Chainalysis Restores Reactor and KYT After Token Exposure
Chainalysis restored Reactor, KYT and Address Screening on November 7. See what leaked and how customers can safely reconnect accounts and API integrations.
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Microsoft: Email Exceptions Let Detected Spoofing Through
Microsoft’s Q3 report shows how mail exceptions overrode detection. The 63% figure concerns tracked September messages with recorded…
ARTEX AI Agents Steal App-Signing Certificates
Check Point traced ARTEX agents stealing 300+ app-signing certificates. Only three passed validation, while another crypto campaign earned…
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Phone Return Scam: Check the Label Before You Ship
A real phone can be diverted by a fake return request. Verify the label with your provider and take the right action…
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Trojan:Win32/Rimecud!pz: What to Do After a USB Alert
Defender flagged Trojan:Win32/Rimecud!pz on a USB drive? Understand Removed status, check the PC and drive, and know when more recovery is needed.
Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.EN.B!ml: Removal and False Positive Checks
Understand the exact Sabsik EN.B Defender alert, keep suspicious files quarantined, and use Gridinsoft Anti-Malware to investigate repeat detections.
Trojan:MSIL/Jalapeno!MTB: Removal and False-Positive Checks
Check Trojan:MSIL/Jalapeno!MTB by its file path and quarantine status. Separate browser-cache alerts from an installer that…
Domain Age of Flagged Online Stores: A Study of 1,000 Records
Gridinsoft studied 1,000 flagged store records. Compare domain ages for new records and updates, with date…
How Malware Abused Paste.tc: XWorm, LimeRAT, and AsyncRAT Cases
A cross-case investigation of how AsyncRAT, LimeRAT, and XWorm used Paste.tc raw pages as C2 resolvers…
Plushiefun.xyz PowerShell Chain Found Under HP Task Identities
Gridinsoft Labs observed plushiefun.xyz on nine endpoints where activity under Hewlett-Packard Diagnostics task identities led into…
Planet Search Chrome Extension: Is It Safe and How to Remove It
Planet Search can route Chrome searches through hidden intermediaries to Nextgeeker. Verify its ID, remove it,…
Rotating Names, Stable Loader: A Polymorphic CoinMiner Cluster on Chinese Windows Systems
Gridinsoft telemetry links 45 CoinMiner hashes across 34 Chinese Windows installations to rotating EXE names, signed…
OkoBot/TookPS: New C2 and GDrive Backup Sync Task
Gridinsoft Labs identifies 22tuk.digital as a new high-confidence TookPS/OkoBot callback and analyzes its encoded PowerShell launcher,…
Payment to Bank Details DOCX: Broken altChunk Lure Analysis
Static analysis of a suspicious Payment to Bank Details DOCX attachment with a broken altChunk/RTF import…
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Haiou Turns a Codex Greeting Into a Gateway Ad
Check Point traced persistent gateway ads to Haiou’s global agent instructions. A signed package…
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Sogou Icon Request Hijacked to Deliver DarkVigil
ESET traced DarkVigil delivery to Sogou Input Method’s icon configuration. Windows users need 16.10…
Troubleshooting
Neutrino Ransomware: Identify .neutrino Files and Plan Recovery
Recognize .neutrino files and README-RECOVERY.txt, preserve evidence, remove active malware, and check safe recovery…
Security News
PapRAT Campaign Hides Access Behind a File-Open Error
PapRAT research shows why an invitation that fails to open can still leave Windows…
Security News
XCPE Backdoor Came Built Into 1.3 Million TV Boxes
Google disrupted XCPE, a firmware backdoor in TV boxes. Its hidden reinstall mechanism explains…
Troubleshooting
DmClient.exe: Check a Windows Feedback or Firewall Alert
Saw dmclient.exe in a firewall or antivirus alert? Match the file, signer and scheduled…
Security News
Fake Installers Turn Windows PCs into Proxies and Compute Workers
Microsoft traced fake Navicat and FabFilter downloads to WorldProxyPool and BOINC. One blocked payload…
Troubleshooting
Dell TechHub UserProcess.exe Error: What to Check Before Repair
Match Dell TechHub error 0xe0434352 to its Windows event, identify the failed SupportAssist feature,…
Security News
Beget Says Attackers Wiped Cloud Data After Management-Layer Breach
Beget reports wiping scripts, lost VPS disk images and surviving file backups. What the…
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Five-Star Reviews for Sale: The Trade That Hides Complaints
New research documents sellers offering five-star reviews and complaint removal. Their promises show why…
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CyberStrikeAI Directed Intruders From SQL Server to Domain Admin
A server-side AI helped attackers navigate educational networks, steal credentials and collect databases. The…
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Ukraine Air Alert Hack Sent False Warnings; Service Partly Restored
Ukraine’s Air Alert team confirms interference, pauses push, then partly restores service. What returned,…