SecureList
MARCH 1, 2021
In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.
Krebs on Security
JULY 28, 2022
” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.
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SecureList
MAY 31, 2021
In Q1 2021, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 91,841 users from ransomware attacks. The most common vulnerability in the suite remains CVE-2017-11882 , a stack buffer overflow that occurs when processing objects in the Equation Editor component. The most common threats in all three were adware apps from the Pirrit family.
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.
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.
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.
Malwarebytes
JANUARY 13, 2023
When it comes to getting a good look at your browsing your ISP has a window seat, and in the USA ISPs have been allowed to sell your browsing data since 2017. A key part of browsing securely online is accepting the risk that no one technology can keep out 100 percent of the threats 100 percent of the time. Malware & PUP protection.
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