Microsoft claims a recent update to Edge prevents the loading of unsigned DLLs without consent, something that should make it more difficult for an attacker to compromise the browser. The security ...
Microsoft on Monday responded to reports of potential zero-day attacks against a large number of Windows programs by publishing a tool it said would block known exploits. However, the company declined ...
Have you ever seen a browser littered with toolbars and other junk that doesn't belong? A common trick used by malware and adware writers is to inject DLLs (Dynamic Link Libraries) into the browser, ...
In this video, the folks at Offensive Security demonstrated exactly how the Windows DLL-hijacking vulnerability can exploited using Metasploit and a benign PowerPoint slide. In this video, the folks ...
Only 15% of publicly known DLL hijacking vulnerabilities have been fixed, according to Slovenian security firm ACROS Security. Nearly 100 days ago, the vulnerabilities-- also known as binary planting, ...
Potentially noxious browser extensions, which often secretly install ad injectors, have been a niggling problem for all operating systems and browsers. Microsoft has just revealed one new method it's ...
Even though Microsoft is so far refusing to patch the critical Windows DLL vulnerability that has become the source of an ever growing number of new exploits, you can protect your systems now. But it ...