Antimalware Support for Windows XP and the January 2014 Security Bulletin Webcast and Q&A

Today we’re publishing the January 2014 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. We answered 16 questions in total, with the majority of questions focusing on the Dynamics AX bulletin MS14-004, the update for Microsoft Word MS14-001 and the re-release of the Windows 7 and Windows Serve...

Bitcoin-Related Malware Continues to Flourish

One good way to measure the popularity of an emerging technology or trend is to see how much attention attackers and malware authors are paying it. Using that as a yardstick, Bitcoin is moving its way up the charts in a hurry. The latest indication is some malware that researchers at Arbor Networ...

Carberp Source Code Leaked

The source code for the Carberp Trojan, which typically sells for $40,000 on the underground, has been leaked and is now available to anyone who wants it. The leak has echoes of the release of the Zeus crimeware source code a couple of years ago and has security researchers concerned that it may...

FixMeStick's first to supports Windows 8 with Secure Boot ON

Windows 8 PCs contain a new technology called Secure Boot that only boots devices that have been verified by Microsoft. Also Microsoft's own Offline Defender won't boot on Windows 8 PCs with Secure Boot on. Neither will Norton's Bootable Recovery Tool. We asked the guys at FixMeStick how their...

PushDo Malware DGA Now Generates .KZ Domains

For every punch a hacker throws, there is a counter from a security company, and then, inevitably, the hacker adjusts again. That’s what’s happening right now with the PushDo malware. This week, Dell SecureWorks, Damballa Lab and Georgia Tech University combined on a research report exposing the...

Microsoft Antimalware privilege escalation

It's possible to execute code with local system rights...

Microsoft Antimalware Client Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2823482)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS13-034. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Microsoft Antimalware Client Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2823482)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS13-034. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: secpodms13-034.nasl 5339 2017-02-18 16:28:22Z cfi $ Microsoft Antimalware Client Privilege Elevation Vulnerability 2823482 Authors: Veerendra GG Copyright: Copyright c 2013...

MS13-034: Vulnerability in Microsoft Antimalware Client Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2823482)

The remote host is running a version of the Microsoft Antimalware Client that could allow elevation of privilege due to the way that pathnames are used. By successfully exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could execute arbitrary code and take complete control of an affected system. But the...

CVE-2013-0078

The Microsoft Antimalware Client in Windows Defender on Windows 8 and Windows RT uses an incorrect pathname for MsMpEng.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Antimalware Improper Pathname Vulnerability."...

Improper access control

The Microsoft Antimalware Client in Windows Defender on Windows 8 and Windows RT uses an incorrect pathname for MsMpEng.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Antimalware Improper Pathname Vulnerability."...

CVE-2013-0078

The Microsoft Antimalware Client in Windows Defender on Windows 8 and Windows RT uses an incorrect pathname for MsMpEng.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Antimalware Improper Pathname Vulnerability."...

CVE-2013-0078

CVE-2013-0078 affects the Microsoft Antimalware Client on Windows 8 and Windows RT, where MsMpEng.exe is referenced with an incorrect pathname. This improper pathname handling can allow a local user to gain privileges via a crafted application, constituting a local privilege-escalation vulnerabil...

Malware Signed by Adobe Certificate Only Used in Limited Targeted Attacks

Adobe’s revocation of a code-signing certificate that had been used by attackers to sign several malicious utilities sparked concerns in the security community about widespread malware attacks using those utilities. The key concern was that most antimalware systems will implicitly trust files tha...

Microsoft Will Patch IE Zero-Day on Friday; Fixit Available as Stopgap

Microsoft announced last night it would issue an out-of-band patch on Friday for a zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability disclosed earlier this week. In the meantime, Microsoft made a FixIt available on Wednesday that would temporarily mitigate the threat posed by active exploits found in the...

Google Adds Online Malware Scanner VirusTotal To Security Lineup

Google made a significant addition to its security lineup Friday with its acquisition of online malware scanning service VirusTotal. Experts say the malware intelligence Google will have at its disposal would enhance not only existing products and services, but will backbone site safety rankings...

Poll Finds Security Practitioners Falsely Believe They're Protected Against APTs

If a recent poll of 1,000 security professionals is any indication, there remains a significant learning gap in understanding advanced persistent threats – and therefore building a strong defense to resist them. The survey conducted by FireEye’s Malware Intelligence Lab showed nearly 60 percent o...

CVE-2012-1453

CVE-2012-1453 affects multiple antivirus products whose CAB file parsers can bypass malware detection when a CAB file’s coffFiles field is modified. Affected vendors/products include Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300; Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004; Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125; Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0; ...

Attackers Target CVE-2012-0754 Adobe Flash Bug

An Adobe Flash vulnerability fixed last month is being used in targeted attacks right now, with attackers attempting to persuade victims to open a malicious Word document that contains the payload for the Flash bug. The vulnerability has been patched for nearly a month, but history has shown that...

Hosting Provider InMotion Hacked, Thousands of Sites Affected

InMotion, a large hosting provider based in California, was compromised in recent days and the attackers were able to replace the index files of thousands of sites, defacing them and in some cases making it difficult for site owners to recover and reload their sites. The attack occurred on Sunday...