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Rogue Software
Rogue software is malicious program that pretends to be legitimate security software or a system utility, often displaying fake warnings about non-existent problems to trick users into buying a useless or harmful fix.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Rogue software is a deceptive form of malware, categorized as scareware or fake antivirus, which impersonates legitimate security applications or system utilities to display fraudulent warnings, aiming to extort payments from users for non-existent threats or unnecessary repairs.
BACKGROUND
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is an EU regulation for improving cybersecurity and cyber resilience, through common cybersecurity standards for products that have digital elements. For example, it requires incident reports and automatic security updates. Digital elements are, mainly, hardware and software whose "intended and foreseeable use includes direct or indirect data connection to a device or network".
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- Scareware
- Fake antivirus
- Fake security software
- Rogue security software
- Deceptionware
USAGE NOTE
This term is frequently used in cybersecurity to describe programs that employ social engineering and fear tactics to manipulate users into purchasing fake solutions.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Rogue Software.
CrowdStrike is a global leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and incident response, providing advanced solutions to detect and prevent various forms of malware, including rogue software, through its Falcon platform.
SentinelOne offers an AI-powered extended detection and response (XDR) platform that provides autonomous protection, detection, and response against all forms of attacks, including sophisticated rogue software and malware.
Palo Alto Networks provides comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, including its Cortex XDR platform, which offers unified endpoint protection, detection, and response to stop advanced threats like rogue software.
Microsoft develops a wide range of security products, including Microsoft Defender, which provides robust endpoint protection, antivirus, and threat intelligence to protect against malware and rogue applications across devices and cloud services.
Sophos offers next-generation cybersecurity solutions, including endpoint protection, anti-ransomware, and advanced threat detection, actively defending against and remediating rogue software and other malicious payloads.
Trellix, formed from the merger of McAfee Enterprise and FireEye, provides extended detection and response (XDR) solutions, endpoint security, and threat intelligence to identify, prevent, and respond to advanced threats like rogue software.
Fortinet delivers broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, including endpoint security (FortiClient) and advanced threat protection that detect and block various forms of malware and rogue applications.
Check Point develops network and endpoint security solutions, including SandBlast Zero-Day Protection, which actively identifies and prevents sophisticated malware, often disguised as rogue software, before it can infect systems.