Day: September 27, 2022

Spyware and Viruses

NSIS Type of LockBit 3.0 Ransomware Disguised as Job

In February and June, the ASEC Analysis team posted in the blog about LockBit 2.0 ransomware being distributed via email. In this blog, we will introduce the new version of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware that is still being distributed through similar method. While in June there were multiple cases of the ransomware being distributed disguised as a copyright-related email, recently

Certification Tests

Today’s 220-1101 CompTIA A+ Pop Quiz: I’ll stop by the store

When powering on a computer, the screen remains blank except for the message “No signal.” Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this issue?
- Incorrect input selection
- Overheating
- Invalid date and time
- Slow paging to disk
- Network is disconnected
- We’re fresh out of signal

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Computer Forensics

Best free VPNs for Windows 2022

Free VPNs are a tricky business since you always have to ask how the company is covering the costs of such an offering. Some services see it as a chance to encourage upgrades or just as free advertising for the paid service. Others, however, host third-party ads, which means you may be targeted based on your browsing habits—potentially killing the

Mobile Computing

Google says it will send out a fix to exterminate a bug

According to several Reddit users (1, 2), some Android and iOS users this past weekend noticed that some of their pictures older than five years old were looking rather strange in the Google Photos app. Some of these photos were reported to have lines, cracks, dots, and areas where the pictures looked blurry. Some users said that the photographs

Registry Cleaners

The State Bar of California Officially Puts 200,000 SQFT 180

By Jon Peterson

After announcing in May of this year that it would take up an exploratory initiative to sell its headquarters property in San Francisco located at 180 Howard Street, the State Bar of California has made the decision to put up for sale its property, as confirmed by the property owner in an email. No pricing guidance was