Strand Hogg Virus or Malware

The StrandHogg vulnerability is mostly infected the android OS without accessing root mode and use vulnerability based on weakness seen.

Promon security researchers have found proof of a dangerous Android vulnerability named 'StrandHogg’, that allows real-life malware to pose as legitimate apps, with users unaware they are being targeted.

What’s the impact?

• All versions of Android affected, including Android 10*
• All top 500 most popular apps are at risk still we are still not listed how many apps are vulnerable
• Real-life malware is exploiting the vulnerability
• Till now 36 malicious applications exploiting the vulnerability was identified
• The main thing is vulnerability can be exploited without root access
• When exploited by hackers
• They can listen to the user or victim through the microphone
• Take photos through the camera and view the mobile screen.
• Read and send important SMS messages they will take control without the knowledge of the victims
• Make and/or record phone conversations with victims knowledge
• Phishing login credentials by watching the mobile screen
• Get access to all private photos and files on the device and may be use to gain from information gathered.
• Get location and GPS information and target the victims.
• Get access to the contacts list and miss use or sell at dark web
• Access phone logs and modify everything.

How to identify or avoid from this virus:

• Check the mobile access or permission to applications

• Please avoid the application which are asking for permission or ask to download.
• Check whether without your knowledge any apps installed.

Beware of virus and Malwares. Use your end devices securely.

Networking-Cisco IOS vs Cisco NXOS and CatOS

• Cisco nexus NXOS does not support login command to switch users.
• Cisco nexus NXOS does not distinguish between standard or extended access list, all lists are named and "extended" in functionality.
• Cisco NXOS did not support scp server prior to the release od version 5.1(1).
• In cisco NXOS there is no "write" command to save the configuration like on IOS. We need to use Copy command instead of write command. We can also use command aliases to provide write command.
• When accessing cisco NXOS, users authenticate directly to their assigned privilege level.
• SSH server is enabled while telnet is disabled by default in Cisco Nexus device.

Cisco CatOS:

• Mostly we can see CatOS on catalyst switches. Which works with high speed based on input.
• CatOS is a catalyst operating system which is a discontinued operating system for many of the catalyst brand of legacy network switches. CatOS ran on switches such as 1200,2800G, 4000,4500,5000,5500,6000,6500 series. It was originally called as XDI by the switching company cresendo communications, Inc. Cisco renamed it to CatOS when they acquired cresendo in late 1993.
• CatOS can still run on some of cisco's modular switches, "hybrid mode". In hybrid mode, the network management processor (NMP) or switch Processor (SP) runs CatOS and the route processor runs Cisco IOS.

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