Fake Windows update pushes malware in new ClickFix attack

The ClickFix campaign disguises malware as legitimate Windows updates, using steganography to hide shellcode in PNG files and ...
Security Boulevard

How to Sign a Windows App with Electron Builder?

You’ve spent weeks, maybe months, crafting your dream Electron app. The UI looks clean, the features work flawlessly, and you finally hit that Build button. Excited, you send the installer to your ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I installed modern malware on Windows XP just to see what would happen

First and foremost, I don't recommend doing this yourself. I created an isolated virtual machine and used a firewall to ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Using Linux made me a better Windows user, here's how

Using Linux has changed the way I approach technology, making me a more informed and capable Windows user. Linux has taught ...

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

A core group of early Microsoft developers and business leaders reunited this week, 40 years after releasing Windows 1.0, ...
PC Gamer

This sneaky malware variant has been caught using fake Windows Update screens to trick users into installing info-stealing software themselves

If you're anything like me, you keep a sharp eye on your Windows Defender updates to make sure your PC is protected against the latest threats. However, while Defender is remarkably good at catching ...
Bleeping Computer

Glassworm malware returns in third wave of malicious VS Code packages

The Glassworm campaign, which first emerged on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces in October, is now in its third wave, with 24 new packages added on the two platforms. OpenVSX and ...

Microsoft quietly patches LNK vulnerability that's been weaponized for years

The LNK vulnerability was used to launch remote code execution in cyber-espionage, data theft, and fraud attacks.

Microsoft reports 7.8-rated zero day, plus 56 more in December Patch Tuesday

Plus critical critical Notepad++, Ivanti, and Fortinet updates, and one of these patches an under-attack security hole ...
CIO

Ctrl + Alt + Delusion: “The Net” 30 years later

As “The Net” celebrates its 30th anniversary in the annals of cinema history, I decided to revisit this slice of Americana ...

WebRAT malware spread via fake vulnerability exploits on GitHub

The WebRAT malware is now being distributed through GitHub repositories that claim to host proof-of-concept exploits for ...