eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

At its core, malware exploits existing network, device, or user vulnerabilities , posing as little a risk as annoying advertisements to the much more damaging demand for millions of dollars in ransom. Jump ahead: Adware. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Bots and botnets.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

This article will walk you through the various types of malware, how to identify and prevent a malware attack, and how to mitigate the risks. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). What is Malware .

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

This article will walk you through the various types of malware, how to identify and prevent a malware attack, and how to mitigate the risks. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). What is Malware?

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

To evaluate and compare the risk of being infected by banking Trojans and ATM/POS malware worldwide, for each country and territory we calculated the share of users of Kaspersky products who faced this threat during the reporting period as a percentage of all users of our products in that country or territory. IoT attacks.

Mobile 137

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 137

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

To evaluate and compare the risk of being infected by banking Trojans and ATM/POS malware worldwide, for each country we calculated the share of users of Kaspersky products who faced this threat during the reporting period as a percentage of all users of our products in that country. Geography of financial malware attacks. IoT attacks.

Malware 138

Malware Adware Ransomware IoT 138

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

To evaluate and compare the risk of being infected by banking Trojans and ATM/POS malware worldwide, for each country and territory we calculated the share of Kaspersky users who faced this threat during the reporting period as a percentage of all users of our products in that country or territory. Geography of financial malware attacks.

Mobile 90

Mobile Adware Malware Ransomware 90

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

As usual, our TOP 20 ranking for biggest threats encountered by users of Kaspersky security solutions for macOS were dominated by adware. Countries and territories where users faced the greatest risk of online infection. Countries and territories where users faced the highest risk of local infection. AdWare.OSX.Amc.e,

Mobile 121

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 121

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

The most frequently exploited vulnerabilities were as follows: CVE-2017-11882 and CVE-2018-0802: Equation Editor vulnerabilities that allow corrupting application memory during formula processing to then run arbitrary code in the system CVE-2017-0199 allows using MS Office to load malicious scripts. 2 AdWare.OSX.Agent.gen 8.54

Mobile 98

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 98

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

The most-exploited vulnerabilities in that category were the following: CVE-2017-11882 and CVE-2018-0802 : Equation Editor vulnerabilities that allow corrupting application memory during formula processing to then run arbitrary code in the system. CVE-2017-0199 that allows using MS Office to load malicious scripts. 2 AdWare.OSX.Amc.e

Mobile 97

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 97

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

To evaluate and compare the risk of being infected by banking Trojans and ATM/POS malware, for each EU country we calculated the share of users of Kaspersky products who faced this threat during the reporting period as a percentage of all attacked users in that country. Countries where users faced the greatest risk of online infection.

Phishing 144

Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 144

Malwarebytes

MAY 20, 2025

2017 saw IBM accidentally ship malware on a USB key containing initialization software for its storage devices. Lenovo did an about-face and began calling Superfish a vulnerability, but only after shipping the adware on thousands of PCs. Security software and caution go a long way.

Malware 106

Malware Software Adware Cryptocurrency 106