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Winsage
March 13, 2025
Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday revealed over 50 new vulnerabilities, including seven zero-day vulnerabilities, six of which are currently being exploited. Key vulnerabilities include: - CVE-2025-26633: Security feature bypass in Microsoft Management Console, CVSS score 7.0. - CVE-2025-24993: Remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows NTFS, CVSS score 7.8. - CVE-2025-24991: Information disclosure vulnerability in Windows NTFS, CVSS score 5.5. - CVE-2025-24985: RCE vulnerability in Windows Fast FAT File System Driver, CVSS score 7.8. - CVE-2025-24984: Information disclosure vulnerability in Windows NTFS, CVSS score 4.6. - CVE-2025-24983: Elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem, CVSS score 7.0. - CVE-2025-26630: RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Access, CVSS score 7.8. This month's patch list includes 23 EoP and 23 RCE vulnerabilities, with all six critical vulnerabilities being RCEs. Notably, CVE-2025-24084 affects the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) kernel, and CVE-2025-26645 impacts the remote desktop client (RDP), allowing attackers to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable clients.
Tech Optimizer
March 1, 2025
Norton 360 provides robust malware protection, including features to combat malicious email attachments, phishing attacks, and ransomware, with a Community Watch program for enhanced threat detection. McAfee uses a cloud-based infrastructure and machine learning for threat identification, with a malware scanner that analyzes suspicious code on its servers. Norton excels in malware detection but has some false positives, while McAfee achieved a perfect score in detecting existing malware and zero-day exploits, also with some false positives. Norton includes a two-way firewall, password manager, and 2GB of online storage, while McAfee focuses on phishing protection and personal data privacy tools, often at an additional cost. Benchmark tests show Norton has minimal system impact, while McAfee significantly slows down during full scans. Norton offers two interface options and is user-friendly, while McAfee's interface is simple but lacks customization. McAfee has a quick installation process under five minutes and 24/7 support, while Norton’s installation is longer but includes conflict checking and extensive support options. Ultimately, Norton is noted for comprehensive security features and performance, while McAfee is recognized for its user-friendly interface and quick installation.
Winsage
August 7, 2024
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows 10, identified as CVE-2018-0824, to its Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog. This vulnerability allows for privilege escalation and remote code execution. CISA recommends that users stop using affected software or apply necessary patches. A Chinese hacking group has reportedly exploited this vulnerability to compromise a Taiwanese government research center. Additionally, The Register reported that cybercriminals are targeting Windows users with a keylogger called SnakeKeylogger, which steals credentials and captures screenshots. SnakeKeylogger, marketed on Russian crime forums, has been a significant threat since 2020 and is spread through malicious email attachments. Recent alerts follow a "Crowdstrike outage" in July that affected Windows devices due to a faulty software update.
Winsage
June 13, 2024
The recent attacks described in the Trustwave report involve malicious emails with HTML attachments disguised as invoice documents in ZIP archives. The HTML file contains a meta refresh tag that opens a malicious URL, and if that fails, an anchor tag provides a clickable link to the URL. The URL uses the Windows Search protocol to perform a search on a remote host, displaying a fake interface to trick users. Clicking on a file in the search results triggers a batch script on the server. Trustwave recommends deleting registry entries associated with the search protocol to defend against this threat.
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