As browser-based exploits and specifically JavaScript malware have shouldered their way to the top of the list of threats, browser vendors have been scrambling to find effective defenses to protect ...
A new stealthy JavaScript loader named RATDispenser is being used to infect devices with a variety of remote access trojans (RATs) in phishing attacks. The novel loader was quick to establish ...
ThreatDown, the corporate business unit of Malwarebytes, today published research documenting what researchers believe to be ...
The risk in the JavaScript ecosystem isn't theoretical: earlier this month, a number of packages used by millions of developers were compromised via malicious code. These malware attacks against ...
Obfuscated (hidden) Javascript attacks were popular among criminal hackers a couple of years ago, and were widely reported by several vendors, who developed heuristic scanning solutions to counter the ...
VANCOUVER, BC -- Malicious hackers are starting to encrypt JavaScript files to escape anti-virus detection, adding another element of sophistication to browser-based malware attacks. But, according to ...
Security firm Trend Micro has discovered an attack on home routers that involves malicious JavaScript, a mobile website, and a mobile device such as a smartphone. This attack has been taking place ...
The SANS Internet Storm Center reports a rash of malicious spam pushing Kovter click-fraud malware. A new malware campaign has been spotted that has begun seeding spam messages with a downloader ...
Starting Feb. 13, Google will no longer allow JavaScript attachments on its Gmail service, killing one of the main methods of malware distribution over the past two years. Users will no longer be able ...