Microsoft Office Macros Remain Top Choice for Malware Delivery

Microsoft Office documents containing malicious macros accounted for 45 percent of malware loaders in August 2018, according to a blog post by Cofense. These macros were used to deliver a ...

July 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Bad guys use Google's Golang to cross-compile multi-platform malware

Here is the bad news: The use of Google's Golang (also called Go) programming language allows attackers to cross-compile malware for use on multiple platforms, making potential attacks on ...

July 12, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

North Korea Brings Light to a “Cool” Way to Spread Malware

In the midst of all the political talk about the recent summit between the United States and North Korea, one particular gift caught the eye of security experts.

July 2, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

They’re Trying to Run Malicious Code (And You’re Letting Them!)

According to a new threat report from security vendor eSentire, 91% of endpoint incidents involve files that won’t be defeated/blocked/removed by anti-malware solutions.

February 28, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Ad Network Uses Advanced Malware Technique To Conceal Cryptojacking Ads

I blogged a few days ago about a method to embed a crypto-mining script in a Word doc. Turns out an ad network has done an even better job! Arstechnica wrote: "Domain-name algorithms are ...

January 16, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

KillDisk Fake Ransomware Hits Financial Firms in Latin America

A new version of the KillDisk disk-wiping malware has hit companies in the financial sector in Latin America, Trend Micro reported yesterday. Just like previous versions, KillDisk ...

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