Category: Malware

FragAttacks – Frag Attacks (fragmentation and aggregation attacks) is a cyberattack that allows hackers to bypass firewalls by inserting malicious coding into Wi-Fi router. Some of these vulnerabilities have been hidden in Wi-Fi for over 24 years since the first Wi-Fi version. Read more at Vanhoefm, the researcher whom discovered FragAttacks.

A man-in-the-middle-attack (MITM) is a term used when a malicious actor positions themselves in a conversation between a user and an application—either to eavesdrop or to impersonate one of the parties, making it appear as if a normal exchange of information is underway. See software to manage the Man-in-the-middle-attack  

Phishing is a malware that is actively aiming to steal login credentials and other sensitive data by sending unsolicited email. See software to stop phising.

Spam is a tactic for selling goods and services by sending unsolicited emails to bulk lists. Software to solve Spam.

Spyware describes software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send such information to another entity in a way that harms the user. See software to stop spyware

Ransomware is malware that infects your computer and displays messages demanding a fee to be paid in order for your system to work again. This class of malware can be installed through deceptive links in an email message, instant message or website.

a Trojan horse is any malware which misleads users of its true intent. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek story of the deceptive Trojan Horse that led to the fall of the city of Troy. A trojan horse may appear is an friendly or known email disguised to fool the recipient into clicking […]

A botnet is a collection of internet-connected devices infected by malware that allow hackers to control them. See software to stop botnets.

A worm is a type of malware that replicates itself to spread it’s malicious attack to other computers. Malware will rely on security failures of the targeted computer to access it. It will use this machine as a host to latch on and infect other computers.