Ars Technica

Intel, Microsoft to use GPU to scan memory for malware

Since the news of the Meltdown and Spectre attacks earlier this year, Intel has been working to reassure the computer industry that it takes security issues very seriously and that, in spite of the ...
InfoQ

Intel Starts to Use GPUs for Malware Scanning

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EDN

Triumfant Launches Memory Process Scanner Module to Detect and Stop In-Memory Attacks

Advanced Volatile Threats are malware attacks that take place in a computer's random access memory (RAM) or other volatile memory, and are difficult to detect because they are never stored to the hard ...
MyBroadband

Intel and Microsoft offload memory malware scanning to GPU

Intel has announced new features for its Threat Detection Technology in an effort to reassure the industry in the wake of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Ars Technica reported that one of ...
CSOonline

Should you worry about memory-only malware?

Some malware disappears when you reboot, but returns if you haven't plugged the hole where it came in. Is this scourge worse than others? The lack of “software footprint” makes RAM-only malware ...
PC World

The Cleanest Malware Scan

Michael Gersten wants to be absolutely sure malware can’t interfere with his security scan. No matter how good your security software, and how well you keep it up to date, there’s always that nagging ...

ThreatDown Uncovers First Cyber Attack Abusing Deno JavaScript Runtime for Fileless Malware Delivery

ThreatDown, the corporate business unit of Malwarebytes, today published research documenting what researchers believe to be the first documented case of attackers abusing the Deno JavaScript runtime ...
InfoWorld

Windows 10 will allow apps to actively scan their content for malware

Windows 10 will have a new mechanism that will allow software developers to integrate their applications with whatever antimalware programs exist on users’ computers. The goal of the new AMSI ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Microsoft Research Develops Invisible Cloud Malware Scanner

Microsoft Research has developed a system called Project Freta to do scan thousands of virtual cloud machines for malware. It has launched the project as a prototype for public use. Virtual machines ...