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Can You Trick Malware into Believing a Production System Is a Virtual Machine?

SecureWorld News

This question arises amidst the constant battle against threats posed by malware. By tricking the malware into identifying the environment improperly, security professionals could outsmart self-termination mechanisms utilized by certain strains. Malware employs complex and sophisticated techniques to detect virtualized environments.

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Dell Data Protection Protected Workspace & Malware Prevention

CTOvision

The video below explores DDP Protected Workspace and uniquely addresses healthcare regulations related to malware prevention. Individuals take malware and obtain the characteristics pertaining to the individual and find ways to get around the malware inspections in place. The malware is from external agents.

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Top 10 Malware Strains of 2021

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Bing Chat spreads malware through ads, exploited by hackers

Dataconomy

According to various sources, the chatbot has been pushing malware ads under search queries, which is a huge cyber threat to people who trust and use the tool. It does that by checking your IP address, time zone, and various other system settings such as web rendering that identifies virtual machines,” said The Malwarebytes.”

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Disk-wiping malware Shamoon targets virtual desktop infrastructure

Network World

A cybersabotage program that wiped data from 30,000 computers at Saudi Arabia's national oil company in 2012 has returned and is able to target server-hosted virtual desktops. The malware, known as Shamoon or Disttrack, is part of a family of destructive programs known as disk wipers.

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Cybercriminals now using malware and adware to exploit virtual meeting apps

Tech Republic Security

Skype is the most targeted app with 120,000 suspicious files exploiting its name, according to security provider Kaspersky.

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NotPetya and Olympic Destroyer Malware: 6 Russian Officers Charged

SecureWorld News

But the GRU members being charged in this case started with other strains of malware and a narrow target: Ukraine's power grid. widened to encompass virtually the whole world. In what is commonly referred to as the most destructive and costly cyber attack ever, the conspirators unleashed the 'NotPetya' malware. and a large U.S.

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