CVE-2019-8286

Information Disclosure in Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security versions up to 2019 could potentially disclose unique Product ID by forcing victim to visit a specially crafted webpage for example, via clicking phishing link. Vulnerability has CVSS v3.0 base...

Information disclosure

Information Disclosure in Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security versions up to 2019 could potentially disclose unique Product ID by forcing victim to visit a specially crafted webpage for example, via clicking phishing link. Vulnerability has CVSS v3.0 base...

CVE-2019-8286

CVE-2019-8286 concerns Kaspersky URL Advisor in multiple Kaspersky products. The issue stems from how the URL Advisor injects a remotely-hosted JavaScript into pages, where the injected URL contained a unique, per-user identifier. This could allow websites or third-party services to read the Kasp...

CVE-2019-8286

Information Disclosure in Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security versions up to 2019 could potentially disclose unique Product ID by forcing victim to visit a specially crafted webpage for example, via clicking phishing link. Vulnerability has CVSS v3.0 base...

Kaspersky Security Center 11 API: getting information about hosts and installed products

I spent a lot of time last week working with the new API of Kaspersky Security Center 11. KSC is the administration console for Kaspersky Endpoint Protection products. And it has some pretty interesting features besides the antivirus/antimalware, for example, vulnerability and patch management. S...

Microsoft Windows - NtUserSetWindowFNID Win32k User Callback Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Windows NtUserSetWindowFNID Win32k User Callback', 'Description' = %q An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k...

KLA11525 SB vulnerability in Microsoft Developer Tools

A security feature bypass vulnerability was found in Windows Defender Application Control Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions. Original advisories CVE-2019-1167 Related products Windows-Defender CVE list CVE-2019-1167 warning KB list Solution Install...

Turla APT Returns with New Malware, Anti-Censorship Angle

The Turla APT has revamped its arsenal in 2019, creating new weapons and tools for targeting government entities. It’s now using booby-trapped anti-internet censorship software as an initial infection vector, suggesting Turla is going after dissident or other civil-society targets. The...

Is ‘REvil’ the New GandCrab Ransomware?

The cybercriminals behind the GandCrab ransomware-as-a-service RaaS offering recently announced they were closing up shop and retiring after having allegedly earned more than $2 billion in extortion payments from victims. But a growing body of evidence suggests the GandCrab team have instead...

Latest FinSpy Modules Lift Data from Secure Messaging Apps

The latest iOS and Android versions of the FinSpy espionage malware have been deployed in the wild, and are capable of collecting a raft of personal information such as contacts, SMS/MMS messages, emails, calendars, GPS location, photos, files in memory, phone call recordings and data – even from...

Powerful FinSpy Spyware Found Targeting iOS and Android Users in Myanmar

One of the most powerful, infamous, and advanced piece of government-grade commercial surveillance spyware dubbed FinSpy—also known as FinFisher—has been discovered in the wild targeting users in Myanmar. Created by German company Gamma International, FinSpy is spying software that can target...

New FinSpy iOS and Android implants revealed ITW

Updated: 23.07.2019 After publication of this article, we received a letter from a representative of Gamma Group International Ltd. stating that they disposed of all interests in FinFisher FinSpy in 2013. This article has been corrected in accordance with this new information. According to...

Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

The crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were terminating the program after allegedly having earned more than $2 billion in extortion payouts from victims. What follow...

ViceLeaker Android malware steals call recordings, photos, videos & texts

By Waqas Israeli Citizens are the Primary Target of New Android Mobile Spying Campaign Using ViceLeaker Malware, says Kaspersky. Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered an Android malware campaign active since 2016 and still going strong. Dubbed ViceLeaker; researchers claim that it is the product o...

'Legit Apps Turned into Spyware' Targeting Android Users in Middle East

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign that has been active since 2016 and was first publicly reported in August 2018. Dubbed "ViceLeaker" by researchers at Kaspersky, the campaign has recently been found targeting Israeli citizens and some other middle...

MobOk Malware Hides in Photo Editors on Google Play, Siphons Cash

A powerful money-siphoning malware known as MobOk has been found hiding in seemingly legitimate photo editing apps available on the Google Play store. The Pink Camera and Pink Camera 2 apps, now removed, had been installed around 10,000 times, according to researchers at Kaspersky. They included...

KLA11587 Outlook for Android Spoofing Vulnerability

A spoofing vulnerability in Outlook for Android can be exploited remotely via specially crafted email to spoof user interface. Original advisories CVE-2019-1105 Exploitation Malware exists for this vulnerability. Usually such malware is classified as Exploit. More details. Related products...

IT threat evolution Q1 2019. Statistics

These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky Lab products received from users who consented to provide statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, Kaspersky Lab solutions blocked 843,096,461 attacks launched from online resources in 203 countries...

IT threat evolution Q1 2019

Targeted attacks and malware campaigns Go Zebrocy Zebrocy was first observed being used as a Sofacy backdoor in 2015. However, the collection of cases where this tool has been used mean that we consider it a subset of activity in its own right. On the basis of this threat actor's past behaviour, ...

More Attacks against Computer Automatic Update Systems

Last month, Kaspersky discovered that Asus's live update system was infected with malware, an operation it called Operation Shadowhammer. Now we learn that six other companies were targeted in the same operation. As we mentioned before, ASUS was not the only company used by the attackers. Studyin...