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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 prevent it from access the rest of my home network. Then I downloaded malware ...

This Fake Windows BSOD Is Actually A Malware Trap

Windows users need to be vigilant, as a new ClickFix malware campaign is deploying fake blue screen of death (BSOD) errors ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers abuse Windows error reporting tool to deploy malware

Antivirus tools commonly trust WerFault as it's a legitimate Windows executable signed by Microsoft, so launching it on the system won't usually trigger alerts to warn the victim. When WerFault.exe is ...
CRN

McAfee Antivirus Update Flaw Forces Windows XP Reboot

McAfee, to say the least, had its fair share of problems Wednesday when a buggy antivirus software update caused computers running Windows XP to shut down and experience serial reboots. An initial ...
Bleeping Computer

Fake IT support sites push malicious PowerShell scripts as Windows fixes

Fake IT support sites promote malicious PowerShell "fixes" for common Windows errors, like the 0x80070643 error, to infect devices with information-stealing malware. First discovered by eSentire's ...
Computerworld

Update: Flawed AVG antivirus update cripples Windows XP PCs

A flawed signature update to AVG Technologies’ antivirus software over the weekend crippled some Windows XP PCs by mistakenly deleting a critical system file, the company has confirmed. According to ...