Category - News

This category covers the News section of HowToRemove.Guide. We primarily focus on news in the security and anti-malware industry, but not limited to them, as we have recently engaged in broader interests related to browsers, operating systems and their relationship to hardware.

User experience  has become a driving factor on the internet, merging areas which were once clearly separated. A prime subject in this is the intersection between the user privacy we all covet and how new features introduced to safeguard that privacy can be exploited by malware creators.

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In a technological world of rapid change, we at HowToRemove.Guide need to be fully aware of how that world changes to ensure we can be at the driving edge of knowledge on what malware creators can use against every day users.

And the first step to that is to be constantly informed of all coming changes.

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Industroyer2 malware targets Ukraine’s energy provider

Industroyer2, a new strain of the malware, was used to infect a Ukrainian energy provider. ESET and the Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) collaborated on the discovery of the threat. Recently, Sandworm threat actor (which...

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The FFDroider and Lightning info-stealers are on the loose

The FFDroider Stealer FFDroider and Lightning Stealer are two new types of malware that may steal data and launch subsequent attacks, according to cybersecurity experts. A report by Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers reveals that Info-Stealer malware...

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TotoLink routers vulnerabilities exploited by Beastmode Botnet

Between February and March 2022, a variant of the Mirai botnet known as Beastmode was seen exploiting recently reported vulnerabilities in TOTOLINK routers in order to infect unpatched devices and potentially expand its reach. As the FortiGuard Labs...