The tactic is designed to thwart researchers who use virtualization software, notably that made by VMware, to quickly and safely test the impact of malicious code. Researchers will often run malware ...

Virtualization, as we know, offers itself to a number of use case scenarios and solutions. One such use case that isn't talked about much is the examination of computer forensics. Honeypots are a ...

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Running suspicious software in a virtual machine seems like a basic precaution to figure out whether said software contains naughty code. Unfortunately it’s generally rather easy to detect whether or ...

The Maze ransomware operators have adopted a tactic previously used by the Ragnar Locker gang; to encrypt a computer from within a virtual machine. In May, we previously reported that Ragnar Locker ...

Hackers are incorporating virtual machine detection into their Trojans, worms and other malware in order to thwart antivirus vendors and virus researchers, according to a note published this week by ...

Google Cloud Platform is now in the works to bring Virtual Machine Threat Detection (VMTD) as part of its plans to increase protection against crypto-related malware and other hacking incidents.

It’s a shot in the arm for Google Cloud users at risk of cryptocurrency mining attacks. The Security Command Center Team has created a threat detection service to shield “poorly configured” accounts ...

Sometimes the simplest techniques can foil the complex systems created by security firms and large enterprises to detect malicious programs and files. Putting malware to sleep, waiting for a user to ...