AV-Test compares 19 Antivirus Tools: Windows Defender Reaches Maximum Detection Score

Apr 1, 2019 6:50:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
  The German AV-Test lab compared 19 antivirus products, including the free Windows Defender which comes with the Win10 OS. Defender reached the max detection score, which was better than ...
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Watch Out Banks: New PDF Attack Avoids Antivirus Detection

Nov 16, 2018 11:49:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The latest attack from the Cobalt Gang targeting banking institutions used specific tactics to ensure AV doesn’t detect the malicious PDF at the heart of the attack.
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Sandboxed Defender: Game-Changing Antivirus

Oct 30, 2018 7:26:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
With Microsoft’s latest release of Windows Defender running in a virtual sandbox (the first of its kind), it may be time to focus your energies – and budget – on other parts of your ...
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Adwind Trojan Uses Phishing To Circumvent Antivirus And Infect Workstations

Sep 25, 2018 7:25:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Charlie Osborne reported at ZDNet that Adwind, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) previously connected to attacks against industries worldwide, is back with a new toolkit designed to trick ...
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Advanced Malware Targets the Telecom Sector And Bypasses Antivirus

Sep 4, 2018 5:32:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
The telecommunication service industry is experiencing more advanced malware threats than any other industry group. Researchers at Lastline discovered that ninety percent of malware ...
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SANS: "Less Than Half of Cyberattacks Detected via Antivirus"

Jul 18, 2018 1:19:21 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
We have been saying here for a while that antivirus is dead, but SANS just confirmed it in a new report that starts with: "Companies are buying next-gen antivirus and fileless attack ...
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Security Firm Sued for Failing to Detect Malware That Caused a 2009 Breach

Jul 9, 2018 4:28:08 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
Two insurance companies are suing a cyber-security firm to recover insurance fees paid to a customer after the security firm failed to detect malware on the client's network for months, ...
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Why is Windows 10 Rapidly Gaining Ground in The Enterprise While Win7 Gets Ditched?

May 27, 2018 10:36:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Duo Security is a provider of secure login/access tools, and they just released their yearly Trusted Access Report with some very interesting data. Here Is The Summary Stats gathered from ...
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Why are Antivirus Companies Promoting Security Awareness Training?

May 24, 2018 1:33:58 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
Today, the most surprising companies have jumped on the security awareness training bandwagon. Antivirus companies like Sophos, Kaspersky, Webroot and ESET are loudly promoting the fact ...
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“Good Enough” Free AV Software Argues For Security Awareness Training

May 23, 2018 5:18:22 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
By Guest Blogger Win10 Guru Ed Tittel. A surprising number of security experts agree that most users shouldn’t pay for a traditional antimalware suite. Windows 10's built-in protection, ...
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Antivirus Software Doing The Complete Opposite And Spreading Malware

Nov 17, 2017 2:01:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
Nicknamed AVGater by Austria-based security consultant Florian Bogner, he discovered an exploit within Antivirus software that takes advantage of the “restore from quarantine” function ...
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U.S. Govt Orders Purge Of Kaspersky Products From Its Networks

Sep 14, 2017 5:49:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday told U.S. government agencies to remove Kaspersky Lab products from their networks, saying it was concerned the Moscow-based ...
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