SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.

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Mobile Malware Adware Banking 141

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Jump ahead: Adware. Ransomware. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. How to Defend Against Adware. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

In Q2 2021, according to data from Kaspersky Security Network: 14,465,672 malware, adware and riskware attacks were prevented. 886,105 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 24,604 packages were mobile banking Trojans; 3,623 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. in light of the decline in adware attacks.

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Mobile Adware Banking Malware 129

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. It also turned out that the motherboards infected in all known cases came from just two manufacturers. Andariel deploys DTrack and Maui ransomware.

Malware 111

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 111

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

A41APT is a long-running campaign, active from March 2019 to the end of December 2020, that has targeted multiple industries, including Japanese manufacturing and its overseas bases. We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 110