SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

The concept of the term "malvertising" (a portmanteau of "malicious advertising") suggests an overlap with ads, albeit dodgy ones, and therefore fuels the fallacy that its impact hardly goes beyond frustration. This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back.

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Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 82

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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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.

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Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 224

Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2019

Threat actors used the Extembro DNS- changer Trojan in an adware campaign to prevent users from accessing security-related websites. Security experts at Malwarebytes observed an adware campaign that involved the Extembro DNS- changer Trojan to prevent users from accessing websites of security vendors. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Adware DNS Malware Advertising 55

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The attackers use financial or physical incentives proposed via WhatsApp to trick victims into visiting a series of sites owned by advertising agencies. “The Fangxiao campaigns are effective lead generation methods which have been redirected to various domains, from malware, to referral links, to ads and adware.”

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Phishing Adware Retail Malware 101

Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This is a really interesting story of an ad fraud scheme that relied on hijacking the Border Gateway Protocol: Members of 3ve (pronounced "eve") used their large reservoir of trusted IP addresses to conceal a fraud that otherwise would have been easy for advertisers to detect. Lots of details in the article. This is an example of that.

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Scams Advertising Hacking Software 209

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The experts discovered that digital certificates are then used to spread malware, mainly adware. The certificate is used to sign OpenSUpdater, an adware application that can install unwanted software on the client’s machine. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Adware 79

Adware Advertising Marketing Antivirus 79

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Although the campaign has not reached the magnitude of the Zacinlo adware campaign, it is already infecting users worldwide.” YouTube subscriber payload — It is basically an adware file that manipulates YouTube pages by using Chrome in debugging mode. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Spyware 66

Spyware Adware Malware Accountability 66

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

The complaints themselves related to third-party advertising partners. Where this all goes wrong for Grindr, is that NDPA object to how consent was gained for the various advertising partners. If so, how do they cope at a granular level where smaller decisions exist for each individual advertiser? That doesn’t sound good.

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Advertising Data privacy Adware Spyware 60

Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2019

DealPly adware abuses reputation services to remain under the radar. Hacking Radio Blasting Systems for Fun & Explosions. StockX hacked, customers data offered for sale on the dark web. QualPwn Bugs in Qualcomm chips could allow hacking Android Over the Air. Once again thank you! Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Adware Small Business Advertising 50

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. One of the hackers behind EtherDelta hack also involved in TalkTalk hack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Adware 50

Adware Password Management Advertising Hacking 50

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

But over the last few years, credible threats, exploits, and hacks of Apple products have become more persistent. 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.

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Malware Adware Software Passwords 101

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Then the malware downloads potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that include adware masqueraded as Adobe Flash and a potentially tainted copy of Little Snitch. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Malware 82

Malware Adware Advertising Firewall 82

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

According to the blog BornCity , multiple users have been reporting malware infections, their devices were infected with adware designed to display unwanted and invasive ads. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Gigaset). Many Android users reported the infections on the Google support forums. The German website heise.de ujm0317 BBQ browser.

Malware 102

Malware Adware Firmware Accountability 102

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Pierluigi Paganini.

Adware 41

Adware Hacking Spyware Data breaches 41

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

“Once the malware has elevated to root privileges, it attempts to download additional software (observed to be adware in the analyzed samples) and disables Gatekeeper for the downloaded software using spctl.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues the analysis.

Malware 79

Malware Adware Advertising Software 79

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2019

Researchers speculate the Linker malware has the same authors of the OSX/Surfbuyer adware. Intego notified Apple of the OSX/Surfbuyer adware gang abusing an Apple Developer ID to sign their malicious OSX/Linker samples in order to allow the tech giant to revoke the abused certificate. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 68

Malware Adware Advertising Internet 68

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

The experts analyzed dozens of torrents and discovered that most of them were delivered in bundle with malware or Adware, exposing at risk of infection the average user with a few interactions. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 81

Malware Security Intelligence Adware Social Engineering 81

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Another consequence of this high-profile incident was a new rule on the Russian-language forum XSS, where many developers of ransomware, including REvil (also known as Sodinokibi or Sodin), LockBit and Netwalker, advertise their affiliate programs. The new rule forbade the advertising and selling of any ransomware programs on the site.

Adware 97

Adware Malware Ransomware IoT 97

IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2022

Be cautious when you enter public wi-fi and use VPN to protect you from hacking techniques and phishing attacks. Worms, adware, rootkits, spyware, trojans, ransomware, and many other viruses that may have come to your ears along the time are your personal data’s enemies. Pay attention to symptoms of malware.

Data breaches 104

Data breaches Passwords Antivirus Accountability 104

Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2019

Sure enough, I found that Yalishanda was actively advertising on cybercrime forums, and that his infrastructure was being used to host hundreds of dodgy sites. Here’s a snippet from one of Yalishanda’s advertisements to a cybercrime forum in 2011, when he was running a bulletproof service under the domain real-hosting[.]biz:

Cybercrime 187

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 187

SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2023

In this correspondence, they emphasize that they don't hack companies themselves and simply provide a one-stop monetization platform for people who own stolen information. An offbeat hallmark of this marketplace is that its operators are using adware and cracked variants of popular applications to advertise the project.

Ransomware 82

Ransomware Encryption Adware Data breaches 82

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. To earn more money, some developers may pass it on to third parties or sell it to advertisers. Later that year, we documented the PowerPepper campaign.

Malware 105

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 105

SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

It is especially important to analyze how this threat originates, because many cybercriminals work in teams, buying and selling Google Play accounts, malware, advertising services, and more. Use a reliable security solution that can help you to detect malicious apps and adware before they start misbehaving on your device.

Malware 106

Malware Encryption Mobile Accountability 106

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Malware and Ransomware Adware – Software that automatically displays or downloads material when a user is offline. The goals can be different – to sell this information to those who may benefit from it, like the advertisers, competitors, data companies; to obtain the banking information and passwords, and so on.

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Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

We hacked your (( Network )), and now all files, documents, images, databases and other important data are safely encrypted using the strongest algorithms ever. We observed hacked WordPress, Amazon and Azure servers used by the Trojan for storing archives. We Are Back ? You cannot access any of your files or services.

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Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 138