eScan Antivirus Delivers Malware in Supply Chain Attack

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eScan Antivirus Delivers Malware in Supply Chain Attack

Feeds.Feedburner •Ionut Arghire • January 31, 2026

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Hackers compromised a MicroWorld Technologies update server and fed a malicious file to eScan customers.

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This article is one source in a clustered incident — the cluster page carries the summary, timeline and every other outlet covering it.

eScan Antivirus Compromised in Supply Chain Attack Distributing Malware Hackers targeted a MicroWorld Technologies update server, delivering a malicious file to eScan antivirus customers. This incident has resulted in the distribution of a backdoor through the antivirus software, affecting users who installed the compromised update. 2 sources 54

Extracted Entities

Attack Types (2)

Malware Supply Chain Attack

Companies (1)

MicroWorld Technologies