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.

Risk 113

Risk Adware Data collection Passwords 113

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

You had very rich and powerful adware companies, making liberal use of bundled installers. The adware was frequently incredibly invasive, with affiliate networks often in meltdown promoting every kind of rogue install under the sun. Data execution prevention, helping to ward off buffer overflow exploits.

Internet 69

Internet Internet Adware Spyware 69

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

. “Moreover, the network proxy monitor ( Charles Proxy ) captures a connection attempt from Adware Doctor to adscan.yelabapp.com :” “By editing the system’s /etc/hosts file we can redirect this request to a server we control and can capture what Adware Doctor is trying to upload.

Adware 80

Adware Data collection Advertising Antivirus 80

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 31, 2022

Our recent participation in two highly-regarded industry evaluations, namely MRG-Effitas and Info-Tech’s Data Quadrant Report, reflects our belief that continual testing and unbiased validation are crucial to our mission to deliver easy, effective, and efficient cyber protection for customers.

Adware 63

Adware Ransomware Data collection Antivirus 63

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Adware (4.19%) comes second: this type of software displays unwanted (and sometimes irritating) pop-up ads which can appear on a user’s computer or mobile device. The share of various Trojans that use popular games as a lure remains solid, with Trojan-SMS, Trojan-Downloader, and Trojan-Spy among the TOP 10 threats.

Mobile 95

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 95

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

Batten down the data privacy hatches. Data privacy, and privacy policies, are an “uncool” story for many. Yet much of the bad old days of Adware/spyware from 2005 – 2008 was dependent on bad policies and leaky data sharing. Everyone wants to see the latest hacks, or terrifying takeovers.

Advertising 56

Advertising Data privacy Adware Spyware 56