Trend Micro WFBS temporary files - a case for cleanup or secretly needed?
This is with version 9 (upgraded from version 8)I'm looking to find disk space hogs on the server and I found this directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Trend Micro\Security...
View ArticleThe 10 best antivirus solutions of 2016 ranked by IT pros
In today's digital world ransomware lays waiting behind malicious ads, email attachments hide bad code, and exploit kits make it easy for any script kiddy to generally ruin your day.Fact: There are a...
View ArticleThe 10 best antivirus solutions of 2016 reviewed by IT pros
In today's digital world ransomware lays waiting behind malicious ads, email attachments hide bad code, and exploit kits make it easy for any script kiddy to generally ruin your day.Fact: There are a...
View ArticleFileserver Antivirus with OMS Integration
Hi Spiceheads,we have a setup where we want to deploy 2 "standalone" file servers in a cluster. So those should be protected by antivirus suited to a fileserver workload. the AV should be cloud managed...
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Aggressive Profanity to scare users into opening Cryptolocker attachment
The greyed-out area is the domain name of the recipient, which is a simple task to program that into the body to give a feeling of "personalization".I am also amused by the aggressive language "WTF"...
View ArticleFor shame, Avast.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=187712.0I used this feature rather frequently with non-technical close friends and family. Very disappointed to see this feature gone. I'm not the only one,...
View ArticleAlternatives to SEP Antivirus
Hello All,My subscription with Symantec is coming to an end in November and I am looking for a new AV solution. I find that issues the Symantec client as well as it's failure to detect some of the...
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Today's Outbreak: .HTA inside ZIP files. .HTA is executable code
.HTA files should be blocked for all incoming mail. It runs just like a windows EXE file. The malware is exploiting this little known extension. Block it before it enters your email system.Here is just...
View ArticleLocky virus infected files
Hi all. Have a pc connected to the internet and some files all in one location have been infected with the locky virusBefore you ask i have created no backups of the drive or restore points etcAre...
View ArticleAgentless AV on ESX for VDI and servers
Hello all,I have been searching the wehb for the last week regarding this question and all the answer I found was from here at SpiceWorks.But they all are too old and could not find an answer/solution...
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Voice Message from Outside Caller (1m 57s)
It looks like the flavor of the day are these "pretend" voicemails, all containing a Javascript trojan JS/Nemucod.CA1!Eldorado in a .WSF (Windows script file).Interestingly, they spoof "Peach Telecom"...
View ArticleNew W32/Sality variant?
Looks like we might have a new variant of the old Sality virus. I uploaded it to virustotal and only got one hit from Chinese AV company Qihoo describing it as "virus.office.gen.70" which when...
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Trend Micro WFBS - Ransomware detected?
I logged onto our server to do a routine check - when I went onto WFBS, it is showing that there were two encryption attempts blocked and that 1 device was affected with ransomware. How can I find out...
View Articleunable to install BitDefender for Mac
Morning Spiceheads, I have a strange problem here. I logged into my bit defender central account and attempted to install bit defender total security multi device on my MacBook Pro. If allows me to...
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Please find attached invoice no: xxxxxx
Today's outbreak is a large volume of "invoice" files containing .wsf (Windows script files):SpamSentinel has removed or repaired the following infected attachments: * File '9b3fb9.zip' infected with...
View ArticleWorking download link for Microsoft Security Essentials
M$'s webpage is just terrible, and no links I have found actually point to a working download. Anyone know a way through the maze?
View ArticleDo I need antivirus on a PC that is firewalled from the Internet???
Here's the setup:We have users on the shop floor that use shared terminals (Windows 7) to clock in and out of jobs.1. These PC's are set up on a vLAN that is isolated via firewall rules from accessing...
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Another Huge Virus Outbreak today
They are coming fast and furious... these are all from icloud.com (can't block that) and the subject is something like "0850267761jpg" but they are actually Zip files with .wsf (Windows script files),...
View ArticleWhat Antivirus & Device Control/Content Filtering?
The usual "what antivirus?" but with a twist, any suggestions on something that does device control and content filtering?Being able to restrict what class, model, or individual device can be used on a...
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