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23.9.4 ‘Voyager’ released

Changes compared to 23.9.3

Enhancements

  • Added a new template for Amazon S3 and Wasabi Storage Templates to make it easier to set Object Lock on a template.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with the Settings button appearing for admins with ‘prevent editing settings’ restriction.
  • Fixed an issue with the Policy Protected Items getting multiple unknown entries when the dialog for the OS picker is cancelled.
  • Fixed an issue where Microsoft 365 email backups would error instead of warn for server-side retrieval failures
  • Fixed an issue with the desktop application not launching after installation when “Launch Comet Backup” is checked on Windows Server
  • Fixed an issue with some Comet Server features being disabled if a valid license could not be obtained.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Comet
We are a team of dedicated professionals committed to developing reliable and secure backup solutions for MSP’s, Businesses and IT professionals. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, we understand the importance of having a reliable backup solution in place to protect your valuable data. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive suite of backup solutions that are easy to use, scalable and highly secure.

September 2023: What’s New?

“What’s New?” is a series of blog posts covering recent changes to Comet in more detail. This article covers the latest changes in Comet Voyager over September 2023. 

There were five Comet software releases during September – four releases in the 23.9.x Voyager release series, plus one for our quarterly 23.8.x Adrastea release series.

Remote Registration

We’ve been hard at work developing a new way to register devices you would like to protect, right from the Comet Server admin web interface.

With the new remote registration feature you can remotely register a device and assign it to a user profile, right from the Comet Server admin web interface when the device has been silently installed using the /LOBBY flag.

  • Command Prompt: install.exe /S /LOBBY
  • Powershell: Start-Process .\install.exe -ArgumentList "/S", "/LOBBY"

Adding a device to a user is now as easy as clicking the register button. If you’d like to know more please checkout our silent install documentation.

Connected Devices Page Refresh

We’ve renamed the Connected Devices page to the Devices page and made a number of improvements to this area.

You can now see all devices that have been connected to your Comet Server, not just online devices. This extra information will allow for easier troubleshooting of what state each of the devices connected to your server are in.

We have also added bulk actions to the Devices page. These bulk actions allow you to manage the devices connected to your server much faster than before.

As a final touch we have updated how clicking a device status on the “My Devices” widget works. If you click on “Online,” this will take you to the Devices page and apply a filter so that only online devices are shown.

Gradient MSP aggregate usage by Account Name

We are excited to share that we’ve enhanced our Gradient MSP integration to aggregate usage using the Account Name field on a user’s profile.

To use this new enhancement you just need to enable grouping by Account Name when editing a new or existing Gradient MSP PSA Connection.

Diagnosing Unexpected Running Jobs

We’ve added extra detail to every job log to identify if the backup job was triggered by a schedule, a missed backup job, or a device start-up.

This will help diagnose what caused the device to run the backup out of schedule. To see more about it check out our troubleshooting guide.

Stuck Running Jobs

In rare circumstances it is possible for a backup or restore job to be stuck in a running state. For example, this can occur if a device becomes damaged when running a backup job and never starts up again to report to the Comet Server. These jobs stay visible on the Comet Server and impact how easy it is to monitor other jobs that are actively running.

As a first step to provide you with the tools to manage stuck running jobs, we have added the ability to manually mark a stuck running job as abandoned from the admin web interface.

An abandoned job is a job that Comet has automatically determined is no longer running after communication with the client was lost, or one that has been manually marked as abandoned by an admin. We have updated our documentation to add clarity to what each of the job statuses mean.

Marking a job as abandoned has been added to the “cancel a job” workflow. To remove a stuck running job, simply attempt to cancel the job and the Comet Server will help you with the rest.

A job marked as abandoned will revive itself and show as running if the Comet Server ever receives an update about that job again.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Comet
We are a team of dedicated professionals committed to developing reliable and secure backup solutions for MSP’s, Businesses and IT professionals. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, we understand the importance of having a reliable backup solution in place to protect your valuable data. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive suite of backup solutions that are easy to use, scalable and highly secure.

23.9.5 ‘Voyager’ released

Changes compared to 23.9.4 

New Features

  • Disk image backups can now be restored as VMware-compatible virtual disks.

Enhancements

  • Added ability to configure server audit file logging from the web UI.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with the policy option “Always require password to open the application interface” not being respected during a silent install.
  • Fixed an issue with the Comet Server stats endpoint returning Internal Error in some specific scenarios.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Comet
We are a team of dedicated professionals committed to developing reliable and secure backup solutions for MSP’s, Businesses and IT professionals. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, we understand the importance of having a reliable backup solution in place to protect your valuable data. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive suite of backup solutions that are easy to use, scalable and highly secure.

23.9.3 ‘Voyager’ released

​Changes compared to 23.9.2
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Enhancements

  • Reduced memory usage when loading large index files from Comet Server Storage Role-type Storage Vaults
  • Renamed “Restore files and folders” to “Granular restore” when restoring files and folders from a Disk Image or Hyper-V backup
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Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with Virtual Storage Vault policy options being available incorrectly when configuring a schedule for a Protected Item
  • Fixed an issue with the list of allowed Storage Vault types not being immediately visible when editing admin permissions in the Comet Server web interface for an admin user with the “Restrict available Storage Vault types” setting enabled
  • Fixed an issue with a non-existent empty Protected Item being shown in the Comet Backup desktop app after restoring a snapshot from other device
  • Fixed an issue with the Restore dialog in the Comet Backup desktop app showing snapshots from another devices as if they were from the current device
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About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Comet
We are a team of dedicated professionals committed to developing reliable and secure backup solutions for MSP’s, Businesses and IT professionals. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, we understand the importance of having a reliable backup solution in place to protect your valuable data. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive suite of backup solutions that are easy to use, scalable and highly secure.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

23.9.2 ‘Voyager’ released

Changes compared to 23.9.1 

Enhancements

  • Updated language translations
  • Improved Comet Server behavior when it fails to start due to license issues. It now starts successfully with limited functionality and displays an error message indicating how to identify the issue
  • Added logging of the reason the job started at the beginning of backup job logs
  • Added option to aggregate usage by Account Name for Gradient PSA integration
  • Added automatic cancellation of running jobs using a Storage Vault when that Storage Vault is deleted
  • Improved the appearance of the “About” window in the Comet Server Service Manager

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Comet
We are a team of dedicated professionals committed to developing reliable and secure backup solutions for MSP’s, Businesses and IT professionals. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, we understand the importance of having a reliable backup solution in place to protect your valuable data. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive suite of backup solutions that are easy to use, scalable and highly secure.

23.9.1 ‘Voyager’ released

Changes compared to 23.9.0

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with Storage Vault configuration if the Object Lock duration was set to zero days
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with displaying the wrong file path syntax for Windows devices when editing a Protected Item in the Comet Server web interface

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Comet
We are a team of dedicated professionals committed to developing reliable and secure backup solutions for MSP’s, Businesses and IT professionals. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, we understand the importance of having a reliable backup solution in place to protect your valuable data. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive suite of backup solutions that are easy to use, scalable and highly secure.

駭客利用木馬化的Signal、Telegram應用程式，對 Android 用戶散布間諜軟體BadBazaar

駭客利用木馬化的Signal、Telegram應用程式，對 Android 用戶散布間諜軟體BadBazaar

國際資安大廠ESET發現駭客組織GREF的攻擊行動，他們製作帶有間諜軟體BadBazaar的冒牌即時通訊軟體應用程式，名為FlyGram、Signal Plus Messenger，在Google Play市集、三星Galaxy Store上架，受害範圍遍及澳洲、巴西、丹麥、剛果民主共和國、德國、香港、匈牙利、立陶宛、荷蘭、波蘭、葡萄牙、新加坡、西班牙、烏克蘭、美國和葉門等國的Telegram及Signal使用者。

研究人員指出，駭客發動攻擊的時間點，先是在2020年6月於Google Play市集上架FlyGram，後來Google在隔年(2021年)1月將其下架，期間總共被下載超過5千次；Signal Plus Messenger則是在去年(2022年)7月出現於Google Play市集，後來Google今年5月接獲ESET的通報後將其下架。另研究人員指出，駭客也將上述兩款App上架到三星Galaxy Store，但截至8月30日，仍能從三星市集下載。

除了將惡意App透過上述兩大安卓市集散布，駭客也架設專屬網站flygram[.]org、signalplus[.]org，來做為提供受害者下載的管道。一旦使用者安裝了FlyGram，攻擊者就有可能取得設備的基本資訊，以及手機上的聯絡人名單、通話記錄、Google帳號等，同時也能盜取Telegram有關的部分配置資料（但不包括Telegram好友、對話內容或其他敏感資料）。若是使用者透過FlyGram備份Telegram帳號，攻擊者就能得到這些資料，研究人員看到至少13,953個用戶啟用上述備份機制。

若是使用者安裝了Signal Plus Messenger，攻擊者同樣能藉此取得手機資料，但有別於FlyGram的部分是，該惡意程式能監控受害者的Signal對話內容，並且竊取用於保護Signal帳號的PIN碼，以及濫用電腦版或iPad版應用程式與手機連結的功能。

#若有任何資安需求，歡迎洽詢台灣二版資安專業團隊，服務電話：(02)7722-6899，或上官網查詢：https://version-2.com.tw/

原文出處：https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/badbazaar-espionage-tool-targets-android-users-trojanized-signal-telegram-apps/

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ESET成立於1992年，是一家面向企業與個人用戶的全球性的電腦安全軟體提供商，其 獲獎產品——NOD32防病毒軟體系統，能夠針對各種已知或未知病毒、間諜軟體 （spyware）、rootkits和其他惡意軟體為電腦系統提供實時保護。ESET NOD32佔用 系統資源最少，偵測速度最快，可以提供最有效的保護，並且比其他任何防病毒產品獲 得了更多的Virus Bulletin 100%獎項。ESET連續五年被評為“德勤高科技快速成長500 強”（Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500）公司，擁有廣泛的合作夥伴網絡，包括佳 能、戴爾、微軟等國際知名公司，在布拉迪斯拉發（斯洛伐克）、布里斯托爾（英國 ）、布宜諾斯艾利斯（阿根廷）、布拉格（捷克）、聖地亞哥（美國）等地均設有辦事 處，代理機構覆蓋全球超過100個國家。

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資安解決方案 專業代理商與領導者
台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 是亞洲其中一間最有活力的 IT 公司，多年來深耕資訊科技領域，致力於提供與時俱進的資安解決方案 ( 如EDR、NDR、漏洞管理 )，工具型產品 ( 如遠端控制、網頁過濾 ) 及資安威脅偵測應 變服務服務 ( MDR ) 等，透過龐大銷售點、經銷商及合作伙伴，提供廣被市場讚賞的產品及客製化、在地化的專業服務。

台灣二版 ( Version 2 ) 的銷售範圍包括台灣、香港、中國內地、新加坡、澳門等地區，客戶涵 蓋各產業，包括全球 1000 大跨國企業、上市公司、公用機構、政府部門、無數成功的中小企業及來自亞 洲各城市的消費市場客戶。

23.9.0 ‘Voyager’ released

Changes compared to 23.8.0

New Features

  • Feature: Added a lobby option to the Comet Backup desktop app installers, allowing for silent installation with fully-remote device authentication via the Devices page in the Comet Server web interface.
  • Feature: Updated the name of the Connected Devices page to Devices in the Comet Server web interface and redesigned the page to show all devices.
  • Feature: Added bulk actions to the Devices page in the Comet Server web interface.

Enhancements

  • Enhancement: Protected Item types that are not compatible with the device operating system will now be greyed out and disabled in the Comet Server web interface
  • Enhancement: Added the ability to mark jobs that are stuck in the running state as abandoned if they are unable to be cancelled in the Comet Server web interface

  • Enhancement: Changed clients on Linux platforms to log to stdin/stderr for background services
  • Enhancement: Improved the performance of restoring data from backups which contain large amounts of blank data, such as Disk Images

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with Files and Folders Protected Items being configurable through the Comet Server web interface while restricted by policy

  • Fixed an issue with Linux client uninstall jobs remaining in a running state indefinitely, even when the client has finished uninstalling
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with selecting symlinks for backup in the Comet Backup desktop app on macOS and Linux
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with pixelated text in the Comet Backup desktop app on multi-screen setups
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with the ‘Configure’ text being in the wrong location in the Comet Backup desktop app

  • Fixed an issue with browsing and restoring one or more files from HyperV backup
  • Fixed an issue with the Open Folder button displaying in the Comet Backup desktop app when restoring from an Office 365 backup to a custom cloud location

  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with very long usernames and account names in the Comet Server web interface
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue during restores in the Comet Server web interface when the ‘Allow administrator to view file names remotely’ user setting is disabled

Breaking Changes

  • User and account names can no longer be created with more than 255 characters

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Comet
We are a team of dedicated professionals committed to developing reliable and secure backup solutions for MSP’s, Businesses and IT professionals. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, we understand the importance of having a reliable backup solution in place to protect your valuable data. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive suite of backup solutions that are easy to use, scalable and highly secure.