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Trending “Fireball” Adware Raises Botnet Concerns

SiteLock

Earlier this week, security researchers reported on a trending adware infection known as Fireball. The Fireball adware is being distributed via freeware software installers through a method known as bundling. Strong passwords are a good start. By changing your credentials, you render a previously leaked password useless.

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No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

Malwarebytes

Separately, in September 2023, Malwarebytes discovered a cybercriminal campaign that tricked Mac users into accidentally installing a type of malware that can steal passwords, browser data, cookies, files, and cryptocurrency. But users who clicked the Mac download button instead received AMOS.

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Understanding the Different Types and How to Detect Them

CyberSecurity Insiders

This can include sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and banking details, which can then be used for fraudulent or criminal purposes. Adware- Adware is a type of spyware that displays unwanted advertisements on your computer. To detect adware on your computer, you can use an adware scanner.

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macOS: Bashed Apples of Shlayer and Bundlore

Security Affairs

Though these scripts have slight variations, they mostly belong to a plague of adware strains— Shlayer and Bundlore. The malicious shell scripts used by Shlayer and Bundlore are usually malvertising-focused adware bundlers using shell scripts in the kill chain to download and install an adware payload.

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Threat in your browser: what dangers innocent-looking extensions hold for users

SecureList

All of them were used to siphon off sensitive user data, such as cookies and passwords, and even take screenshots; in total, these malicious extensions were downloaded 32 million times. In 2020, Google removed 106 browser extensions from its Chrome Web Store. Victims of these attacks were not only individuals, but also businesses.

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Almost Half of All Chrome Extensions Are Potentially High-Risk

eSecurity Planet

In a recent study of 1,237 Chrome extensions with a minimum of 1,000 downloads, Incogni researchers found that nearly half ask for permissions that could potentially expose personally identifiable information (PII), distribute adware and malware , or even log everything users do online, including accessing passwords and financial data.

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New Shlayer Mac malware spreads via poisoned search engine results

Security Affairs

The bash shell script opens and runs itself in the Terminal app, then it extracts a self-embedded, password-protected.zip archive file, which contains a traditional Mac.app bundle. The Mac.APP bundle downloads and executers a legitimate, Adobe-signed Flash Player installer, while executes the malicious Mac app in the background.