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MSRT April release features Bedep detection
As part of our ongoing effort to provide better malware protection, the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) release this April will include detections for: Win32/Bedep – Trojan family Win32/Upatre – Trojan family Ransom:MSIL/Samas – Ransomware family In this blog, we’ll focus on the Bedep family of trojans. -
Limited Periodic Scanning in Windows 10 to Provide Additional Malware Protection
Every month, Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) scans more than 500 million Windows devices for malware and malicious software. -
WannaCrypt ransomware worm targets out-of-date systems
In this blog, we provide an early analysis of the end-to-end ransomware attack. -
New ransomware, old techniques: Petya adds worm capabilities
On June 27, 2017 reports of a ransomware infection began spreading across Europe. -
Exploring the crypt: Analysis of the WannaCrypt ransomware SMB exploit propagation
On May 12, there was a major outbreak of WannaCrypt ransomware. -
Machine learning vs. social engineering
Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. -
Protecting the modern workplace from a wide range of undesirable software
Security is a fundamental component of the trusted and productive Windows experience that we deliver to customers through modern platforms like Windows 10 and Windows 10 in S mode. -
Norsk Hydro responds to ransomware attack with transparency
Aluminum supplier Norsk Hydro was attacked by LockerGoga, a form of ransomware. -
Human-operated ransomware attacks: A preventable disaster
In human-operated ransomware attacks, adversaries exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network. -
Microsoft works with healthcare organizations to protect from popular ransomware during COVID-19 crisis: Here’s what to do
Microsoft identified several dozens of hospitals with vulnerable gateway and VPN appliances. -
Ransomware groups continue to target healthcare, critical services; here’s how to reduce risk
Multiple ransomware groups that have been accumulating access and maintaining persistence on target networks for several months activated dozens of ransomware deployments in the first two weeks of April 2020.