Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Turn on behavior monitoring

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavbehaviormonitoring.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Turn on behavior monitoring Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is...

Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Configure monitoring for incoming and outgoing file and program activity

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavrealtimescandirection.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Configure monitoring for incoming and outgoing file and program activity Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks...

Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Turn off real-time protection

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavrealtimeprotection.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Turn off real-time protection Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is...

Sit-down with Wallarm CTO, Alex Golovko

I have had a chance to pose a few questions to Alexander Golovko, one of the co-founders of Wallarm and our CTO. Here are Alex’s reflections on Wallarm and some technology trends. How did Wallarm get its start? Ivan Wallarm’s founder has involved me in various projects on and off since 2010. By...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSyste...

Detonating a bad rabbit: Windows Defender Antivirus and layered machine learning defenses

Windows Defender Antivirus uses a layered approach to protection: tiers of advanced automation and machine learning models evaluate files in order to reach a verdict on suspected malware. While Windows Defender AV detects a vast majority of new malware files at first sight, we always strive to...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSyste...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Tamper Protection Bypass Vulnerability

Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP is a suite of antivirus software from Symantec, USA. The software provides security across physical and virtual systems. A security vulnerability exists in versions prior to SEP 14 RU1 and version 12.1.X. The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to bypass...

CVE-2017-6331

Prior to SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection product can encounter an issue of Tamper-Protection Bypass, which is a type of attack that bypasses the real time protection for the application that is run on servers and clients...

Design/Logic Flaw

Prior to SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection product can encounter an issue of Tamper-Protection Bypass, which is a type of attack that bypasses the real time protection for the application that is run on servers and clients...

CVE-2017-6331

Prior to SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection product can encounter an issue of Tamper-Protection Bypass, which is a type of attack that bypasses the real time protection for the application that is run on servers and clients...

CVE-2017-6331

Prior to SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection product can encounter an issue of Tamper-Protection Bypass, which is a type of attack that bypasses the real time protection for the application that is run on servers and clients...

Solution Corner: Malwarebytes for Mac

Mac users have been told for years: Macs don't get viruses. Even Apple said so, in their famous Get a Mac ads that aired a decade ago. Wow, that's so cool! It's good to know we're all safe. Now, on a different topic, can you tell me why Safari is going to a Russian search engine instead of Google...

Another RCE Vulnerability Patched in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Google Project Zero continues to scrape away at the ubiquitous Microsoft Malware Protection Engine at the core of many security products embedded in Windows, and it continues to discover new critical vulnerabilities. The latest, another remote code execution flaw, was patched on Friday after it w...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSyste...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability

A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to a scan timeout. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could prevent the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine from monitoring affecte...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability

A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to a scan timeout. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could prevent the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine from monitoring affecte...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability

A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to a scan timeout. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could prevent the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine from monitoring affecte...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSyste...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSyste...