Tenable

AUGUST 4, 2022

Analyzing the Vulnerabilities Associated with the Top Malware Strains of 2021. International cybersecurity agencies issue a joint alert outlining the top malware strains of 2021. While malware is used for a variety of purposes, the government agencies point out that ransomware is a primary use case. Background. Description.

Malware 75

Malware Windows SMB Groups 75

ProtectWise

MAY 15, 2017

The purpose of this blog post is to regroup on many conflicting statements on the ransomware and to summarize coverage from our perspective at ProtectWise. WannaCry's primary infection vector is through publicly accessible hosts running an unpatched version of Windows via the SMB protocol. How Does WannaCry Infect a Host?

Systems Review 75

Systems Review Software Review SMB Malware 75

Tenable

MAY 17, 2019

Tenable Researcher David Wells discovered a vulnerability in Slack Desktop for Windows that could have allowed an attacker to alter where files downloaded within Slack are stored. for Windows. We cannot confirm how many of those are Windows App users. Confirm that your Slack for Windows is updated to version 3.4.0.

Windows 41

Windows SMB Authentication Malware 41

Tenable

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Microsoft Windows Codecs Library. Microsoft Windows DNS. Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock. Windows Authenticode. Windows Bind Filter Driver. Windows BitLocker. Windows Common Log File System Driver. Windows Event Tracing. Windows Installer. Windows Kernel.

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Windows SMB Azure Storage 87

Palo Alto Networks

MARCH 13, 2020

Although the malware was a never-before-seen mutation of the Qbot virus, our Behavioral Threat Protection (BTP) engine caught it. Fortunately, the Cortex XDR endpoint agent killed the malware as soon as the executable attempted to run. In case of shares protected by weak passwords, it will attempt brute-forcing via a dictionary attack.

Artificial Inteligence 64

Artificial Inteligence Malware Artificial Intelligence SMB 64

Tenable

AUGUST 19, 2022

Vulnerabilities associated with 2021’s top malware. Right after the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) outlined the top malware of 2021, Tenable’s Security Response Team identified vulnerabilities associated with these malicious strains. CVE-2016-0189. CVE-2016-4171.

IoT 52

IoT Malware Windows Guidelines 52

CTOvision

AUGUST 4, 2014

Extends Platform Coverage to Windows 8.1 releases as part of the Invincea platform focus specifically on the enterprise need for rapid adoption and ongoing management of large-scale Invincea deployments, including coverage for Microsoft’s recent Windows and Office product suites. Follow Invincea: Invincea Blog: [link].

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Security Enterprise Windows Malware 102