SMB Zero-Day affects Windows 8, 10 and Server
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) published a vulnerability note yesterday about a new zero-day vulnerability affecting Microsoft Wi
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Malwarebytes 3.0.6 with stability and performance improvements
Malwarebytes is a popular, comprehensive cybersecurity software suite designed to detect, block, and remove malicious software (malware) from computers and mobi
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Web Security: add rel=noopener to external links
Don't touch my tabs! (rel=noopener) is a Firefox add-on that adds rel="noopener" to external links on sites open in Firefox automatically.
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Beware: new sophisticated Gmail phishing attacks
Researchers have discovered a new phishing attack that is currently underway that is targeting Google Gmail accounts in a sophisticated way.
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WhatsApp Security: make this change right now!
Security researchers found a backdoor in the popular messaging application WhatsApp recently that could allow WhatsApp to intercept and read user messages.
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Microsoft: Windows 10 Bitlocker is slower, but also better
If you encrypt the hard drive of a computer running Windows 7, and then on the same computer running Windows 10, you will notice that the encryption process is
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Browser Autofill data may be phished
Most modern web browsers support comfortable features like auto-filling forms on sites using data that you have entered in the past.
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RanSim: Test ransomware attacks on your Windows PC
Ransim is a ransomware simulator for Windows that simulates attacks of ten ransomware families against the computer system.
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Netgear releases first final firmware updates for router security issue
Netgear has released the first batch of production firmware fixes for company routers affected by a serious security vulnerability.
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Avira Password Manager review
Avira Password Manager is a new security product by German company Avira which is probably best known for its antivirus offerings.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Standalone information
Malwarebytes 3.
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Password Use Study: massive reuse of passwords
A recent password use study by the German Hasso-Plattner-Institute of roughly 1 billion user accounts concluded that 20% of users were reusing passwords.
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Malwarebytes 3.0: new all-in-one protection
Malwarebytes 3.
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Flash tops the Exploit Kits Chart in 2016 again
If you needed another reason not to use Flash anymore, a new security report by Recorded Future may convince you to consider this at the very least.
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BitLocker bypass on Windows 10 through upgrades
A security researcher discovered a new issue in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that allows attackers to gain access to BitLocker encrypted data.
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Is VPN leaking your IP address?
To check if your VPN is leaking your IP address, connect to your VPN and visit a leak testing site like IPLeak.
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Microsoft: Windows 10 makes EMET unnecessary. Study: Nope
Microsoft plans to discontinue support for its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit in July 2018, and won't release a new version of EMET either.
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Malwarebytes releases Telecrypt ransomware Decrypter
Malwarebytes Telecrypt Decryptor is a free program for devices running Microsoft Windows to decrypt files that are encrypted by the ransomware Telecrypt.
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KeePass audit: no critical security vulnerabilities found
We reported back in June 2016 that KeePass, a popular password manager, was getting a security audit by the European Commission's EU Free and Open Source Softwa
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Deterministic password manager Issues
If you read password managers that don't store passwords here on Ghacks, you know already what deterministic or stateless password managers are.
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Your browsing history may have been sold already
Add-on companies are selling the browsing history of millions of users to third-parties according to a report that aired on German national TV.
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MBRFilter protects the Master Boot Record against manipulation
MBRFilter is a new open source software for Windows devices designed to protect the Master Boot Record against manipulation.
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Malwarebytes acquires AdwCleaner
Malwarebytes, makers of the popular Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Anti-Exploit, Anti-Ransomware and other security tools, announced on October 19, 2016 that it has
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VeraCrypt 1.19 fixes security vulnerabilities
VeraCrypt 1.
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Password Managers that don't store passwords
Password managers are one of the best options to manage account information.
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PayPal Digital Gift Cards code leak
PayPal is not only a dominating force when it comes to making online transactions between individuals and companies, it also branched of in other areas such as
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Avira PC Cleaner review
Avira PC Cleaner is an on-demand scanner that you may use to scan a Windows computer for infections, and remove malicious code that is found by the program.
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McAfee GetSusp: sniff out undetected malware
McAfee GetSusp is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices designed to sniff out malware that resident security solutions did not detect.
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Study: Half of people click on unknown sender links
Phishing is one of the biggest threats on the Internet.
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Dropbox may have reset your password, just now
If you are a Dropbox customer, you may have received an email from the company informing you that it reset the password of the Dropbox account.
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Trend Micro Ransomware Screen Unlocker Tool
Trend Micro Ransomware Screen Unlocker Tool is a free program for Microsoft Windows operating systems that helps you unlock the screen after ransomware attacks.
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VeraCrypt 1.18 fixes one TrueCrypt vulnerability
VeraCrypt 1.
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Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business
Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business is a free security product by Kaspersky to block ransomware on Windows machines.
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Secure Boot bypass revealed
Secure Boot is a security standard that is part of UEFI designed to restrict what gets loaded during boot time of the device.
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Attention: Some Fosshub downloads compromised
Some software programs on Fosshub, a free project hosting service, appear to be compromised and serve malware payloads .
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Microsoft Account Credentials Leak vulnerability
What would you say if I told you that an almost two decade old vulnerability in Windows may leak your Microsoft Account credentials when you visit a website, re
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Browser fingerprint test with Browserprint
Browserprint (no longer available) is a fork of the popular Panopticlick browser fingerprinting test that adds a number of new checks to the whole process.
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LastPass Remote Compromise vulnerability
LastPass has a bunch of critical problems of which at least one allows attackers to compromise the password manager remotely according to Google researcher Tavi
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No More Ransom: Anti-Ransomware Help Site
No More Ransom is an anti-ransomware help site by law enforcement and IT security companies to assist users in preventing, identifying, and decrypting ransomwar
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Ubuntu Forums security breach
Canonical announced today that it detected a security breach on the Ubuntu Forums site.
