eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Users sometimes unknowingly infect themselves with adware installed by default when they download and install other applications. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 26, 2021

Whether it’s through downloading a rogue attachment or playing a game from an unprotected website, computer viruses are common. Spyware – Without realising it, gamers could be targeted through spyware schemes, especially if they are dealing with an untrustworthy online gaming operation.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Activation: The ransomware begins encrypting sensitive files or locking down the system. Ransomware.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While performing regular threat hunting activities, we identified multiple downloads of previously unclustered malicious Tor Browser installers. As the Tor Browser website is blocked in China, individuals from this country often resort to downloading Tor from third-party websites. Download page of the malicious Tor Browser installer.

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Encryption Spyware Malware Software 138

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 30, 2021

For example, the same or similar custom encryption schemes are used by these malware families. As a spyware, it gathers classified information from infected systems without the consent of the user and sends gathered information to remote threat actors. T1056.003 Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers.

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Banking Malware Spyware Phishing 111

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

These websites are often related to crack, keygen and activators for downloading software illegally, and while they may pretend to be legitimate software, they actually contain a malware dropper. The whole infection chain of NullMixer is as follows: The user visits a website to download cracked software, keygens or activators.

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Malware Cryptocurrency Passwords Software 113

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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Backups Ransomware Firewall Malware 145

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In a ransomware attack, cybercriminals encrypt your website files so you can’t access them, and then demand you pay a fee to get them back. Spyware is malware that is installed on a user’s device without their permission and steals their data. Here are the nine types of malware you’re most likely to encounter as a website owner.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 97

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

Experts uncovered a new Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) -themed campaign that is distributing a malware downloader that delivers the FormBook information-stealing Trojan. ’ The executable employed in this campaign is a strain of the GuLoader malware downloader. The malware can also execute commands from a command and control (C2) server.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 29, 2021

Stolen data can include anything from your payment details to your medical records, passwords, and more. You may be thinking you managed to find a movie, song, or software for free, when in reality you fell for a bait that downloads malware to your computer. Here are some tips you can follow: Avoid suspicious sites and downloads.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Integrated one-on-one Spyware HelpDesk support. Free Kaspersky Password Manager Premium. Checks downloads, installs, and executables for viruses and threats. Free download that runs on the desktop. Bank-grade encryption to help keep information like passwords and personal details secure. Scan scheduling.

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Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 107

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. From these communications, there was a total of 270.16MB of upload, and 15.15MB of download, and each IP returned a valid TLS certificate for bananakick.net. Spyware attacks becoming harder to detect.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2022

Let’s say someone at your company gets an email from their “bank” asking them to update their password. . Your employee then fills in some sensitive info, maybe even downloads a malicious file — and bam, just like that, criminals now have access to your network, allowing them to install malware, steal data and spread ransomware.

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DNS DDOS Phishing Spyware 81

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

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Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 90

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

App downloads. Phishing is a type of social engineering attack whereby hackers send fictitious emails or other communication , from what appears to be a trusted company, to induce victims to reveal personal information such as passwords, usernames or payment details. Weak or Limited Number of Passwords. Bank details. Biometrics.

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Identity Theft Passwords Data breaches Scams 119

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

The threat actor abused Bitly shortener and an ad hoc BlogSpot account to protect the malicious code, lastly stored in an encrypted zip archive hosted on Mega.nz. The final download link is presented on BlogSpot This particular modus operandi matches a particular threat Kaspersky researchers spotted in September 2022 ( link ): NullMixer.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

The attackers were able to embed malicious code into the libffmpeg media processing library to download a payload from their servers. If the target opened the document and enabled the macros, a malicious script would extract the embedded downloader and load it with specific parameters.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The first infection usually aims to install a downloader, which attempts to download other malicious implants from legitimate web services. KeyPlug is a modular backdoor with the capability of communicating to its server via several network communication protocols set in its XOR-encrypted embedded configuration block.

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Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 141

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybercriminals often use malware to gain access to a computer or mobile device to deploy viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, and rootkits. MOUSEISLAND MOUSEISLAND is usually found within the embedded macros of a Microsoft Word document and can download other payloads.

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Malware Banking Healthcare Penetration Testing 82

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

encryption and to contact vendors about possible issues and fixes for their encryption algorithms. These flaws require local access, which will most commonly be obtained when a victim downloads other malware to their phone. Organizations without time to install upgrades promptly should consider resetting admin passwords.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The main purpose of CosmicStrand is to download a malicious program at startup, which then performs the tasks set by the attackers. In one such case, the malware was downloaded from an HFS (HTTP file server): the attackers used an unknown exploit that enabled them to run a PowerShell script from a remote server. Other malware.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 104

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Minimum User Access Controls Active Directory: The smallest organizations might only worry about device access, otherwise known as the login credentials (username/password). and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 107

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

The attack starts by driving targets to a legitimate website and tricking them into downloading a compressed RAR file that is booby-trapped with the network penetration testing tools Cobalt Strike and SilentBreak. WinDealer’s man-on-the-side spyware. Yanluowang ransomware: how to recover encrypted files.

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Mobile Ransomware Malware Encryption 82

SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

We assume that those who called the numbers were asked to provide the login and password for the service that the scammers were imitating, or to pay for some diagnostics and troubleshooting services. In most cases, scammers, as before, claimed to have used spyware to film the blackmail victim watching adult videos. Messengers targeted.

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Phishing Malware Scams Accountability 139

SecureList

MAY 3, 2021

Corporate usernames and passwords remain a coveted prize for scammers. A link to this resource was also contained in ransom messages from the attackers, and in some cases malware was downloaded from it. Proportion of spam in global email traffic, Q4 2020 and Q1 2021 ( download ). Sources of spam by country, Q1 2021 ( download ).

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Phishing Banking Accountability Computers and Electronics 108

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It can be a password, a fingerprint, a face scan. Data encryption – a way to secure private information by encoding it so no third parties could watch or access it. To read the encoded (encrypted) file, you must decode it by using a decryption key. The most widespread spyware are keyloggers and trojans.

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Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

You may be most familiar with computer malware such as Trojan viruses and spyware, which can be used to retrieve sensitive data from a computer or even take control of the system. A ransomware attack occurs when cybercriminals hold website’s files hostage by encrypting or deleting them, and demanding payment in exchange for the key.

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Small Business DDOS Malware Phishing 98

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware. Ransomware is perhaps the most alarming type of malware in existence today as it slyly and maliciously encrypts end-user data until a “key” is purchased with a ransom amount to decrypt the data.

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SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

Following this, we released the first of a series of additional reports describing the final payload in the infection chain: a highly sophisticated spyware implant that we dubbed “TriangleDB” Operating in memory, this implant periodically communicates with the C2 (command and control) infrastructure to receive commands.

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