Is Microsoft Pushing Windows 11 Into Malware Territory?
There are a lot of people getting frustrated with the direction Microsoft has taken with Windows 11, not that Redmond seems to care at all. The features they've been adding are more…
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Tag: Malware
Now They’re Hiding Malware in Hexadecimal Chunks Inside DNS Records
Security researchers have found yet another way to brighten your day; you can blame Ian Campbell of DomainTools for this new ray of sunshine. He has found hackers using DNS to infect…
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One Single GitHub User Was Responsible For Over A Hundred Backdoored Malware Repos
Thanks to the curiosity of a Sophos customer about a specific remote access trojan they read about in the news, 100+ poisoned GitHub repos were not just taken down, but tracked back…
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New FakeCall Android Malware Redirects Bank Phone Calls To Scammers Invisibly
It can be fun to load and configure an Android APK which didn't come from the Google Store, or to grab an app that sounds great from somewhere on the web but…
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The Necro Android Malware Loader Is Back From The Dead And Spreading
The Google App store is once again at the centre of discussions about just what Google means when they say you should trust the security of the Play Store. The original Necro…
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Alien And Predator Team Up To Take Over Andriods
Intellexa is a company who create commercial spyware, for sale to law enforcement and governments. They named two of their spyware apps after famous movies, Alien and Predator, which can be installed…
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Android Malware Comes Preinstalled From The Factory, For Your Convenience
In the past we have seen questionable software pre-installed by the manufacturer which has lead to unnecessary vulnerabilities, Superfish being a prime example. In most cases the software was not specifically designed…
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Kaspersky Has Detected Malware Deployed Inside Windows Event Logs
Add this to the list of things you wish you didn't know about; multistage malware which hides in the Windows Event Viewer and from there is able to do a wide variety…
Read MorePodcast #664 – AMD & Xilinx, Corsair K70 KB & Fractal Torrent Nano reviews, NAND Destroyed!, Malware!, Bye Ballistix RAM + MOrE!
AMD finishes buying Xilinx, we review the Fractal Torrent Nano case and the Corsair K70 RGB Pro keyboard, malware talk and gaming quick hits + ruined NAND, Nvidia financials, and no more…
Read MorePodcast #663 – ARMless Nvidia, RISC-V & Intel, Record AMD Marketshare, be quiet! 850w PSU, Retro Storage + MORE
AMD Sets all time market share, Nvidia is not getting ARM'd, Intel making big investment in RISC-V, more Malware! Sound Blaster X4, "Random" things, Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 discussion and some…
Read MorePodcast #662 – Two’s Day, End of GPU MSRPs, AMD Xilinx Deal, Sony Bungie Deal, EVGA XR1 Review + MORE!
It was a Wednesday like no other: a twos-day. 2/2/22. Now, we could have done an even MORE twos-day show on 2/22/22, but we didn't think that far ahead. Also, that hasn't…
Read MorePodcast #661 – Nvidia RTX 3050 Launch, DDR5 8888, ARM acquisition update, More Malware, Win 11 Task Manager, Steam Deck Shipping + MORE!
Another entry level GPU you cannot buy? Sure! Also looks like Nvidia probably will NOT be buying ARM to the great relief of ... many? DDR5 world record overclocking, Microsoft…
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BRATA, Worst Android Malware In A While
BRATA is Android malware which targets people by posing as an app from a bank, asking you to install it in a rather nasty way. It has been spotted in...
Read MorePodcast #644 – AMD Auto Overclocking, Win 11 Update, Apple News, ExpressVPN Bought + More!
As many already knew, there was a serious situation that developed over at Sebastian's house when a tree fell on his house. And his car. Dorthy like. But now power and internet have…
Read MorePodcast #643 – SSD components get swapped, Win 11 news, 2x be quiet! cooler reviews, EVGA 3090 update + more!
It's been a busy few days, m'kay? But we're back once again to discuss burgers, Windows 11, AMD servers use a lot less power than Intel (NO WAY), various security issues, SSD…
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Tesla stores your Owner Authentication token in plain text … which leads to a bad Ashton Kutcher movie
You might expect better from Tesla and Elon Musk but apparently you would be dissappointed as the OAuth token in your cars mobile app is stored in plain text. The token is…
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Yes, some of your users phones are infected
Managing mobile devices in an enterprise environment is a nightmare, even with properly set up security polices and some sort of Mobile Device Manager. Security firm Skycure recently estimated one in every…
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Doctor, treat thyself .. or at least the hospital please
For the past few years we have heard about some rather horrific security vulnerabilities in hospitals and sadly this has not changed at all. Indeed many hospitals are still on...
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