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Microsoft fixes Windows Smart App Control zero-day exploited since 2018
Microsoft has fixed a Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen flaw that has been exploited in attacks as a zero-day since at least 2018.
- September 10, 2024
- 02:14 PM
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New Windows SmartScreen bypass exploited as zero-day since March
Today, Microsoft revealed that a Mark of the Web security bypass vulnerability exploited by attackers as a zero-day to bypass SmartScreen protection was patched during the June 2024 Patch Tuesday.
- August 13, 2024
- 06:43 PM
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Windows Smart App Control, SmartScreen bypass exploited since 2018
A design flaw in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that enables attackers to launch programs without triggering security warnings has been under exploitation since at least 2018.
- August 05, 2024
- 03:50 PM
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Microsoft fixes two Windows zero-days exploited in malware attacks
Microsoft has fixed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities during the April 2024 Patch Tuesday, although the company failed to initially tag them as such.
- April 09, 2024
- 06:06 PM
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Hackers exploit Windows SmartScreen flaw to drop DarkGate malware
A new wave of attacks by the DarkGate malware operation exploits a now-fixed Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability to bypass security checks and automatically install fake software installers.
- March 13, 2024
- 05:26 PM
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Hackers used new Windows Defender zero-day to drop DarkMe malware
Microsoft has patched today a Windows Defender SmartScreen zero-day exploited in the wild by a financially motivated threat group to deploy the DarkMe remote access trojan (RAT).
- February 13, 2024
- 03:52 PM
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Microsoft fixes Windows zero-day exploited in ransomware attacks
Microsoft has patched another zero-day bug used by attackers to circumvent the Windows SmartScreen cloud-based anti-malware service and deploy Magniber ransomware payloads without raising any red flags.
- March 14, 2023
- 03:00 PM
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Microsoft patches Windows zero-day used to drop ransomware
Microsoft has fixed a security vulnerability used by threat actors to circumvent the Windows SmartScreen security feature and deliver Magniber ransomware and Qbot malware payloads.
- December 14, 2022
- 01:24 PM
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Microsoft Edge getting improved security, work at home features
Microsoft is testing a new version of Edge with Insiders and it comes with multiple new features including improved SmartScreen support.
- May 02, 2020
- 09:05 AM
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Windows and AV Software Ignore Malware in Virtual Disk Files
Windows operating system and antivirus software treat VHD and VHDX disk image downloads like a black box. Scanning the files inside these containers does not happen until the image is mounted and the files run.
- September 06, 2019
- 03:30 AM
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Windows 10 SmartScreen Sends URLs and App Names to Microsoft
Over the weekend, privacy concern were raised regarding how Microsoft Edge is uploading the URLs to SmartScreen. After further testing by BleepingComputer, we learned that Windows 10 also transmits a great deal of potentially sensitive information about your applications to SmartScreen when you attempt to run them.
- July 22, 2019
- 04:01 PM
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