Tag: Avast

URL:Blacklist (Avast)

URL:Blacklist is a name of detection that several antivirus programs use to…

Stephanie Adlam Stephanie Adlam

URL:Scam (Avast)

URL:Scam is a generic detection name of a dangerous website, that appears…

Stephanie Adlam Stephanie Adlam

Information Security Experts Published a PoC Exploit for a Vulnerability in Win32k

Information security experts have published a PoC exploit for a privilege escalation…

Vladimir Krasnogolovy Vladimir Krasnogolovy

Chrome Extension ViperSoftX Steals Passwords and Cryptocurrency

A Windows malware designed to steal cryptocurrency and clipboard contents installs a…

Vladimir Krasnogolovy Vladimir Krasnogolovy

Chrome 0-day Vulnerability Used to Attack Candiru Malware

Avast has discovered that DevilsTongue spyware, created by Israeli company Candiru, exploited…

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Avast expert taught Smarter Coffee machine to ransom money

Back in 2015, experts from Pen Test Partners talked about a way…

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Avast experts accidentally got source code for GhostDNS exploit

Avast analysts suddenly got the source codes for the GhostDNS exploit. The…

Vladimir Krasnogolovy Vladimir Krasnogolovy