Hijack Loader Malware Employs Process Hollowing, UAC Bypass in Latest Version

A newer version of a malware loader called Hijack Loader has been observed incorporating an updated set of anti-analysis techniques to fly under the radar. "These enhancements aim to increase the malware's stealthiness, thereby remaining undetected for longer periods of time," Zscaler ThreatLabz...

CrimsonEDR - Simulate The Behavior Of AV/EDR For Malware Development Training

CrimsonEDR is an open-source project engineered to identify specific malware patterns, offering a tool for honing skills in circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response EDR. By leveraging diverse detection methods, it empowers users to deepen their understanding of security evasion tactics...

Windows Defender Antivirus 4.18.1908.7-0 File Extension Spoofing Vulnerability

David Haintz ======================================================================= title: File Extension Spoofing product: Windows Defender Antivirus vulnerable version: 4.18.1908.7-0 fixed version: Virus Definition Update of 2019/09/30 CVE number: - impact: High homepage:...

SYS.1.2.2.A1

Ziel des Bausteins SYS.1.2.2 ist die Absicherung von Microsoft Windows Server 2012 und Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2. Die Basis-Anforderung Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it...

Windows Defender Antivirus 4.18.1908.7-0 File Extension Spoofing

SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Security Advisory ======================================================================= title: File Extension Spoofing product: Windows Defender Antivirus vulnerable version: 4.18.1908.7-0 fixed version: Virus Definition Update of 2019/09/30 CVE number: - impact:...

SYS.2.2.2.A3

Ziel des Bausteins SYS.2.2.2 ist der Schutz von Informationen, die durch und auf Windows 8.1-Clients verarbeiten werden. Die Basis-Anforderung Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it...

Improve security and simplify operations with Windows Defender Antivirus + Morphisec

My team at Morphisec a Microsoft Intelligent Security Association MISA partner often talks with security professionals who are well-informed about the latest cyberthreats and have a longterm security strategy. The problem many of them face is how to create a stronger endpoint stack with limited...

Inside out: Get to know the advanced technologies at the core of Microsoft Defender ATP next generation protection

While Windows Defender Antivirus makes catching 5 billion threats on devices every month look easy, multiple advanced detection and prevention technologies work under the hood to make this happen. Windows Defender Antivirus is the next-generation protection component of Microsoft Defender Advance...

Windows Defender Antivirus can now run in a sandbox

Windows Defender Antivirus has hit a new milestone: the built-in antivirus capabilities on Windows can now run within a sandbox. With this new development, Windows Defender Antivirus becomes the first complete antivirus solution to have this capability and continues to lead the industry in raisin...

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: Specify the day of the week to check for definition updates

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavspecifydaydefinitionupdates.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Specify the day of the week to check for definition updates Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Prevent users and apps from accessing dangerous websites

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavaccessingdangerouswebsites.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Prevent users and apps from accessing dangerous websites Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Threat alert levels at which default action should not be taken (Low)

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavthreatseveritydefaultaction1.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Specify threat alert levels at which default action should not be taken when detected Low Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c...

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...

Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Configure the Block at First Sight feature

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavblockatfirstsight.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Configure the 'Block at First Sight' feature Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net...

Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Path Exclusions

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavpathexclusions.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Path Exclusions Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; yo...

Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Monitor file and program activity on your computer

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavmonitorfileprogramactivity.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Monitor file and program activity on your computer Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Microsoft Windows: Configure Watson events

This policy setting allows you to configure whether or not Watson events are sent. If you enable or do not configure this setting, Watson events will be sent. If you disable this setting, Watson events will not be sent. C Microsoft Corporation 2015. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some...

Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus

This policy setting turns off Windows Defender Antivirus. If you enable this policy setting, Windows Defender Antivirus does not run, and computers are not scanned for malware or other potentially unwanted software. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, by default Windows Defend...

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...