Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

. “The new malware tricks victims into bypassing Apple’s built-in macOS security protections, and it uses sneaky tactics in an effort to evade antivirus detection.” “As of Friday, the new malware installer and its payload had a 0/60 detection rate among all antivirus engines on VirusTotal.” up to 10.14.3.

Engineering 140

Engineering Malware Adware Antivirus 140

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The experts discovered that digital certificates are then used to spread malware, mainly adware. The verification is done using a public antivirus scanning service, then the threat actors use the file scan record as “a clean bill of health” for potential buyers. SecurityAffairs – digital certificates, hacking).

Adware 80

Adware Advertising Marketing Antivirus 80

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 216

Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 216

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

But over the last few years, credible threats, exploits, and hacks of Apple products have become more persistent. The iOS vulnerability exploited by checkm8 rattled quite a few cages in late 2019. Adware, for example, can host malicious advertising (malvertising), which can push exploits or redirects to malicious websites.

Malware 97

Malware Adware Software Passwords 97

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

In South Korea, a suspect in the GandCrab ransomware operation was arrested (this family ceased active distribution back in 2019). Two other vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-1647 and CVE-2021-24092 , were found in the Microsoft Defender antivirus engine, allowing elevation of user privileges in the system and execution of potentially dangerous code.

Mobile 87

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 87

SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

The offers presented in this report were published between 2019 and 2023 and were collected from the nine most popular forums for the purchase and sale of goods and services related to malware and unwanted software. It is also clear of alerts from Google Protect and built-in antivirus on devices from different vendors.

Malware 99

Malware Encryption Mobile Accountability 99

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. We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer.

Malware 94

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 94