Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The apps were used as part of an adware campaign redirecting victims to websites under the control of the attackers. ” Malwarebytes researchers believe the apps are part of a malware operation called HiddenAds , which dates back at least since June 2019. Some of the sites employed in the campaign host phishing pages.

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Adware Phishing Mobile Malware 107

SecureList

AUGUST 16, 2022

For instance, when an account of the developer of a popular add-on was hijacked after a phishing attack, millions of users received adware on their devices without their knowledge. In that way, over 30,000 users got adware after an installed extension, dubbed Particle, was sold to new developers and later modified to inject ads into websites.

Adware 100

Adware Engineering Malware Software 100

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Google Play and Apple Store caught in adware scheme. Google Play and Apple's App Store are reeling from security researchers identifying 13 million app installations linked to 75 fraudulent ads tied to adware on Google Play and another 10 on Apple's App Store. See the list of the most downloaded adware apps.

Adware 75

Adware Hacking Ransomware Retail 75

Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Telemetry for the first half of the year shows that Apple's ecosystem is firmly in cybercriminals' sights.

Adware 68

Adware Phishing Malware 68

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

The malware can be used to download other malicious payloads, including malware or adware. This newly re-engineered malware purports to be a legitimate Flash Player installer, but it has the capability to surreptitiously download and install additional unwanted packages containing adware or spyware,” continues the analysis.

Engineering 141

Engineering Malware Adware Antivirus 141

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A China-based financially motivated group, tracked as Fangxiao, is behind a large-scale phishing campaign dating back as far as 2019. “The Fangxiao campaigns are effective lead generation methods which have been redirected to various domains, from malware, to referral links, to ads and adware.” ” concludes the report.

Phishing 111

Phishing Adware Retail Malware 111

Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2022

The “Covid bounce” The 2022 Threat Review detailed the remarkable rebound in detection numbers for malware, adware and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) in 2021. Windows malware detections from January 2019 to May 2022.

Threat Detection 97

Threat Detection Malware Adware Accountability 97

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

“This method is currently being used to deliver something akin to adware or click fraud type activity,” Angiolelli said. Indeed, Malwarebytes’ Pieter Arntz warned about malicious browser push notifications in a January 2019 blog post.

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Antivirus Advertising Internet Internet 337

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The experts discovered that digital certificates are then used to spread malware, mainly adware. “ 2019-04-30 07:07:59 – The first signed malicious file appears in the wild. The certificate is used to sign OpenSUpdater, an adware application that can install unwanted software on the client’s machine.

Adware 81

Adware Advertising Marketing Antivirus 81

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

The iOS vulnerability exploited by checkm8 rattled quite a few cages in late 2019. There’s been much fuss made about “actual” Mac malware in the press (and in this very article), but PUPs and adware are a significant issue for Mac computers. Adware accounted for another 22 percent. There was KeRanger ransomware in 2016.

Malware 99

Malware Adware Software Passwords 99

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

Last year’s lockdowns gave a boost to the mobile market, with users downloading thirty percent more mobile games per week in Q1 2021 than in Q4 2019 globally, reaching over one billion weekly downloads. Another common type of software spread as games is adware, which shows illicit advertising against users’ wish.

Adware 112

Adware Mobile Phishing Malware 112

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

In South Korea, a suspect in the GandCrab ransomware operation was arrested (this family ceased active distribution back in 2019). Updated adware for the new Macs also immediately appeared, in particular the Pirrit family (whose members placed high in our Top 20 threats for macOS). Number of new modifications. into the system.

Mobile 87

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 87

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

However, the three apps in question — Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro, and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 — were really tools to spread adware and spyware. To wit, Avast researchers recently discovered several “selfie beauty apps” on the Google Play Store posing as legitimate apps.

Mobile 138

Mobile Spyware Banking Manufacturing 138

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Two selfie Android adware apps with 1.5M+ downloads removed from Play Store. MMD-0063-2019 – Summarize report of three years MalwareMustDie research (Sept 2016-Sept 2019). MMD-0063-2019 – Summarize report of three years MalwareMustDie research (Sept 2016-Sept 2019). Pierluigi Paganini.

Adware 53

Adware Password Management Advertising Hacking 53

Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

The initial executable consists of a loader which retrieves a piece of Adware detected as BrowserAssistant. The malvertising infrastructure is essentially the same one that was used in numerous drive-by campaigns with exploit kits since late 2019. MakeMoney connection. xyz ( 185.220.35.26).

Adware 66

Adware Social Engineering Engineering Encryption 66

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2019

I had the chance to sit down at RSA 2019 with ExtraHop Networks , a Seattle-based supplier of NTA systems. The company is in a rapid growth phase, with revenues surpassing $100 million in 2018, bolstered by 10X growth in cybersecurity, and its employee headcount has grown to over 400, with plans to add 150 more in 2019.

Digital transformation 133

Digital transformation Adware Technology Software 133

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. .

Advertising 211

Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 211

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Malware on mobile Android devices comes in many forms, including adware, ransomware, trojan-banker (aka ‘bankers’), and trojan-dropper (aka ‘droppers’). In fact, Zimperium found the number of phishing sites that target mobile devices specifically has seen 50 percent growth from 2019-2021.

Mobile 75

Mobile Phishing Malware Adware 75

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

In March 2019, Cybaze-Yoroi Z-Lab researchers conducted a study on the risks related to the use of the BitTorrent protocol to download movies, games or pirated software. The analysis shed light on the risk faced by users while searching for movies, games, and software on popular BitTorrent trackers.

Malware 86

Malware Security Intelligence Adware Social Engineering 86

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The vaccine has been tested against versions of the STOP ransomware that have arisen between August 2019 and this month – but that’s no guarantee that it will protect against future strains or other malware packaged with it. Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2021. Vaccines Target Variants.

Ransomware 144

Ransomware Cybersecurity Encryption Malware 144

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The simple worms of the earlier era paved the way for threats more familiar to modern-day users, including: Adware. In 2019 attacks on cloud services doubled , demonstrating a significant shift in the focus of APT groups. Ransomware. Trojans/Spyware. Logic bombs.

Malware 96

Malware Software Ransomware Adware 96

SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2019, crooks shifted their focus to enterprises and pioneered in stealing data in addition to encrypting it, which turned these raids into an explosive mix of blackmail and breaches. An offbeat hallmark of this marketplace is that its operators are using adware and cracked variants of popular applications to advertise the project.

Ransomware 85

Ransomware Encryption Adware Data breaches 85

SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Overall, the number of mobile malware installation packages dropped to around 2019 levels. Number of attacks on mobile users, 2019–2021 ( download ). As in the previous year, this was largely due to the active distribution of adware from the AdWare.AndroidOS.Notifyer family. after a sharp decline in 2019–2020.

Mobile 118

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 118

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

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Ransomware via Brute Force Attacks Researchers at F-Secure have found that in 2019, brute force attacks became one of the most preferred means of spreading ransomware. Malicious Apps statistic for 2019: As you can see, G Suite Marketplace has become a place where useful applications coexist with tons of fake malicious apps.

Ransomware 83

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

And yet, an antivirus program is a necessary line of defense that secures your devices from viruses, adware, worms, trojans, and others. Of course antivirus, no matter how good it is, won’t entirely protect you from ransomware (if you thought otherwise, check out why antivirus doesn’t protect from all types of ransomware ).

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We saw many attacks using N-days, such as the attack that targeted the Brazilian Supreme Court (exploiting vulnerabilities in VMWare ESXI (CVE-2019-5544 and CVE-2020-3992). These groups will purchase both to expand the scale of their attacks even further, boosting their success rate, and resulting in more profit. Definitely yes.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 104

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

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Threat actors can develop fake mobile apps to install adware, steal PII and financial data, extract cookies and credentials, and download further payloads (such as spyware) from a remote-controlled domain. In 2019, the FBI dubbed this tactic as the “ $26 Billion scam ”, given the high losses associated with this social engineering method.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The first statistic was released in 2019, when Microsoft’s Group Program Manager for Identity Security and Protection Alex Weinert said: “Based on our studies, your account is more than 99.9 But once you have a password manager, don’t stop there… 2. percent less likely to be compromised if you use MFA.”

Password Management 137

Password Management Passwords Antivirus Accountability 137

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 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.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

This tool was used as part of an ongoing campaign that we named “ TunnelSnake “ The rootkit was detected on the targeted machines as early as November 2019; and another tool we found, showing significant code overlaps with the rootkit, suggests that the developers had been active since at least 2018. Black Kingdom ransomware.

Ransomware 133

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 133

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

A41APT is a long-running campaign, active from March 2019 to the end of December 2020, that has targeted multiple industries, including Japanese manufacturing and its overseas bases. The first vulnerability ( CVE-2019-5544 ) can be used to carry out heap overflow attacks. Secondhand news.

Malware 94

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 94

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Prilex has previously sold various versions of its malware on the dark web , for example, in 2019 a German bank lost more than €1.5 From January 2020 to June 2022, adware hiding in browser extensions affected more than 4.3 million in a similar attack by the Prilex malware.

Malware 100

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 100

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

This could be any other type of malware, such as HiddenAds or Adware to generate money by ads-per-click. ” The number of phishing sites targeting mobile has shot up by 50 percent from 2019 to 2021. .“ Once installed, droppers secretly drop another piece of malware, often more vicious than the dropper itself.

Mobile 65

Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 65

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The group HelloKitty used to distribute its ransomware by exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2019-7481 in SonicWall gateways. 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. IoT attacks. IoT threat statistics. Tajikistan.

Malware 89

Malware Adware Ransomware IoT 89

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This research is a continuation of our TV show and streaming threat-related reports ( 2020 and 2019 ) providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the entertainment-related threat landscape. Popular shows as a lure.

Phishing 93

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 93