SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

In Q2 2021, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 97,451 users from ransomware attacks. Also seen in Q2 was the similar vulnerability CVE-2017-11882 , which causes a buffer overflow on the stack in the same component. As in the previous quarter, a total of 15 of the Top 20 threats for macOS are adware programs.

Adware 115

Adware Ransomware Malware IoT 115

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Jump ahead: Adware. 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. Most users are familiar with adware in the form of unclosable browser pop-ups.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

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). If you’re lucky, the only malware program you’ve come in contact with is adware, which attempts to expose the compromised end-user to unwanted, potentially malicious advertising.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2019

It is allowed to host: ordinary sites, doorway pages, satellites, codecs, adware, tds, warez, pharma, spyware, exploits, zeus, IRC, etc. Here’s a snippet from one of Yalishanda’s advertisements to a cybercrime forum in 2011, when he was running a bulletproof service under the domain real-hosting[.]biz:

Cybercrime 232

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 232

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

In Q1 2022, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 74,694 users from ransomware attacks. These are CVE-2017-11882 and CVE-2018-0802 , which cause a buffer overflow when processing objects in a specially crafted document in the Equation Editor component and ultimately allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IoT attacks.

Mobile 137

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 137

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In Q3 2021, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 108,323 users from ransomware attacks. Speaking of the most widespread threats detected by Kaspersky security solutions for macOS, most of our Top 20 ranking positions are occupied by various adware apps. Number of new ransomware modifications, Q3 2020 — Q3 2021 ( download ).

Malware 139

Malware Ransomware Adware IoT 139

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

In Q2 2022, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 74,377 users from ransomware attacks. The most popular protocols and technologies susceptible to these attacks include MS SQL Server, RDP and SMB. As usual, the TOP 20 ranking for threats detected by Kaspersky security solutions for macOS users is dominated by various adware.

Mobile 93

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 93

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In Q3 2022, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 72,941 users from ransomware attacks. The fifth-highest number of exploits (3%) targeted Adobe Flash, a technology that is obsolete but remains in use. More than 11,000 of those were assigned the verdict of Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Crypmod, TOP 10 banking malware families.

Mobile 122

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 122

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Number of new ransomware modifications, Q1 2022 — Q1 2023 ( download ) Number of users attacked by ransomware Trojans In Q1 2023, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 60,900 users from ransomware attacks. CVE-2017-0199 that allows using MS Office to load malicious scripts. 2 Bangladesh 1.47 3 Taiwan 0.65 4 Mozambique 0.59

Mobile 99

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 99

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Number of new ransomware modifications, Q2 2022 — Q2 2023 ( download ) Number of users attacked by ransomware Trojans In Q2 2023, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 57,612 users from ransomware attacks. CVE-2017-8570 allows loading malicious HTA scripts into the system. 2 South Korea 1.25 3 Yemen 1.18 4 Taiwan 1.07

Mobile 98

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 98