Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2022

Researchers at antivirus firm Dr. Web discovered malware in the Google Play Store that was downloaded two million times. An investigation conducted by the antivirus firm Dr. Web in May resulted in the discovery of multiple adware and information-stealing malware on the official Google Play Store. The Android.Spy.4498

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Apple has removed one of the most popular anti-malware app called Adware Doctor:Anti Malware &Ad from the official macOS App Store. Adware Doctor the top paid utility in the official Mac App Store, it has a good reputation with thousands of reviews and a 4.8 Adware Doctor is stealing your privacy.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

A new supply chain attack made the headlines, threat actors compromised at least one update server of smartphone maker Gigaset to deliver malware. The German device maker Gigaset was the victim of supply chain attack, threat actors compromised at least one server of the company to deliver malware. ” states BornCity website.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Yet, the developer is still on Google Play dispensing its latest HiddenAds malware. This follows on the heels of adware that was found on Google Play just a couple months ago from a rogue PDF reader. Delaying malicious behavior is a common tactic to evade detection by malware developers. Delayed ungratification.

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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.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 24, 2021

Stories from the SOC is a blog series that describes recent real-world security incident investigations conducted and reported by the AT&T SOC analyst team for AT&T Managed Threat Detection and Response customers. The post Stories from the SOC – Propagating malware appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Executive Summary.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In a recent study of 1,237 Chrome extensions with a minimum of 1,000 downloads, Incogni researchers found that nearly half ask for permissions that could potentially expose personally identifiable information (PII), distribute adware and malware , or even log everything users do online, including accessing passwords and financial data.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2020

ch launched the MalwareBazaar service, a malware repository to allow experts to share known malware samples and related info. ch launched a malware repository, called MalwareBazaar , to allow experts to share known malware samples and related analysis. Malware batches are available for download on a daily base.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Malware, or code written for malicious purposes, is evolving. To understand the new dangers malicious code poses to developers, it helps to take a brief look back at the history of malware. Malicious code, or malware, is intentionally written to disrupt, damage, or otherwise inflict undesirable effects on a target system.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2022

Malware HunterTeam and Bleeping Computer reported the born of a new marketplace called Industrial Spy that sells stolen data and offers free stolen data to its members. MalwareHunterTeam researchers spotted malware samples [ 1 , 2 ] that drop the following wallpaper that promotes the site. To nominate, please visit:?

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 30, 2021

Source: The New York Times) Phishers used an XSS vulnerability in UPS’s official site to spread malware. Source: WIRED) Researchers for Zscaler revealed the prevalence of fake streaming sites and adware during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Source: IT News). Stay safe, everyone!

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Frank Angiolelli , vice president of security at Indelible, said rogue notifications can be abused for credential phishing, as well as foisting malware and other unwanted applications on users. “This method is currently being used to deliver something akin to adware or click fraud type activity,” Angiolelli said.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

An Android app with over 10 million installations spread malware to its users in a recent update. A December 2020 update infected users with a Trojan-style malware that bombards users with unwanted advertising. Barcode Scanner is an app available in the Google Play store for Android devices.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2022

com subdomain that was mentioned in the Sucuri blog. The threat actor chose to promote a legitimate security product in this case, but might as well have led visitors to potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), adware, or tech support scams. Website owners can use Sucuri’s free remote website scanner to detect the malware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. DealPly adware abuses reputation services to remain under the radar. Houston County Schools in Alabama delayed the school years opening due to a malware attack.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A blog post published earlier this year posed the question "Is Grammarly a keylogger?" Adware keyloggers. Such programs are either malware or just shy of malware, depending on your definition. Thus, most such malware is not referred to as a "keylogger," but rather is called "spyware.".

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. MobiHok RAT, a new Android malware based on old SpyNote RAT. Commodity Malware Reborn: The AgentTesla Total Oil themed Campaign. Once again thank you!

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 14, 2021

While disguising your adware as an adblocker may seem counterintuitive, it is actually a smart thing to do. To pull this off, malicious browser extensions, malware, and stored cross-site scripting (XSS) are the most commonly found techniques. Further, the code was not obfuscated and nothing immediately screams malware.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

JULY 29, 2022

The post PowerShell: An Attacker’s Paradise appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice. PowerShell was originally intended as a task automation and configuration management program for system administrators. However, it.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

Malware deliveries Upon reviewing Android usage data for all of 2018, Google identified a rise in the number of “potentially harmful apps” that were preinstalled or delivered through over-the-air updates. This column originally appeared on Avast Blog.). Here are a few key developments everyone should know about.

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Elie

MARCH 10, 2018

Gooligan marks a turning point in Android malware evolution as the first large scale OAuth crimeware. Fraudulent app and ads C&C : This infrastructure is responsible for collecting exfiltrated data and telling the malware which (non-Google related) ads to display and which Play store app to boost. SnapPea adware.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

Malware authors and distributors are following the ebbs and flow of the threat landscape. In this quick blog post, we will look at this new attack chain and link it with previous activity from what we believe are the same threat actors. MakeMoney connection.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This blog post was authored by Jérôme Segura. In this blog post, we publish a number of connections within their infrastructure usage that we’ve been able to uncover by cross-referencing several data sources. org from which Gemini Advisory derived the name of their blog post. [5] In a recent survey done by Qubit , 70.7%

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Elie

MARCH 10, 2018

Gooligan marks a turning point in Android malware evolution as the first large scale OAuth crimeware. Fraudulent app and ads C&C : This infrastructure is responsible for collecting exfiltrated data and telling the malware which (non-Google related) ads to display and which Play store app to boost. SnapPea adware.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Malware has infected roughly a third of the world’s computers , costing companies across the globe trillions of dollars each year. In 2014, nearly 1 million new pieces of malware were released every day, but most hackers relied on old techniques to create new threats. But first we’ll answer a basic question: What is malware?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2022

adware-help[.]com. Related pay per install rogue fraudulent and malicious domains known to have been used back in 2008 for various rogue fraudulent and malicious purposes include: drawn-cash[.]com. bucksware-admin[.]com. system-protector[.]net. sys-scan-1[.]biz. sys-scan-wiz[.]biz. earning4u[.]com. flashdollars[.]com. installing[.]cc.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 119,252 unique users. In Q2 2021, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of at least one piece of banking malware on the computers of 119,252 unique users. Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q2 2021 ( download ).

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Threat actors can develop fake mobile apps to install adware, steal PII and financial data, extract cookies and credentials, and download further payloads (such as spyware) from a remote-controlled domain. Stolen credentials can be obtained in a myriad of ways, including social engineering and malware deployment.

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Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

However, when examined more closely, most hosting IPs were found to have hosted malicious content (such as some serious malware ) in the past, and had connections to other high-risk IPs. Contextual graphs such as these show the relationships between web hosts and dropped malware. For instance, rojadirecta[.]me Insecure Sites.

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