Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2021

Though these scripts have slight variations, they mostly belong to a plague of adware strains— Shlayer and Bundlore. The malicious shell scripts used by Shlayer and Bundlore are usually malvertising-focused adware bundlers using shell scripts in the kill chain to download and install an adware payload.

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Adware Encryption Malware Passwords 121

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.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

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.

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Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Also, this list will make you more aware of the threats that lie in wait for you around every internet corner. Cloud – computing recourses that make it available to access your files and services through the internet from any point in the world. To read the encoded (encrypted) file, you must decode it by using a decryption key.

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Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 13, 2023

Let’s face it, the Internet is kind of like the Wild West when it comes to threats to our privacy and security. VPNs create a secure, encrypted "tunnel" between your device and the VPN server, through which all of your internet traffic is routed—so if your ISP is collecting your data, it won’t be able to read it.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This ransomware is controlled by command line parameters and can either retrieve an encryption key from the C2 or an argument at launch time. With customers’ plain text information disclosed by leaks on the internet, cybercriminals have gained new attack possibilities. Android Trojan bankers on the rise. Forecasts for 2022.

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Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 104

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q2 2021 ( download ). Geography of financial malware attacks, Q2 2021 ( download ). Number of new ransomware modifications, Q2 2020 — Q2 2021 ( download ). Number of unique users attacked by ransomware Trojans, Q2 2021 ( download ). Country*. %**. Turkmenistan.

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Adware Malware Ransomware IoT 91

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.

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Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Today, malware is a common threat to the devices and data of anyone who uses the Internet. Easily one of the most frustrating types of malware, adware is software designed to harass users with a torrent of unwanted or malicious ads. Some signs of adware infection include: Your browser is noticeably slower than usual. Ransomware.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 74

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q1 2022 ( download ). Geography of financial malware attacks, Q1 2022 ( download ). An intelligence team later discovered that HermeticRansom only superficially encrypts files, and ones encrypted by the ransomware can be decrypted. Country*. %**. Turkmenistan.

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 96

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.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks.

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 93

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q2 2022 ( download ). Geography of financial malware attacks, Q2 2022 ( download ). This might have been a test build, as the sample did not encrypt any files, but these events may herald the impending return of REvil. Number of new miner modifications, Q2 2022 ( download ).

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Mobile Adware Malware Ransomware 60

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

For example, before making the first internet connection to its C2s, the Sunburst malware lies dormant for up to two weeks, preventing easy detection of this behaviour in sandboxes. It then downloads and installs the miner. Ransomware encrypting virtual hard disks. The vulnerabilities are being exploited by RansomExx.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 94

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

70% of Internet user computers in the EU experienced at least one Malware-class attack. Number of EU users attacked by financial malware, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Geography of banking malware attacks in the EU, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Main figures. Threat geography. Country. %*. Threat geography.

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Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 127

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Most prolific groups This section looks at ransomware groups that engage in so-called “double extortion”, that is stealing confidential data in addition to encrypting it. We added these, along with data decryption code, to the latest version of RakhniDecryptor. 2 Bangladesh 1.47 3 Taiwan 0.65 4 Mozambique 0.59 5 Pakistan 0.47

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Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 63

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q3 2022 ( download ). The former threatened files accessible from the internet over SMB protocol and protected by a weak account password. Number of new ransomware modifications, Q3 2021 — Q3 2022 ( download ). Number of new miner modifications, Q3 2022 ( download ).

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Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 83

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q3 2021 ( download ). Geography of financial malware attacks, Q3 2021 ( download ). Number of new ransomware modifications, Q3 2020 — Q3 2021 ( download ). Number of unique users attacked by ransomware Trojans, Q3 2021 ( download ). Country*. %**. Turkmenistan.

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Malware Adware Ransomware IoT 89

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. It encrypts your files and displays a typical ransom note.

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Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware. Ransomware is perhaps the most alarming type of malware in existence today as it slyly and maliciously encrypts end-user data until a “key” is purchased with a ransom amount to decrypt the data.

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Security Awareness Wireless Ransomware Passwords 70

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Two drivers of this conflict are not having a separate room for every family member who needs to work from home (26%) and arguments about how much children should use the Internet (33%). Applications used as lures, January – November 2020 ( download ). RDP attacks dynamics, January – November 2019 and 2020 ( download ).

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Scams Passwords Phishing Internet 57

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Most prolific groups This section looks at ransomware groups that engage in so-called “double extortion”, that is, stealing and encrypting confidential data. Distribution of exploits used by cybercriminals, by type of attacked application, Q3 2023 ( download ) In second place are browsers (5.85%), whose share decreased by 2 p.p.

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Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 74

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Most prolific groups This section looks at ransomware groups that engage in so-called “double extortion”, that is stealing and encrypting confidential data. The most prolific ransomware gangs, Q2 2023 ( download ) The diagram shows each group’s share in the total number of victims published on all the groups’ DLSs.

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