Technical

[Asyn]

Skype Malvertising Campaign Pushes Fake Flash Player
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/skype-malvertising-campaign-pushes-fake-flash-player/

[Asyn]

Avast joins No More Ransom project as associate partner
https://blog.avast.com/avast-joins-no-more-ransom-project-as-associate-partner
https://www.nomoreransom.org

[Asyn]

Mobile spyware uses sandbox to  avoid antivirus detections
https://blog.avast.com/mobile-spyware-uses-sandbox-to-avoid-antivirus-detections

[Pondus]

Worried about ransomware or nuclear war, you may store your backup here
http://www.livescience.com/58497-second-doomsday-vault-opens-for-data.html?utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=zergnet

[Asyn]

Automatically Inferring Malware Signatures for Anti-Virus Assisted Attacks
https://www.sec.cs.tu-bs.de/pubs/2017-asiaccs.pdf

[Asyn]

Pegasus for Android - Technical Analysis and Findings of Chrysaor
https://info.lookout.com/rs/051-ESQ-475/images/lookout-pegasus-android-technical-analysis.pdf

[Asyn]

Longhorn: Tools used by cyberespionage group linked to Vault 7
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/longhorn-tools-used-cyberespionage-group-linked-vault-7

[Asyn]

Dridex Campaigns Hitting Millions of Recipients Using Unpatched Microsoft Zero-Day
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/dridex-campaigns-millions-recipients-unpatched-microsoft-zero-day

[Asyn]

MS - April 2017 Security Updates
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/42b8fa28-9d09-e711-80d9-000d3a32fc99
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance

[Asyn]

A deeper look into malware abusing TeamViewer
https://blog.avast.com/a-deeper-look-into-malware-abusing-teamviewer

[DavidR]

A deeper look into malware abusing TeamViewer
https://blog.avast.com/a-deeper-look-into-malware-abusing-teamviewer

Ha, is this not a good reason to bring back the Avast Remote Assistance function

[Asyn]

A deeper look into malware abusing TeamViewer
https://blog.avast.com/a-deeper-look-into-malware-abusing-teamviewer

Ha, is this not a good reason to bring back the Avast Remote Assistance function

Absolutely, I still wonder why it got removed in the first place. It was quite handy, imo.

[DavidR]

A deeper look into malware abusing TeamViewer
https://blog.avast.com/a-deeper-look-into-malware-abusing-teamviewer

Ha, is this not a good reason to bring back the Avast Remote Assistance function

Absolutely, I still wonder why it got removed in the first place. It was quite handy, imo.

I have just posted a comment in the blog and show the potential error in removing avast's own remote assistance. This move essentially pushed some avast users to team viewer.

[bob3160]

A deeper look into malware abusing TeamViewer
https://blog.avast.com/a-deeper-look-into-malware-abusing-teamviewer

Ha, is this not a good reason to bring back the Avast Remote Assistance function

Absolutely, I still wonder why it got removed in the first place. It was quite handy, imo.

I have just posted a comment in the blog and show the potential error in removing avast's own remote assistance. This move essentially pushed some avast users to team viewer.

I've just added my 2 cents.

[DavidR]

A deeper look into malware abusing TeamViewer
https://blog.avast.com/a-deeper-look-into-malware-abusing-teamviewer

Ha, is this not a good reason to bring back the Avast Remote Assistance function

Absolutely, I still wonder why it got removed in the first place. It was quite handy, imo.

I have just posted a comment in the blog and show the potential error in removing avast's own remote assistance. This move essentially pushed some avast users to team viewer.

I've just added my 2 cents.

Yes, totally agreed.

I think they may be considering their position, possibly not about a return of the avast remote assistance tool, but to allow comments on the blog