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.

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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

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams. 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). One of the hackers behind EtherDelta hack also involved in TalkTalk hack.

Adware 52

Adware Password Management Advertising Hacking 52

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 223

Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 223

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 96

Malware Adware Software Passwords 96

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 96

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 96

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 85

Malware Security Intelligence Adware Social Engineering 85

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 83

Ransomware Encryption Adware Data breaches 83

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). More cryptocurrency-related threats: fake hardware wallets, smart contract attacks, DeFi hacks and more. Definitely yes. And it’s not just about El Salvador.

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Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 120

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 139

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 139

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.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 109

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

We believe DeathStalker to be a group of mercenaries, offering hack-for-hire services, or acting as an information broker to support competitive and financial intelligence efforts. 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

Malware 110

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 110

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

According to the hacking forum XSS, the group’s former public representative known as UNKN “disappeared”, and the malware developers, failing to find him, waited awhile and restored the Trojan infrastructure from backups. Spain and India came in second and third, with the Pirrit family adware as their prevalent threat.

Malware 104

Malware Adware Ransomware IoT 104

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. Key findings The price of a loader able to deliver a malicious or unwanted app to Google Play ranges between $2,000 and $20,000.

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Malware Encryption Mobile Accountability 113