Top antivirus hacked to push out a malicious update - find out if you're affected

Top antivirus hacked to push out a malicious update - find out if you're affected

Popular antivirus program eScan was used as a malware launchpad, deploying a backdoor to a small subset of users.

When Digital Guardians Turn Rogue: Inside the Avast Antivirus Supply Chain Attack That Exposed Millions

In what security experts are calling one of the most sophisticated supply chain attacks targeting consumer security software, Avast, one of the world’s most widely deployed antivirus solutions, became the unwitting distributor of malicious code to potentially millions of users. The breach, which occurred through a compromised software update mechanism, represents a troubling evolution in cyber warfare tactics where attackers increasingly target …

Supply chain attack on eScan antivirus: detecting and remediating malicious updates

On January 20, a supply chain attack has occurred, with the infected software being the eScan antivirus developed by an Indian company MicroWorld Technologies. The previously unknown malware was distributed through the eScan update server. The same day, our security solutions detected and prevented cyberattacks involving this malware. On January 21, having been informed by Morphisec, the developers of eScan contained the security incident relate…

eScan AV supply chain compromise: Users targeted with malicious updates

The update infrastructure for eScan antivirus has been compromised to deliver a persistent downloader to enterprise and consumer endpoints.