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U.S. customers wake up to find Kaspersky antivirus replaced with UltraAV
Kaspersky antivirus abruptly uninstalls itself and installs UltraAV without asking customers.
Russia-based Kaspersky antivirus shuts down its US business due to sanctions
Following its ban from selling products in the U.S., cybersecurity and antivirus solution provider Kaspersky Lab announced it will soon begin closing its operations there.
U.S. bans Kaspersky and hands out sanctions to execs
Antivirus company Kaspersky Labs and several subsidiaries were banned from U.S. operations on Thursday, and customers had 100 days to find an alternative. The U.S. also sanctioned 12 executives.
CosmicStrand Malware Infects ASUS, Gigabyte Motherboards
A very earthly threat reaches hardened UEFI BIOSes.
MoonBounce Malware Hides In Your BIOS Chip, Persists After Drive Formats
It is very worrying that a trend among malware writers is to attempt to infect your PC motherboard's flash memory, so it can persist through an SSD/HDD wipe or replacement.
Malware Attacks From Fake PC Games Numbered Over 5.8 Million in Past Year
Kaspersky reported that the number of malware and unwanted software posing as popular PC games surpassed 5.8 million from Q3 2020 to Q2 2021.
Crypto-Stealing Malware Starts Targeting Apple's M1 Macs
Researchers have discovered that the XCSSET malware has started targeting M1-equipped Macs via the Xcode dev tool.
Ransomware Disguised as Mobile Version of Cyberpunk 2077
A fake Google Play website is distributing ransomware disguised as a mobile version of Cyberpunk 2077 and will infect your device when installed.