K7 Antivirus

  We all understand the importance of antivirus software in order to protect our systems. Antivirus software protects the device by removing all malicious files from our device. It searches, detects, and removes viruses and all other malicious files like worms, Trojans, and adware from the device. They are designed to protect your device and keep your system safe and secure. Antivirus software is potent in every way. They provide ultimate protection to your device and guard your system against all sorts of threats. Let us see how it works and how it provides protection against all the threats and safeguards your device. Now how antivirus software works? Basically, antivirus software work in two ways. First, they scan all the files and programs to detect any malware in the device and secondly they compare the files with known viruses and scan them to ensure that there are no threats. They look for suspicious behavior and then accordingly try to resolve the problem. When files, progr...

  Keeping your profile safe on social media platforms is really important. We share much personal information and share many things online. In order to keep your profile safe, we need to take some precautions. In this article, we discuss such safety measures that we must take to be safe on social platforms. 1) Don’t respond to any request that asks for personal information On any social platform or on your personal mail id, if someone asks for your personal details then it could be a trap. Don’t entertain those messages. These could be suspicious. 2) Reject any request for help If you did not ask for any help or assistance and someone is offering you help on a social platform then don’t entertain it, it is a scam and you might get trapped. It is always advisable to perform proper research before responding to any help request. 3) Always be alert We all are aware of the increasing cyber crimes these days. In order to avoid potential threats, it is always advisable to be ...

  Do you remember how many times you ignored your antivirus software update notification on the device? Surely many times. It might seem to be time-consuming and the least important thing to you but it is really important to take all the required measures to keep your device safe and secure. Basically, an antivirus software update provides immunity to your device. By keeping it updated you can protect your device from new and upcoming threats. As new malware or any infectious file or threat is introduced into the market, you need to update the software. In this way, you would be able to manage the threat and protect your device from all the potential and malicious files. Below are the reasons that justify the antivirus software update. 1) Add new features By updating the software, you can introduce new features. These new features are more suitable and more potent with the upcoming threats. By updating the software old and useless features are replaced with new and improved one...

  Backdoor is a cybercrime in which the hackers target users’ device vulnerability to attack the network or the system. In simple words, we can say that a backdoor attack is a process in which hackers attack the device through malware, virus, or technology to get access to the application, device, or system after bypassing all the security measures. The main intention of the hacker is to get complete access to the device. They target the core of the application and aim to gain the key administration of the device. The damage they can cause to your device is endless. They can steal your crucial data, can run the device as per their will, or in extreme conditions, they can even change the infrastructure of the application. The user of the device must take extra precautions while using the device. Any sort of vulnerability in the system must be addressed on priority. If you find a backdoor attack risky, then you must follow these preventive measures to protect your device from such cr...

  ESXiArgs Ransomware targeting exposed ESXi servers has been making headlines since the start of Feb 2023. VMWare has also requested their customers to upgrade ESXi servers to the latest version. In this blog, we will briefly discuss details of the ongoing cyber attacks. ESXiArgs Ransomware has been reported to be exploiting CVE-2021-21974. In Feb 2021, VMWare patched [2] CVE-2021-21974 in multiple versions of ESXi and Cloud Foundation servers. Vulnerable ESXi Version 6.5, 6.7 and 7.0 Vulnerable Cloud Foundation Versions 3.x, 4.x Service Location Protocol (SLP) is a protocol which allows devices to discover other services and devices in the network they are connected to. It works on port 427. CVE-2021-21974 is a heap overflow vulnerability in the SLP implementation of VMWare resulting in Remote Code Execution. The vulnerability exists in the SLPParseSrvUrl() function. Figure 1: Vulnerable SLPParseSrvURL() Source: ZDI Recommendations Keep your ESXi servers patched and up-to-date ...

  There are thousands of applications and software products on the internet. Many of them are potentially unwanted, ranging from browser plugins, price aggregators, driver installers, to apps that claim to make your computer a zillion times faster. App developers, promoters and distributors will have some monetization strategy on these products, mostly through advertisement or by demanding payment for premium features. Over the years, there came a new monetization strategy which employs what appears to be a barter system. For allowing the customer to use their app for free, the developers get to use the customer’s system resources for their own purposes. Coin mining was a prominent operation on such idle system resources. Now they have gone a step further and are bartering for the customer’s IP address / network resource. We have seen multiple such apps over a couple of years. In this blog, we will analyze a few of these apps and enumerate the pitfalls that any user will experience...