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The recent discovery of *NotDoor*—a backdoor targeting Microsoft... [AppGuard](https://prevent-ransomware.com/blog/tag/appguard), [0-day](https://prevent-ransomware.com/blog/tag/0-day), [Ransomware](https://prevent-ransomware.com/blog/tag/ransomware) Oct 2, 2025, 4:00:00 AM ##### [Silver Fox Attack Exposes Limits of “Detect & Respond” Security](https://prevent-ransomware.com/blog/silver-fox-attack-exposes-limits-of-detect-respond-security) On September 2, 2025, *The Hacker News* reported that the threat actor known as **Silver Fox** exploited a *Microsoft-signed* WatchDog driver to install the remote access trojan **ValleyRAT**—bypassing endpoint... [AppGuard](https://prevent-ransomware.com/blog/tag/appguard), [0-day](https://prevent-ransomware.com/blog/tag/0-day), [Ransomware](https://prevent-ransomware.com/blog/tag/ransomware) Oct 2, 2025, 3:59:59 AM ##### [Lazarus Group’s New Malware Shows Need for Isolation and Containment](https://prevent-ransomware.com/blog/lazarus-groups-new-malware-shows-need-for-isolation-and-containment) The recent report from *The Hacker News* reveals that the notorious Lazarus Group, linked to North Korea, has expanded its malware arsenal with three new cross-platform threats: **PondRAT**, **ThemeForestRAT**... 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