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Antivirus programs, by their nature, introduce a degree of risk. Since they have to scan malicious data to stop attacks (and thus need extensive permissions), a piece of malware that exploits antivirus flaws can typically run with impunity. That could be much more difficult if you’re using Windows 10’s built-in safeguards, though. Microsoft is gradually […]
Bad drones, boobytrapped North Korean antivirus, and more of the week’s top security news. https://media.wired.com/photos/5aecf63679773b59d777feae/master/pass/Dronez4U.png
(credit: amalthya / Flickr) In the immediate aftermath of the Spectre and Meltdown attacks, Microsoft created an unusual stipulation for Windows patches: systems would only receive the fixes if they had antivirus software installed and if that antivirus software created a special entry in the registry to indicate that it’s compatible with the Windows fixes. […]
Kaspersky’s attempt to quash collusion fears through transparency isn’t quite reassuring everyone. In an interview with Reuters, founder Eugene Kaspersky has acknowledged that his company’s antivirus software has copied files that weren’t marked as direct threats. In one example, the program removed GrayFish, a tool meant to corrupt Windows’ startup sequence. Reuters sources also claim […]
Reports that Russia used Kaspersky antivirus to probe US targets highlight the inherent risks of software that millions rely on for protection. https://media.wired.com/photos/59de69bc511b8d36e681b75d/master/pass/Kaspersky-FeatureArt-856724984.jpg Feed: All Latest
Amid growing concern/speculation/hysteria that Kaspersky Lab products could be tied to the Russian government, retailer Best Buy has stopped selling its antivirus. Minnesota’s StarTribune first reported the move, citing a source who said that the company felt there are “too many unanswered questions” after conducting its own investigation. There’s no word on what those questions […]
Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab appear to have reached a truce over their ongoing antivirus (AV) software battle. The Moscow-based cyber security firm has agreed to withdraw antitrust complaints following Microsoft’s announcement that it would change the way it delivers security updates to users. The dispute between the two companies began in 2016 when Kaspersky accused […]
Microsoft bigwig Rob Lefferts said Windows 10 disabled “some parts” of a “small number of applications that still needed updating”. In a revealing blog post, he said these parts of antivirus software were disabled if it was seen as incompatible with the Windows 10 Creators Update. Mr Lefferts revealed that five per cent of all […]
Enlarge / Is it “fresh malware”? Or is it something else repackaged? (credit: from an image by Sarah Shuda) Last November, a systems engineer at a large company was evaluating security software products when he discovered something suspicious. One of the vendors had provided a set of malware samples to test—48 files in an archive stored […]
The bug potentially puts every Windows antivirus program at risk, but also hints at more fundamental problems with relying on AV. The post The Clever ‘DoubleAgent’ Attack Turns Antivirus Into Malware appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
