
Hackers are always looking for clever ways to get around the best antivirus software so that they can successfully deliver malware, and now it appears they’ve figured out how to bypass one of the security mechanisms built into Windows Defender.
As reported by BleepingComputer, a new campaign spreading the Phemedrone info-stealing malware is exploiting a high-severity vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2023-36025) in Windows SmartScreen.