Digitally Signed Malware Is Increasingly Prevalent, Researchers Say

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Digitally Signed Malware Is Increasingly Prevalent, Researchers Say

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This week I've cleaned two relatives Windows 7 PC's having signed junkware. For the most part it's web-browser-hijacking crap.

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worrisome because I tend to always trust signed files

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Windows trusts an absurd amount of certificate authorities. There is no wonder stuff like this is easy to slip through.

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Windows trusts an absurd amount of certificate authorities. There is no wonder stuff like this is easy to slip through.

I think a lot of these lesser known authorities are from different governments