Security: Updates, Malware and More
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Security updates for Monday
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Security updates for Tuesday
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Low-Priced Android Phones Shipped with Pre-installed ‘Cosiloon’ Malware, Says Avast
Are you thinking about settling for a cheaper Android phone? You might want to reconsider this decision. A study conducted by Avast Threat Labs reports that several Android devices are shipped with malware pre-installed on them.
The report says that more than 100 countries, including the US, Russia, and the UK have been affected by the adware and malware which is carried by hundreds of such low-cost Android devices, which includes manufacturers like ZTE, myPhone, and Archos.
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The Benefits of HTTPS for DNS
DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is entering the last call (right now Working Group, soon IETF wide) stage of IETF standardization. A common discussion I have about it basically boils down to "why not DNS over TLS (DoT)?" (i.e. work that has already been done by the DPRIVE WG). That does seem simpler, after all.
DoH builds on the great foundation of DoT. The most important part of each protocol is that they provide encrypted and authenticated communication between clients and arbitrary DNS resolvers. DNS transport does get regularly attacked and using either one of these protocols allows clients to protect against such shenanigans. What DoH and DoT have in common is far more important than their differences and for some use cases they will work equally well.
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Python May Let Security Tools See What Operations the Runtime Is Performing
In its current form, Python does not allow security tools to see what operations the runtime is performing. Unless one of those operations generates particular errors that may raise a sign of alarm, security and auditing tools are blind that an attacker may be using Python to carry out malicious operations on a system.
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If Avast Broke Your Windows 10 April Update, Here Is The Fix
One of the many problems associated with the Windows 10 April Update is because of the Avast antivirus software. A few days ago, some Windows 10 users saw a blank desktop with no icons after upgrading, and Microsoft had to block April Update.
Later, it was known that the Avast Behavior Shield was incompatible with the April 2018 Update and causing the issue which even left some people with unusable PCs.
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Avast fixes issues with Windows 10 version 1803 and their antivirus
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Reproducible Builds: Weekly report #161
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