Virustotal - Upgraded File Size 64MB to 128MB

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How To Scan A File of More Than 64 MB FileSize With Multiple Scanners?

Here is a Good News, VirusTotal that provides cloud scan services has expanded to 128MB from 64MB the maximum amount of files that can be scanned. VirusTotal By uploading a file that you specify on the browser, is a cloud scan services that can check the safety of the file by the antivirus engine of more than 50 kinds.

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Until now was a 64MB file capacity that can be scanned, but we make sure that you are able to upload until today 128MB. Because there was a limit of 64MB, if you want to scan a file of more than 64MB, you can scan up to 100MB Dr.Web Online Scanners , you can scan up to 80MB Metascan Online had to be used as alternative means. However, only one type of Dr.Web, anti-virus engine can be scanned by anti-virus engine of 40 or more types of Metascan Online is Dr.Web online scanners, but there was that it pales somewhat when compared with VirusTotal. Scan engine corresponding Among these cloud scan services in many cases, the VirusTotal capacity was also as many as 128MB, utility value should go up more and more in the future. Initially up to 20MB, capacity can be scanned in a stepwise fashion 64MB, and 128MB and up to 32MB followed is up to VirusTotal. You may come to support up to large files more than 1GB in the future.

Here is a List of Online Scanners:

1. Virustotal
2. Metascan
3. NoDistribute
4. Jotti's Malware Scan

Soon I Will Update This List.

Happy Hunting & Be Safe From The Malware.

SEANux OS - A Linux Distribution OS Coming Soon By SEA (Syrian Electronic Army)

Hacktivists of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) on Twitter own Linux distribution called SEANux announced. One reason for the launch of its own distribution is not given, but the hacktivists announced that the source code will be, so users can check the operating system. Possible backdoors opensource When SEANux exactly will appear is still unknown, but according to the announcement it will "soon" be.

Previously advised the SEA already to use for security reasons. No American or Russian web services The hacktivists came last year in the news regularly because they managed to hijack. Twitter accounts and web services of all major media organizations

Thus, among other Skype , Microsoft , CNN , recommendation service Outbrain , hosting provider Melbourne IT , chat service Viber , the British newspaper The Guardian , media company Thomson Reuters , satirical website The Onion , business magazine Forbes , Wall Street Journal , advertisements on Reuters.com and Israeli army successfully attacked.

Botnet of 500,000 computers - Qakbot Malware

The Attack Chain

Researchers have identified a botnet of 500,000 computers discovered that 52% of machinery exists that run on Windows XP. A comparatively very high percentage, since it no longer supported by Microsoft operating system worldwide share of between 14% and 24%.

The computers have been infected with qbot via known vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player, Java, Adobe Reader and Internet Explorer, also known as Qakbot. On infected computers qbot steals all kinds of data for Internet banking. Researchers from Proofpoint found that the login data of 800,000 accounts online banking were intercepted. In 59% of these cases involved one of the five largest American banks.

Further figures ( PDF ) show that the malware on the American Internet has provided, since 75% of the infected computers over an American IP address available. especially In addition to steal login details infected machines are also offered for other cybercriminals. Paid as proxy These criminals can the infected computers as a springboard for other attacks use or for storage or transportation of stolen data.

Following are the steps How It works:

1. Infecting Legitimate Websites

Infecting Legitimate Websites

2. Filtering Targets- Traffic Distribution Systems.

Filtering Targets- Traffic Distribution Systems

3. Getting Into The User's Machines -Exploits

Getting Into The User's Machines -Exploits

4. Stealing User Banking Credentials - Malware

Stealing User Banking Credentials - Malware

For copyright infringement Mail.ru blocked in Italy

Mail.ru and 23 internet hosting infringe copyright bootlegging film production.

Rome prosecutor's office has closed access to the Russian Internet site Mail.ru throughout Italy.According to the newspaper Corriere della Sera, citing a statement the prosecutor's office, the Russian Internet portal is accused of violating copyright law.

Investigation initiated Film Company Eyemoon Pictures.Her representatives said that Mail.ru and 23 internet hosting infringe copyright bootlegging film production.

According Eyemoon Pictures, on the Russian Internet portal Mail.ru illegally providing links to two cartoon studios Fruivtale Station and The Congress, which came on the screen back in 2013.After receiving complaints from Eyemoon Pictures prosecutors Rome start "Operation Eyemoon».An investigation was confirmed copyright infringement online resource Mail.ru and other portals.

Prosecutor's Office of Rome made ​​the "black" list of 24 Internet resource.Besides the Russian Mail.ru resource sharing in list got Kim Dotcom Mega, as well as popular torrent trackers.

At the moment in time in Mail.ru search engine you can find links to cartoons companies Fruivtale Station and The Congress.However, the site now provides only a textual description of the above video.

Microsoft launched a website statement for Windows Phone users

Microsoft has launched a website for new users of the operating system Windows Phone, who are unfamiliar with this platform or want to discover new useful features. To demonstrate the capabilities of most systems were dropped short and understandable videos. The company also did not forget to tell how you can easily transfer all your data from Android-smartphone or iPhone.

Watch Video Here .

Personally visit the site to get acquainted with the capabilities of the operating system Windows Phone.

PayPal lets bug webshops arbitrary amount Checkout

Paypal Bug

A bug in the online payment service PayPal enables webshops to settle after the customer has been given. Attachment for a different amount any amount Thus, the customer thinks he is buying something for one euro, for example, while the shop settles 200 euros.

However, the customer receives only the confirmation email from PayPal that 200 euros is charged. The problem is when using the PayPal Express Checkout, says the German security researcher Jan Kechel . This confirms the customer in its PayPal payment environment and think you have judged. After the payment through PayPal, the user is sent back to the shop, where another function is called that allows you to transfer, without the customer has given consent another amount will be.

Kechel discovered the problem and reported it to PayPal. The payment service stated that it is not a bug but is "intended behavior", due to small differences in transport costs and the like. The researcher believes that PayPal however all amounts greater than the fixed amount must confirm this. Again by the customer As evidence Kechel made ​​this demonstration .

First version of Open Wireless Router launched

During the X HOPE conference in New York, the first experimental version of the Open Wireless Router has launched a router update that causes the wifi connection is open for other people put. This open access is controlled by a separate guest area.
This should not only make Internet more accessible, but also improve the privacy and anonymity. An IP address is still almost always traceable to a particular Internet user, if there will be anywhere open Wi-Fi networks that link is not so easy to make more.
User
The software should be easy for users to create finally open while they just own WPA2-protected can hold. Partly for their own Wi-Fi network for others In addition, users will also be able to set how much bandwidth guests get assigned, so that the connection of the owner of the Wi-Fi network does not bother the guests are having.
For now operates the Open Wireless Router Netgear WNDR3800 only on the router. It also includes an experimental version. However, the developers hope that more people will get involved, so the software will soon work on more devices and get more features. Themselves with the project
Thus, it is intended to have an automatic update feature to add that some of the information for the updates will be downloaded, which is a targeted attack on the router "very difficult" to make. Using Tor Owners of a Netgear WNDR3800 who want to go to work with the firmware update can be provided through Openwireless.org download.

Russian Internet giant offers email service without a password

The Russian Internet giant Mail.Ru has a new e-mail service launched where users have no password.

My.com such as the e-mail service is called, is in fact only accessible via an app on the smartphone.Once users register they will receive a unique SMS code.

This registration code is used once, after which users never have to enter a password. The phone is namely as authentication."And you always have with you", so let the developers know. Our own research would show that often their email on their smartphone then check users on their desktop.

Furthermore, all sent and received e-mails should be encrypted, but specific details are not given. In addition, users of the free e-mail service to get 150 gigabytes of data storage, ten times as much as in the case of Gmail. 

My.com is only available for iOS and Android users. The developers say that they keep an eye on Windows Phone, but due to limited resources and expertise will now focus on iOS and Android.

Spammers bypass spam filters with non-Latin characters

Spammers use a variety of ways, such as images and ASCII text, to bypass spam filters and get. As phishing emails and other messages delivered to the mailbox of Internet users but recently the use of non-Latin characters, a trend to be.

This allows anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab. It concerns in particular Italian phishing emails, which spammers use certain non-Latin characters to replace. Latin characters This is possible thanks to the UTF-8 encoding system, in which characters from different writing systems can be combined in the same e-mails said analyst Maria Rubinstein. In the image below, several of the non-Latin characters underlined in red.

New ransomware Crypto Donkey hostage Files

There would be a new form of ransomware are called Crypto Donkey those files on infected computers for ransom encrypts, let the American television KFOX know. The malware would spread through e-mail and displays the image of a donkey if the computer is infected.

Then victims get five days to pay $ 500 or they lose their files. The malware that different users in Texas would have taken would also encrypt external drives. Further details about Crypto Donkey are not given, and also on the Internet is nothing to find. Regarding the alleged ransomware KFOX published or below photo of a screen of Crypto Donkey.

University advises password more than 20 characters

The Stanford University has implemented new password policy, which the students and employees advise to choose a password. Minimum of 20 characters Long passwords are safer because, according to the university to guess or crack them attackers need more time.

Easily guessed passwords would still be a problem for the university. While Stanford still accepts passwords of eight characters, users need this to various requirements, such as a combination of lowercase, uppercase, numbers and symbols.Passwords from 12 to 16 characters lowercase, uppercase and numbers are mandatory.

From 16 to 20 uppercase and lowercase characters are sufficient. As of 20 characters, there are no restrictions. Passwords longer than 20 characters describes the university in an infographic as the "gold standard" and would offer the most protection. To remember a password of 20 characters, the concept of passphrases advised, where users leave the password of several words exist.

"It is always wise to disguise by some strange, nonsensical or random elements to add simplicity," it says in the password policy explained. "Pizza with crispy Spaniels!" and "mangled Persimmon Therapy?" are two examples of passphrases that the university gives and consisting of more than 20 characters.

XP users should avoid Internet Explorer

Windows XP users should not use Internet Explorer now there is a new leak was discovered in the browser. That suggests Mikko Hypponen of the Finnish F-Secure. This weekend it was announced that a new leak in IE is present that is deployed. Limited extent in targeted attacks

The vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 to 11 present, although the attacks were directed only. Against users of IE9, IE10 and IE11 Since Microsoft no longer supports Windows XP, except for organizations with an extended service contract available, run IE users on the platform risk because there is no patch will be released which fixes the leak more.

Symantec also recommends that XP users to use another browser, but notes that this is a temporary measure until Microsoft has released a patch. A notable addition, because most XP users will receive. No more updates For XP users that IE can not do without the use of Microsoft's free Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 4.1 option.

This program adds additional security to the system and also works on Windows XP. The tool prevents attackers newly discovered IE vulnerability to exploit, according to Symantec. Besides XP users also users of other Windows versions can protect themselves through EMET against the vulnerability.