Enigma on Web

Do you deal with MS Word files on the daily basis? If yes, then are you aware that even opening a simple doc file could compromise your system? It is a matter to think that the virus does not directly affect you, but it is you who let the virus carry out the attack by enabling deadly "Macros" to view the doc contents that are generally on eye-catching subjects like bank invoice. How Macros are Crippling your System? The concept of Macros dates back to 1990s. You must be familiar with this message: " Warning: This document contains macros. " A Macro is a series of commands and actions that help to automate some tasks. Microsoft Office programs support Macros written in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), but they can also be used for malicious activities like installing malware. Hackers are cleverly using this technique on the shade of social engineering by sending the malicious Macros through doc file or spreadsheet with an eye-catching subject in the mail...

Proactively Reacting to Ransomware Written by:  http://www.freeforensics.org/ For our inaugural post, we thought we would share some proof of concept ideas regarding potential reactions and responses to ransomware outbreaks.  We have been tossing around some ideas and scripts, that we think can buy the victim back some time when their machine is being infected by ransomware.  The hope being that this additional time allows the victim time to react to the infection and hopefully provide the victim an opportunity to remedy the situation. As an incident responder, we all know that ransomware cases can be overly damning to a victim and an organization, so reacting to them as quick as possible is crucial.  Since protections in place, such as AntiVirus are constantly in a rat race, that is usually one step behind, it puts everyone at a disadvantage.  One thing you can say about ransomware is that it isn't hard to spot a successful infection.  Forensicall...