Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

My first cyber “combatant” was an early form of adware running amok on my family’s computer. Although designed as a free tool for individuals, IT professionals downloaded it in droves. Since I started Malwarebytes 15 years ago the threat landscape has changed. Our offerings have evolved. How did we get here?

Adware 99

Adware Social Engineering Malware Cybersecurity 99

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

With lockdown still in place in many parts of the world, attackers are paying attention to the increase in use of pirate streaming services and torrent downloads. We saw an active coin miner campaign that inserts a malicious VBScript into ZIP files posing as movie downloads.

Malware 86

Malware Security Intelligence Adware Social Engineering 86

SecureList

JULY 21, 2021

Download full report (PDF). Finally, Low severity is related to incidents without a significant impact, which still ought to be fixed, for example, infection with grayware, such as adware, riskware, etc. Social engineering. High-severity incidents can be caused by a number of factors: APT, targeted attack.

Social Engineering 96

Social Engineering Engineering Adware Technology 96

Malwarebytes

JULY 16, 2021

Whatever it took to panic the viewer into downloading and purchasing offered software. General awareness of common social engineering techniques will also help steer you away from panic-based decisions. As mentioned, others would display fake BSoD screens. Scareware influence. Double win!

Social Engineering 119

Social Engineering Software VPN Engineering 119

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Social media activity: likes, shares, comments and posts. App downloads. The following vectors represent some of the most common ways a criminal could gain access to your accounts and is also known as an account takeover : Social Engineering. They include: Search queries. Purchase history. Cell phone usage. Geotagging.

Identity Theft 119

Identity Theft Passwords Data breaches Scams 119

Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

One campaign we have tracked for a numbers of years recently introduced a new scheme to possibly completely move away from drive-by downloads via exploit kit. The initial executable consists of a loader which retrieves a piece of Adware detected as BrowserAssistant. FakeUpdates (SocGholish) lookalike. MakeMoney connection. 185.220.35.26

Adware 67

Adware Social Engineering Engineering Encryption 67

Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2023

Information can be retrieved or downloaded without your consent. Instead, hackers know that our mobile devices store a lot of PII, which can be sold on the dark web for profit or re-used in social engineering campaigns. Luckily for you, this station has taken the ethical route and your data is safe. Enjoy the free charge!”

Mobile 98

Mobile Banking Malware Spyware 98

SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

million malware, adware, and riskware attacks. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 40.8% The year’s trends Malware, adware, and riskware attacks on mobile devices dipped in February, only to rise steadily until the end of the year. By contrast, adware activity on user devices increased. 14.82 -1.81

Mobile 94

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 94

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A TCC prompt asking the user to allow access to the Downloads folder. However, social engineering isn’t the only danger. However, the average IT admin is probably more concerned about SSH keys or other credentials being harvested than in an attacker being able to peek inside your Downloads folder.

Malware 100

Malware Backups Adware Social Engineering 100

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 96

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 96

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

These malicious apps constitute a risk for customers and developers alike—and they can be easily found online using the most common search engines. Once again, the sophistication of the apps varied greatly; however, they largely shared one purpose: deceive users into downloading them.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the scramble for cryptocurrency investment opportunities, we believe that cybercriminals will take advantage of fabricating and selling rogue devices with backdoors, followed by social engineering campaigns and other methods to steal victims’ financial assets. million downloads. Rise of threat to online payment systems.

Cryptocurrency 87

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 87

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

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Data from the Brazilian Federation of Banks registered a considerable increase in crime (such as explosions at bank branches to steal money) and cybercrime (increased phishing and social-engineering attacks) against banking customers and banking infrastructure. Of course, this is the result of economic problems caused by the pandemic.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 104

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Malware and Ransomware Adware – Software that automatically displays or downloads material when a user is offline. Hacking and Social Engineering Attack vector – a specific method used by a hacker to accomplish his malicious goal.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

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 100

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 100

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

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. This information can range from what websites you visit to your download history to your bank PIN.

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. 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). Common types. Trojan horse.

Cyber threats 114

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 114

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. 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). Common Types of Malware.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

Malicious apps get removed from Google Play as soon as they are found, but sometimes after having been downloaded a number of times. Cybercriminals offer to launch Google ads to attract more people to download malicious and unwanted apps. Most frequently, sellers promise to inject code into an app with 5,000 downloads or more.

Malware 99

Malware Encryption Mobile Accountability 99

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 134

Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 134

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Most of these sites (more specifically the advertising on these sites) use dishonesty and social engineering to fool users into opening links, enabling an action on their browser or downloading a file they never intended to. It had over 10 thousand downloads on the Google Play store already. Malvertising/Dishonest links.

Scams 115

Scams Mobile Social Engineering Advertising 115

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 94

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 94

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate. 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.

Ransomware 83

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware. Security awareness training including ransomware training needs to be included to help employees use extreme caution when it comes to downloading suspicious files or clicking links leading to unknown locations.

Security Awareness 70

Security Awareness Wireless Ransomware Passwords 70