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Symantec Discovers Fourth Malware Strain Used in SolarWinds Attack

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Cybersecurity firm Symantec has uncovered an additional piece of malware used in the SolarWinds attacks, becoming the fourth piece of malware associated with the wide-ranging compromise of the popular IT […].

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Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec Found the Cyber Threat Alliance

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In what could be a very virtuous trend, four of the cyber security industry’s leading tech vendors (Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec) have established a consortium focused on the furtherance of the art and science of cyber threat intelligence. McAfee and Symantec join Cyber Threat Alliance (net-security.org).

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Stealthy malware that opens a backdoor into Windows web servers discovered

TechSpot

Backdoor.Frebniis, or simply Frebniis, is a stealthy new malware discovered by Symantec researchers that leverages a vulnerability in IIS to put a backdoor into Windows web servers. Symantec analysts have. Unknown cyber-criminals have actively exploited targets in Taiwan. Read Entire Article

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Daxin: A Chinese-linked malware that is dangerous and nearly impossible to detect

Tech Republic Security

Symantec said that the newly-discovered Daxin exhibits a previously unseen level of complexity, and it’s been targeting governments around the world for some time. The post Daxin: A Chinese-linked malware that is dangerous and nearly impossible to detect appeared first on TechRepublic.

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PcTechmate: Automating repair of malware ridden systems

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The most recent reports from Symantec and McAfee have publicly said “Do not rely solely on our products to protect your computer.” Signature based solutions are being bypassed by malware every day. The pervasiveness and sophistication of modern malware is damaging computers to a point where expert int.

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Cyber attacks on at least three Asian banks share malware links

Computer Weekly

Cyber attacks on banks in Bangladesh, Vietnam and the Philippines used the same malware, which has links to other attacks on banks in the region, reports Symantec

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Microsoft fights botnet after Office 365 malware attack

TechSpot

Participants in the cybersecurity data exchange group include FS-ISAC, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, ESET, Symantec, and NTT. According to Microsoft, its Defender Antivirus team has been working alongside major cybercrime partners to collect samples and unravel critical information related to the botnet scheme.

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