Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

“This method is currently being used to deliver something akin to adware or click fraud type activity,” Angiolelli said. Indeed, Malwarebytes’ Pieter Arntz warned about malicious browser push notifications in a January 2019 blog post. One notification was an ad for Norton antivirus; the other was for McAfee.

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Antivirus Advertising Internet Internet 343

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

However, the three apps in question — Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro, and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 — were really tools to spread adware and spyware. In a nutshell: lock your device; click judiciously; use antivirus. This column originally appeared on Avast Blog.). Talk more soon.

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Mobile Spyware Banking Manufacturing 138

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The simple worms of the earlier era paved the way for threats more familiar to modern-day users, including: Adware. As new forms of malicious code appeared, an antivirus (AV) industry arose to tackle the challenge of detecting and responding to cyber threats. Ransomware. Trojans/Spyware. Logic bombs.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). If you’re lucky, the only malware program you’ve come in contact with is adware, which attempts to expose the compromised end-user to unwanted, potentially malicious advertising.

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Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113