{"id":56677,"date":"2017-03-23T07:55:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T12:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=56677"},"modified":"2017-03-23T08:16:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T13:16:49","slug":"14-av-solutions-vulnerable-double-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/14-av-solutions-vulnerable-double-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Security Solutions Vulnerable to Double Agent Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"

Double Agent Malware Infects Security Solutions<\/h4>\n

A malware attack dubbed Double Agent has been discovered by security vendor,\u00a0Cybellum. \u00a0It is reported, although this attack has been discovered, it has not been yet witnessed in the public.<\/p>\n

Double Agent effectively uses a 15 year-old vulnerability within the Windows operating system. \u00a0The security gap is associated with Microsoft Application Verifier, which can be found on all Windows PCs ranging from XP to Windows 10. \u00a0What is troubling being, by gaining access to Microsoft Application Verifier, this malware variant has access to all of the legitimate programs on your PC. \u00a0Since Double Agent has access to this platform, it has been able to successfully alter 14 different anti-virus solutions by adding malware to their platforms. \u00a0The 14 impacted security solutions include:<\/p>\n