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Malware Devs Trick Windows Validation With Malformed Certs Google researchers spotted malware developers creating malformed code signatures seen as valid in Windows to bypass security software. This tactic is actively used to push OpenSUpdater, a family of unwanted software also known as riskware, which injects ads into victims’ browsers and installs other unwanted programs onto their devices. Campaigns
Google Tests If ‘Chrome/100.0’ User agent breaks websites Google is testing whether changing the Chrome user agent to three-digit ‘Chrome/100’ will cause loss of functionality on websites that are expecting a two digit version number. A user agent is a string sent by a web browser to a website to let the site know what
REvil Ransomware Devs Added A Backdoor To Cheat Affiliates Cybercriminals are slowly realizing that the REvil ransomware operators may have been hijacking ransom negotiations, to cut affiliates out of payments. By using a cryptographic scheme that allowed them to decrypt any systems locked by REvil ransomware, the operators left their partners out of the deal