Webroot

APRIL 30, 2025

Use multi-factor authentication Even if a hacker obtains your password, you can still stop them in their tracks by adding a second layer of security to your login process. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) includes things like one-time codes sent to your phone or scans of biometric features, such as your face or fingerprints.

Passwords 62

Passwords Password Management Malware Accountability 62

Webroot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Adware : Installs itself on your device and displays unwanted online advertisements and pop-ups. Don’t download software unless it is from a website you know and trust. Use multi-factor authentication. Using more than one form of authentication to access your accounts, make it more difficult for malicious actors to gain access.

Malware 115

Malware Backups Adware Ransomware 115

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

Check Point published mobile security research showing that 46% of respondents experienced employees downloading at least one malicious app during 2020. Adware : Though not all security professionals consider adware malicious, this threat category presents users with unwanted advertisements and may track their activities without consent.

Mobile 104

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 104

SecureList

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Kaspersky experts researched threats related to the top 14 games available for download or poised for release on streaming platforms, such as Origin and Steam, as well as platform-agnostic titles, to provide a comprehensive overview of current threats. Most of these files were unwanted software called “Downloaders” (89.70%).

Mobile 141

Mobile Phishing Accountability Scams 141

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Click on Update & Security Click on Windows Update Click the Check for updates button Click the View optional updates option Click the Driver updates tab Select the driver you want to update Click the Download and install button. Once you complete the steps, the newer driver will be downloaded and installed automatically on your device.

Manufacturing 100

Manufacturing Software Adware Passwords 100

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We’d like to see more companies embrace new methods of authentication and wave passwords goodbye: Too many breaches have shown us that user education only works for those that were already doing the right things. This allows them to capture login credentials and even multi-factor authentication (MFA) tokens. This is changing.

Malware 95

Malware Passwords Identity Theft Banking 95

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The main purpose of CosmicStrand is to download a malicious program at startup, which then performs the tasks set by the attackers. In one such case, the malware was downloaded from an HFS (HTTP file server): the attackers used an unknown exploit that enabled them to run a PowerShell script from a remote server.

Malware 120

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 120

SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

To set such a stratagem in motion, cybercriminals poison legitimate websites with ads that lead to shady URLs or download malicious code camouflaged as something harmless. If a user gets on the hook, they are redirected to a landing page or prompted to download an ostensibly innocuous file. Of course, good old vigilance won't go amiss.

Cybercrime 108

Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 108

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To limit the research scope, we analyzed several lists of most popular games and based on this, created a list of TOP 28 games and game series available for download or about to be released on the streaming platforms Origin and Steam, as well as platform-independent titles. Trojan-Downloader. Infection cases, %. not-a-virus:Downloader.

Mobile 131

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 131

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A TCC prompt asking the user to allow access to the Downloads folder. SSH is a program used for securely gaining command line access to a remote Mac, Linux, or other Unix system, and the.ssh folder is the location where certificates used to authenticate the connection are stored. Attackers are doing interesting things with installers.

Malware 113

Malware Backups Adware Social Engineering 113

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This includes your personally identifiable information as well as your online behavior and any authentication factors you use to verify your identity when accessing online services. App downloads. This is particularly true for those sites that don’t require two-factor authentication. They include: Search queries. Geotagging.

Identity Theft 119

Identity Theft Passwords Data breaches Scams 119

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Malware on mobile Android devices comes in many forms, including adware, ransomware, trojan-banker (aka ‘bankers’), and trojan-dropper (aka ‘droppers’). Droppers, considered the “most Trojan of Trojans,” disguise themselves as innocent apps to steal personal and financial data.

Mobile 93

Mobile Phishing Malware Adware 93

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Urge to take action (click or download) Hackers placed the large button and prompted us to click on it, rushing us to upgrade our system. Sometimes it can be an attachment an email urges you to open or download or sensitive information you need to provide. Enabling multi-factor authentication. Weird sender address. Renewability.

Ransomware 83

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

This could be any other type of malware, such as HiddenAds or Adware to generate money by ads-per-click. “Droppers can install copies of themselves, and because they can be used to drop software that downloads other malware, they can act as a permanent backdoor into a smartphone.”

Mobile 82

Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 82

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

Network Security 98

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

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. It’s simple: since ransomware is often spread as downloadable malware, there is a chance that antivirus will detect and block it before it encrypted any files. №8.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Beware of mobile apps downloaded from sketchy, unofficial websites For the purpose of this research, we identified 53 impersonating mobile apps from fraudulent stores over the past 30 days – with some even available on legitimate sites like the Google Play store.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware. Password Security The password is the primary authentication mechanism still used in environments today to verify identity. Using very authentic-looking emails, attackers can often trick end users into clicking on links thinking it is a legitimate communication.

Security Awareness 70

Security Awareness Wireless Ransomware Passwords 70

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Authenticator – a method of how a user can prove his/her identity to a system. Group Authenticator – used to allow access to specific data or functions that may be shared by all members of a particular group. Also, this list will make you more aware of the threats that lie in wait for you around every internet corner.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

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 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

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. %*.

Mobile 109

Mobile Adware Malware Banking 109

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q1 2022 ( download ). Geography of financial malware attacks, Q1 2022 ( download ). The keys turned out to be authentic and we increased our support to decrypt files encrypted by these infamous forms of ransomware in our RakhniDecryptor utility. Country*. %**. Turkmenistan.

Mobile 135

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 135

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

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). If you’re lucky, the only malware program you’ve come in contact with is adware, which attempts to expose the compromised end-user to unwanted, potentially malicious advertising.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

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). If you’re lucky, the only malware program you’ve come in contact with is adware, which attempts to expose the compromised end-user to unwanted, potentially malicious advertising.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q2 2022 ( download ). Geography of financial malware attacks, Q2 2022 ( download ). Number of new ransomware modifications, Q2 2021 — Q2 2022 ( download ). Number of unique users attacked by ransomware Trojans, Q2 2022 ( download ). Country or territory*. %**.

Mobile 96

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 96

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Looking for alternative sources to download a streaming app or an episode of a show, users often discover various types of malware, including Trojans, spyware and backdoors, as well as naughty applications, such as adware. Users there most frequently faced malicious files while attempting to download streaming app downloaders.

Phishing 124

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 124

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the vast majority of the incidents we discovered, FoundCore executions were preceded by the opening of malicious RTF documents downloaded from static.phongay[.]com In conjunction with spam campaigns, the adversaries later switched to compromised websites where visitors are tricked into downloading the malware. What guarantees ?

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 145

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q3 2022 ( download ). Number of new ransomware modifications, Q3 2021 — Q3 2022 ( download ). Number of unique users attacked by ransomware Trojans, Q3 2022 ( download ). Number of new miner modifications, Q3 2022 ( download ). TOP 10 banking malware families.

Mobile 119

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 119

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

The diagram shows each group’s share of victims out of the total number of victims published on all the groups’ DLSs in Q1 2023 ( download ) Number of new modifications In Q1 2023, we detected nine new ransomware families and 3089 new modifications of the malware of this type. 2 Bangladesh 1.47 3 Taiwan 0.65 4 Mozambique 0.59

Mobile 101

Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 101