility and threat hunting. Proper tuning is important to minimize false positives and performance impacts that can disrupt operations or obscure genuine alerts.
Ransomware, hacking groups move from Cobalt Strike to Brute Ratel
APT hacking groups and ransomware operations are moving away from Cobalt Strike to the newer Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit to evade detection by EDR and antivirus solutions. [...]
Ransomware, hacking groups ditch Cobalt Strike for Brute Ratel
APT hacking groups and ransomware operations are moving away from Cobalt Strike to the newer Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit to evade detection by EDR and antivirus solutions. [...]
Ransomware gangs, APT groups ditch Cobalt Strike for Brute Ratel
APT hacking groups and ransomware operations are moving away from Cobalt Strike to the newer Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit to evade detection by EDR and antivirus solutions. [...]
Near-undetectable malware linked to Russia's Cozy Bear
The fun folk who attacked Solar Winds using a poisoned CV and tools from the murky world of commercial hackware Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 threat intelligence team has claimed that a piece of malware that 56 antivirus products were unable to detect is evidence that state-backed attackers have found new ways to go about the evil business.…
ICS & OT Cybersecurity Attack Trends
We explore Trend Micro’s latest research into industrial cybersecurity, including the impact of attacks, maturity of security programs, and recommendations for strengthening security.
Free smartphone stalkerware detection tool gets dedicated hub
Kaspersky has launched a new information hub to help with their open-source stalkerware detection tool named TinyCheck, created in 2019 to help people detect if their devices are being monitored. [...]
Microsoft Defender adds network protection for Android, iOS devices
Microsoft has announced the introduction of a new Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) feature in public preview to help organizations detect weaknesses affecting Android and iOS devices in their enterprise networks. [...]