SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

At its core, this tactic revolves around gaming the trust users put in reputable internet services, including search engines, and the familiarity they have with online advertising per se. This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back.

Cybercrime 83

Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 83

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

This resulted in the deployment of a custom backdoor, named Sunburst, on the networks of more than 18,000 SolarWinds customers, including many large corporations and government bodies, in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Most malicious objects detected for the macOS platform are adware. Secondhand news.

Malware 110

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 110

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

70% of Internet user computers in the EU experienced at least one Malware-class attack. Successful exploitation of any of them can cause infection of the system where the platform is installed (mostly, enterprise and government PCs). The statistics in this report cover the period from May 2020 to April 2021, inclusive. Main figures.

Phishing 138

Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 138