Malware

10/01/2018 - Antivirus programs no longer only work with malware signatures. Read about the next-generation technologies G DATA uses and how you can benefit from them.

09/07/2018 - More often than not, today's malware is distributed via the web – executable files are becoming less of a problem. Also, the G DATA security experts were able to identify a particular trend in the first half of the year that targets users' computers.

08/21/2018 - Investments in IT security are difficult for many companies, mainly because their economic benefits are not always easy to calculate. Current examples show that this can quickly become expensive, as the producer of the iPhone chips had to experience for himself.

08/14/2018 - AI malware presented at Blackhat security-conference is currently attracting a lot of attention. The clou: This new form of malware uses Artificial Intelligence to decide whether a certain computer will be attacked or not. Although the approach is interesting, G DATA-Experts see no imminent danger.

08/03/2018 - Tech support scams from call centers in India have long been a nuisance to Windows users. The fraudsters are currently particularly active, as demonstrated by internal numbers from G DATA.

08/02/2018 - The game Abstractism prides itself with minimalistic graphics and limited functionality - but leads to even more work for computers. The reason: In the background, crypto currencies are mined on and the players are ripped off.

07/25/2018 - G DATA security experts discovered a new malware strain every 7 seconds in the second quarter.Cyber criminals are attacking Android users with increasing force.

07/24/2018 - The code of a malware downloader was so cleverly hidden that our analysts initially assumed it was a corrupted file. However, an in-depth analysis shows that this is a novel method for disguising batch and power shell commands.

06/29/2018 - Fileless malware leverages exploits to run malicious commands or launch scripts directly from memory using legitimate system tools such as Windows Powershell. Code Red and SQL Slammer were pioneers of fileless malware which date back to the early 2000s. Currently, this type of malware is on the rise once again.

06/21/2018 - The video game “Fortnite” is currently very popular among young gamers. A version for the Android operating system has been announced for this summer by the developers. Cybercriminals are aiming to play on the impatience of fans and are distributing fake apps.These also include supposed instructions on popular video portals such as YouTube on how to install it on Android. The target group for the...