Category: malwarebytes

Hackers are hiding virtual credit card skimmers in image file metadata

Post author By Randall
Post date June 26, 2020
Categories In exif, gear, javascript, magecart, malware, malwarebytes, metadata, News, Privacy, Security, Tech, woocommerce, wordpress

[ad_1] Lots of people know to check ATMs and gas station credit card readers for skimmers, but it’s harder to tell when virtual ones are hidden them in websites’ payment portals. According to research from Malwarebytes, hackers put Magecart JavaScript code into the EXIF metadata of image files, which is then loaded and executed by […]

Multiple antivirus apps are vulnerable to common security flaws

Post author By Randall
Post date April 26, 2020
Categories In antivirus, avg, eset, exploit, f-secure, gear, Internet, kaspersky, linux, Mac, malware, malwarebytes, mcafee, Microsoft, News, Security, software, sophos, symantec, symlink race, Tech, vulnerability, webroot, windows

[ad_1] Intruders would still need to download and run the necessary code before launching a symlink race, so this is more of a tool to facilitate an existing breach than start it. Researchers also noted that most of the vendors (including AVG, F-Secure, McAfee and Symantec) have fixed the bugs, some of them quietly. This […]

Eero’s expanded router subscriptions focus on security (updated)

Post author By Randall
Post date August 27, 2019
Categories In 1password, Amazon, eero, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Internet, malwarebytes, mesh wifi, router, services, Tech

[ad_1] The second, Eero Secure+, features all of the perks included with Eero Secure, as well as added subscriptions to VPN service Encrypt.me, antivirus software Malwarebytes and password manager 1Password. We’ve reached out to Amazon to confirm whether the included subscriptions are personal or family plans. If the former is the case, separate subscriptions to […]