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Exposing a Portfolio of Pay Per Install Rogue and Fraudulent and Malicious Affiliate Network Domains – An OSINT Analysis

Security Boulevard

Sample portfolio of pay per install rogue fraudulent and malicious affiliate network domains known to have been in operation in 2008 include: vipsoftcash[.]com. Related pay per install rogue fraudulent and malicious domains known to have been used back in 2008 for various rogue fraudulent and malicious purposes include: drawn-cash[.]com.

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. Easily one of the most frustrating types of malware, adware is software designed to harass users with a torrent of unwanted or malicious ads.

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