eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Jump ahead: Adware. Here are some common and not so common malware threats and how to defend against them. 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.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

In Q2 2022, we detected 15 new ransomware families and 2355 new modifications of this malware type. In Q2 2022, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 74,377 users from ransomware attacks. Most of the network threats detected in Q2 2022 had been mentioned in previous reports. IoT threat statistics.

Mobile 61

Mobile Adware Malware Ransomware 61

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In Q3 2022, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 72,941 users from ransomware attacks. Most of the network threats detected in Q3 2022 were again attacks associated with brute-forcing passwords for Microsoft SQL Server, RDP, and other services. More than 11,000 of those were assigned the verdict of Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Crypmod,

Mobile 83

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 83

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In Q3 2021, we detected 11 new ransomware families and 2,486 new modifications of this malware type. In Q3 2021, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 108,323 users from ransomware attacks. Spain and India came in second and third, with the Pirrit family adware as their prevalent threat. IoT threat statistics.

Malware 89

Malware Adware Ransomware IoT 89