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. Since the beginning of 2020, Kaspersky products prevented 6,057,308 users from downloading malware , adware and riskware disguised as browser extensions.

Adware 121

Adware Engineering Malware Software 121

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

Adware : Though not all security professionals consider adware malicious, this threat category presents users with unwanted advertisements and may track their activities without consent. Security researchers at Kaspersky determined that it accounted for 61.43% of mobile malware detected in Q1 2021.

Mobile 104

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 104

Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Antivirus programs can also protect against other malicious software like trojans, worms, adware and more. According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% Our real-time anti-phishing also blocks bad sites. Do I really need antivirus? In a word, yes. Looking to protect more than one device?

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Antivirus Identity Theft Adware Internet 134

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

For these purposes, we analyzed threat statistics from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), a system for processing anonymized cyberthreat-related data shared voluntarily by Kaspersky users, for the period between January 2021 and June 2022. Key findings. Top game titles by number of related threats.

Mobile 132

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 132

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2023: 4,948,522 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 34.8% Quarterly highlights Malware, adware and unwanted software attacks on mobile devices were down slightly year-on-year. 13.27 -3.24

Mobile 93

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 93

Malwarebytes

JUNE 27, 2023

By 2007, when adware vendors dropping ad-spewing installers was common and ad affiliate networks in meltdown was a daily occurrence, it was estimated at 5,000. By 2021, it was an average of 6,000 to 10,000 per day. The adware vendor would make a lot of noise about “ rogue affiliates ”, and claim it wasn’t their fault.

Adware 98

Adware Advertising Marketing Scams 98

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Malware and phishing are two particular mobile threats that you need to defend against in 2023. Just check out the following stats from last year: 18 percent of clicked phishing emails in 2022 came from a mobile device. It’s not.

Mobile 91

Mobile Phishing Malware Adware 91

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

According to Dutch police, the arrested individual was directly involved in at least one attack using the Conti ransomware in 2021. In May, a member of the REvil group, arrested back in October 2021, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million. The criminal has already been charged.

Mobile 112

Mobile Antivirus Adware Ransomware 112

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

Just check out the following stats from last year: 18 percent of clicked phishing emails in 2022 came from a mobile device. 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. .

Mobile 80

Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 80

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

These could be spamware, adware or phishing emails that infect your device or steal your data. holiday weekends in 2021. In addition to being mindful of unreal deals on this year’s hottest products, consumers should also be cautious of emails or ads that guarantee products will arrive ahead of the December holidays.

Cybersecurity 91

Cybersecurity Passwords Adware Ransomware 91

SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2023

Since 2021, a new unsettling trend has been underway that redefines online extortion as we know it, with the priority of file encryption in these schemes starting to fade away. It was launched in April 2021 as a place where crooks put up data stolen from organizations for sale and anyone interested could buy it on an auction basis.

Ransomware 104

Ransomware Encryption Adware Data breaches 104

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. Logically, by reducing the number of phishing emails your employees get, you decrease the likelihood of employees clicking on the link. How does antivirus help against ransomware, you may ask?

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

First, the threat actor sends a spear-phishing email to the potential victim with a lure to download additional documents. The attackers gained access to the enterprise network using carefully crafted phishing emails. We recently published our report on gaming-related threats in 2021–22. The attacks occur in several stages.

Malware 121

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 121

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recent research by Positive Technologies looked at the cyber threat landscape during Q2 2021 and found that ransomware attacks reached “stratospheric” levels, accounting for 69% of all malware attacks, a huge jump from 39% in Q2 2020. Anti-phishing, spam and fraud prevention. TotalAV’s Key Features. Malwarebytes.

Ransomware 109

Ransomware Backups VPN Malware 109

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Our telemetry shows an exponential growth in infostealers in 2021. Despite these uncovered campaigns, attackers were still more likely to hunt for cryptocurrency using phishing, offering dubious cryptocurrency exchange platforms, and launching cryptojacking to illicitly mint cryptocurrency. Analysis of forecasts for 2022.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 106

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impersonating domains are a thorny problem for most brands, as our 2021 research proved, when we detected an average of 1,100 impersonating domains and subdomains per year per Digital Shadows client. pro is flagged as a phishing domain by multiple security providers. Among these pages, a notable example was the qatar2022[.]pro

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

All of these documents were blank, suggesting the existence of precursor documents – possibly delivered by means of spear-phishing or a previous infection – that trigger the download of the RTF files. CVE-2021-28310 is an out-of-bounds (OOB) write vulnerability in dwmcore.dll, which is part of Desktop Window Manager (dwm.exe).

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 145

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

The majority (61.43%) of the discovered threats belonged to the adware category. For instance, adware that belongs to the AdWare.AndroidOS.Notifyer family was distributed in the first quarter under the guise of a file named ir.corona.viruss.apk, and Backdoor.AndroidOS.Ahmyth.f Quarterly highlights. Verdict. %*. onto the list of twenty.

Mobile 105

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 105

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. 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). Common Types of Malware.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In 2021, demand for video streaming has remained strong, and the global video streaming market is still growing, albeit slower than in 2020, and is expected to continue growing for the next few years. In fact, time spent streaming increased by almost 75% in 2020. Methodology.

Phishing 125

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 125

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Sites streaming pirated sports, specifically the English football “free-to-view” sites, were the subject of an April 2021 Webroot study on the week of the Carabao Cup final game between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Webroot’s 2021 Threat Report. Types of threats we saw on pirated streaming sites. Bitcoin scams.

Scams 126

Scams Mobile Social Engineering Advertising 126

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Easily one of the most frustrating types of malware, adware is software designed to harass users with a torrent of unwanted or malicious ads. Some signs of adware infection include: Your browser is noticeably slower than usual. Want to Learn More About Malware? Check Out How to Prevent Different Types of Malware.

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

The statistics in this report cover the period from May 2020 to April 2021, inclusive. 40% users of Kaspersky solutions in the EU encountered at least one phishing attack. 86,584,675 phishing attempts were blocked by Kaspersky solutions in the EU. Main figures. In the EU, Kaspersky solutions blocked 115,452,157 web attacks.

Phishing 143

Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 143

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Then we will go through the key events of 2021 relating to attacks on financial organizations. Analysis of forecasts for 2021. In addition, bitcoin ended 2020 at around $28,000 and quickly rose to a peak of $40,000 in January 2021. In April 2021, the Andariel group attempted to spread custom Ransomware.

Cryptocurrency 140

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 140