Will there be a urgent patch for the DoubleAgent hack?

system · 2017-03-22T13:25:09.000Z

I found this article today … I haven’t seen any info on this forum about this big issue …

Security researchers from Cybellum have discovered another technique cyber criminals can use to take over your computer. The zero-day attack called DoubleAgent exploits Microsoft’s Application Verifier tool, which developers use to detect and fix bugs in their apps. Developers have to load a DLL into their applications to check them, and Cybellum’s researchers found that hackers can use the tool to inject their own DLLs instead of the one Microsoft provides.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/21/doubleagent-attack-anti-virus-hijack-your-pc/

DavidR · 2017-03-22T13:30:44.000Z

It is hard to be first on the avast forums.

See https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=199290.0.

system · 2017-03-22T15:23:37.000Z

Thanks … DavidR

DavidR · 2017-03-22T15:44:43.000Z

You’re welcome.

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