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Q&A: Here’s why Android users must remain vigilant about malicious apps, more so than ever

The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

And earlier this year, three popular “ selfie beauty apps ”– Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 – accessible in Google Play Store were revealed to actually be tools to spread adware and spyware. Adware are unwanted ads that redirect you to sketchy webpages, and spyware collects your data.

Adware

Adware Spyware Mobile Banking

Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. If you look at the dynamics of attacks on mobile users in 2020, you will see that the average monthly number of attacks decreased by 865,000 compared to 2019.

Mobile

Mobile Malware Adware Banking

How COVID-19 fuelled a surge in malware

Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2022

2021 saw a massive surge in detections of malware, adware, and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs). Windows malware detection totals 2019-2021. Detections of malware, adware, and PUPs on macOS increased almost 220%. Mac malware, adware and PUP detection totals 2019-2021.

Malware

Malware Adware Cryptocurrency Cybercrime

Security Affairs newsletter Round 232

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

France and Germany will block Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency. 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). Astaroth Trojan leverages Facebook and YouTube to avoid detection. Pierluigi Paganini.

Adware

Adware Password Management Advertising Hacking

Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

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

Adware Mobile Malware Phishing

IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

In South Korea, a suspect in the GandCrab ransomware operation was arrested (this family ceased active distribution back in 2019). For now, we can tentatively assume that the growth in cryptocurrency prices, in particular bitcoin, has attracted the attention of cybercriminals and returned miners to their toolkit. into the system.

Mobile

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware

IT threat evolution Q3 2022

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

VileRAT is a Python implant, part of an evasive and highly intricate attack campaign against foreign exchange and cryptocurrency trading companies. 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 RedLine also comes with a cryptocurrency miner.

Malware

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency

Overview of Google Play threats sold on the dark web

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. Cybercriminals accept three main kinds of payment: a percentage of the final profit, subscription or rent, and one-time payment.

Malware

Malware Encryption Accountability Mobile

Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

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

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus

GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. 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).

Cyber threats

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware

The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. 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).

Malware

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware

Cyberthreats to financial organizations in 2022

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. In fact, from January through the end of October, Kaspersky detected more than 2,300 fraudulent global resources aimed at 85,000 potential crypto investors or users who are interested in cryptocurrency mining. Definitely yes.

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware

Malware-infected printer delivered something extra to Windows users

Malwarebytes

MAY 20, 2025

steals cryptocurrency from victims’ machines. It replaces cryptocurrency addresses in the clipboard with the attacker’s own, which has already received around $100,000 in presumably ill-gotten funds. Lenovo did an about-face and began calling Superfish a vulnerability, but only after shipping the adware on thousands of PCs.

Malware

Malware Software Adware Cryptocurrency

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Q&A: Here’s why Android users must remain vigilant about malicious apps, more so than ever

Mobile malware evolution 2020

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How COVID-19 fuelled a surge in malware

Security Affairs newsletter Round 232

Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

IT threat evolution Q3 2022

Overview of Google Play threats sold on the dark web

Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

Cyberthreats to financial organizations in 2022

Malware-infected printer delivered something extra to Windows users

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