SiteLock

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Adware, short for advertising supported software, is a type of unwanted software designed to put advertisements on your screen. While there are presentations of Adware that can pose potential security risks, the main problem with Adware is that it’s a nuisance: inhibiting your […]. The post What is adware?

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq Last year was notable for both malware and adware, the two very close in terms of capabilities.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2021

However, as technology evolves, we also observe a growing interest in the newly released platform from malware adversaries. This inevitably leads us to new malware samples compiled for the Apple Silicon platform. section at the end of the article for those who want to understand better the security risks of M1 malware.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 29, 2021

What is Malware? . Malware is an umbrella term used to describe any malicious software designed to harm, exploit, or extract sensitive data from a system, device, or network. Why do Cybercriminals Use Malware? How does Malware Spread? Types of Malware. Warning Signs Cour computer Is Infected by Malware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Experts at Wandera’s threat research team discovered two adware apps on the Google Play Store that were downloaded 1.5M+ times. Researchers at Wandera discovered two adware selfie filter camera apps on the Google Play that were pushing ads and that can record audio. SecurityAffairs – Android, Adware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Antivirus programs and firewalls are pretty good at catching malware before it can infect devices, but occasionally malware can slip through defenses, endangering personal and financial information. We’ll go over malware removal tools and steps, and offer some tips to keep your devices from getting reinfected.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

Malware authors continue to show interest in macOS devices, Kaspersky experts confirmed that the Shlayer malware has been the most common threat to the macOS platform. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab revealed that the Shlayer malware was the most widespread macOS threat in 2019. Cimpli, AdWare. Bnodlero, AdWare.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Shlayer Mac malware is back, the Mac threat is now spreading through new black SEO operations. Researchers spotted a new version of the Shlayer Mac malware that is spreading via poisoned Google search results. The malware can be used to download other malicious payloads, including malware or adware. up to 10.14.3.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Apple has removed one of the most popular anti-malware app called Adware Doctor:Anti Malware &Ad from the official macOS App Store. Adware Doctor the top paid utility in the official Mac App Store, it has a good reputation with thousands of reviews and a 4.8 Adware Doctor is stealing your privacy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 17, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers from Palo Alto have discovered that a malware in the name of ChromeLoader is doing rounds on the internet and is being targeting multiple browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and such.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 27, 2023

Online content is largely powered and paid for by advertising. If you want some idea of the scale of advertising you’re subjected to on a daily basis, things are only moving up. You have advertising on your video game console dashboard. Advertisers pay publishers every time an advert is clicked. Affiliate marketing.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

As users have increasingly moved from desktop operating systems to mobile devices as their primary form of computing, cyber attackers have taken notice and malware has followed. Mobile malware statistics. More than 3 million of those attacks represented new types of malware. Types of mobile malware. ransomware?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2020

. “the apps in question are 21 gaming apps that come packed with hidden adware that is part of the HiddenAds family. The tainted gaming apps are bundled with HiddenAds malware, which is known to be an adware that serves intrusive ads outside of the app. In September, we saw adware spread via TikTok.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

And earlier this year, three popular “ selfie beauty apps ”– Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 – accessible in Google Play Store were revealed to actually be tools to spread adware and spyware. Adware are unwanted ads that redirect you to sketchy webpages, and spyware collects your data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

A new supply chain attack made the headlines, threat actors compromised at least one update server of smartphone maker Gigaset to deliver malware. The German device maker Gigaset was the victim of supply chain attack, threat actors compromised at least one server of the company to deliver malware. ujm0317 BBQ browser.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2019

Crooks are abusing the torrent website The Pirate Bay to distribute the PirateMatryoshka malware that fuels the victim’s PC with unwanted software. The PirateMatryoshka is a new piece of malware hosted by The Pirate Bay torrent tracking website, it has been estimated that it was already downloaded about 10,000 times.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 14, 2022

Securing that many endpoints can get really complex, really fast, especially when you consider that the common wisdom that Macs don’t get malware simply isn’t true: in fact, the number of malware detections on Mac jumped 200% year-on-year in 2021. And it’s not just malware you have to worry about with your Mac endpoints.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2020

ch launched the MalwareBazaar service, a malware repository to allow experts to share known malware samples and related info. ch launched a malware repository, called MalwareBazaar , to allow experts to share known malware samples and related analysis. Malware batches are available for download on a daily base.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

An Android app with over 10 million installations spread malware to its users in a recent update. A December 2020 update infected users with a Trojan-style malware that bombards users with unwanted advertising. may also allow a bad player to place invasive data tracking on your device as well as annoying advertising.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

Microsoft warns of a spike in malware spreading via pirate streaming services and movie piracy sites during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crooks are attempting to take advantage of COVID-19 pandemic spreading malware via pirate streaming services and movie piracy sites during the COVID-19 outbreak, Microsoft warns. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

In the 2020 State of Malware Report, Malwarebytes researchers found that Mac malware—primarily backdoors, data stealers, and cryptominers—had risen by 61 percent over the previous year. ThiefQuest , a Mac malware masquerading as ransomware, was discovered in mid-2020. No matter the malware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Security experts at Carbon Black have recently discovered a new strain of the Shlayer malware that targets macOS versions. Security experts at Carbon Black have recently spotted a new strain of the Shlayer malware that targets MacOS versions from 10.10.5 up to 10.14.3. ” reads the analysis published by Carbon Black.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Experts at Trend Micro have detected a new strain of MacOS malware that hides inside a Windows executable to avoid detection. Security experts at Trend Micro have spotted a new strain of MacOS malware disguises itself as a Windows executable file to evade detection. The malware is carried via. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2019

Threat actors used the Extembro DNS- changer Trojan in an adware campaign to prevent users from accessing security-related websites. Security experts at Malwarebytes observed an adware campaign that involved the Extembro DNS- changer Trojan to prevent users from accessing websites of security vendors. ” concludes the analysis.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2019

Mac security software firm Intego has spotted a new Mac malware dubbed OSX/Linker that exploits a recently disclosed macOS Gatekeeper vulnerability. Experts at Mac security software firm Intego discovered a new piece of Mac malware dubbed OSX/Linker that exploits a recently disclosed macOS Gatekeeper bypass vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Clicker apps are adware software that loads ads in invisible frames or in the background and clicks them to generate revenue for the threat actors behind the campaign. “Recently the McAfee Mobile Research Team has identified new Clicker malware that sneaked into Google Play. out of 5 stars. ” concludes the report.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This is evident by the apparent scale of the infrastructure behind a relatively new company based in Montenegro called PushWelcome , which advertises the ability for site owners to monetize traffic from their visitors. An ad from PushWelcome touting the money that websites can make for embedding their dodgy push notifications scripts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 20, 2023

Adware- Adware is a type of spyware that displays unwanted advertisements on your computer. These advertisements can be in the form of pop-ups, banners, or even automatic downloads. Adware can also track your browsing history and search queries to display ads that are more relevant to your interests.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2021: 9,599,519 malware, adware and riskware attacks on mobile devices were prevented. We have seen no new mass campaigns seeking to distribute any specific mobile malware family; nor were there any newsworthy events similar to what we had early into the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

The concept of the term "malvertising" (a portmanteau of "malicious advertising") suggests an overlap with ads, albeit dodgy ones, and therefore fuels the fallacy that its impact hardly goes beyond frustration. Malvertising acts as a vessel for malware propagation. How does a malvertising attack unfold?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

You had very rich and powerful adware companies, making liberal use of bundled installers. The adware was frequently incredibly invasive, with affiliate networks often in meltdown promoting every kind of rogue install under the sun. As an added bonus, so were many representatives from the adware vendors.

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SecureList

AUGUST 16, 2022

Google deleted it from the Chrome Web Store, but the malware had already infected more than 400 Chrome users, putting their data at huge risk. To earn more money, some developers may pass it on to third parties or sell it to advertisers. Sometimes developers sell a browser extension after it has gained a huge following. Methodology.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Scranos is a powerful cross-platform rootkit-enabled spyware discovered while investigating malware posing as legitimate software like video players, drivers and even anti-virus products. Although the campaign has not reached the magnitude of the Zacinlo adware campaign, it is already infecting users worldwide.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In reality, there is no video file and is instead a malware infected file that leads the victim either to malicious pop-ups, digital advertisements, phishing websites or to ransomware scams. So, in order to cash such a trend, cyber crooks are seen duping the public by sending phishing emails to make easy money.

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SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

We examined malware and unwanted software disguised as popular PC and mobile games. We also looked in greater detail at some of the strains of malware being distributed and the dangers they pose for users. Gathering secrets from browsers, crypto wallets and other applications, this malware affected users in forty-five countries.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The attackers use financial or physical incentives proposed via WhatsApp to trick victims into visiting a series of sites owned by advertising agencies. In some cases, the Fangxiao landing pages were displaying malicious ads that if clicked from an Android device deliver the Triada malware. ” continues the report.

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