Showing posts with label Software Bundles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Software Bundles. Show all posts

Friday, 27 November 2015

Microsoft Protects Companies From Unwanted Software


Microsoft has the business security of a new feature provided in order to protect businesses and organizations from potentially unwanted software. It involves, for example so-called software bundles containing adware, toolbars and other unwanted programs.

According to the software giant this program may increase the risk of getting infected corporate networks with malware or make it harder to identify malware infections. It would also burden the helpdesks and time consuming to remove the applications. To protect corporate users from this kind of software security solutions System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) and Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) with a new opt-in feature rich, so Microsoft through a blog posting disclosed.

The feature can detect potentially unwanted programs and stop, so they are not downloaded or installed. Microsoft claims that the blocking of such software should be an explicit choice, and companies are wise to do to set policy on here. Even end users should be alerted in this case, so they know that potentially unwanted programs are not allowed in the operating environment and will block the security products such software.

Friday, 13 November 2015

Adware Disables Updates For Chrome And Firefox


Adware is limited not only to the display of advertisements, aggressive adware variant fact also brings the systems of users at risk, so warn researchers. Where most adware is only nests in the browser, the DynamicPricer-adware first switches off the automatic updates for Chrome and Firefox, and then install an older version of Chrome.

In this old Chrome version, which dates from February 2014, the adware displays all kinds of ads, reports anti-malware company Malwarebytes. The adware is installed via so-called software bundles, which besides the desired program to install all kinds of additional software. Recently warned researchers also adware already installed browsers on the computer trying to replace.

This trojan was hosted at cdn[dot]searchbook[dot]me. Which currently resides at an IP-address that has quite the history (198.232.127.32). If you know where to look you will be able to find other and more recent installers, but they are password protected zip files which will be unpacked by the bundle installer under “normal” circumstances.

VirusTotal Report