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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq The year in figures. Trends of the year.

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On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Malwarebytes

Today is the 20th Safer Internet Day. Since 2004, there's been an annual event designed to "Promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world." You had very rich and powerful adware companies, making liberal use of bundled installers.

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Q&A: Here’s why Android users must remain vigilant about malicious apps, more so than ever

The Last Watchdog

Android users – and I’m one – are well-advised to be constantly vigilant about the types of cyberthreats directed, at any given time, at the world’s most popular mobile device operating system. However, they’re primarily adware delivery vehicles designed to aggressively display ads and install spyware. has begun delivering.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

Here, too, there was no doing without newcomers: for example, the Internet Explorer script engine was found to contain the CVE-2021-26411 vulnerability, which can lead to remote code execution on behalf of the current user through manipulations that corrupt the heap memory. In the list of malicious programs, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Shlayer.a

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How to Remove Malware: Removal Steps for Windows & Mac

eSecurity Planet

Strange Pop-Up Window Messages Unwanted pop-up advertisements or messages that display even while you are not surfing the internet might indicate the presence of adware or other types of malware. Disconnect from the Internet Malware often relies on the internet to spread or communicate with its control server.

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Be Very Sparing in Allowing Site Notifications

Krebs on Security

An increasing number of websites are asking visitors to approve “notifications,” browser modifications that periodically display messages on the user’s mobile or desktop device. The company’s site currently is ranked by Alexa.com as among the top 2,000 sites in terms of Internet traffic globally.

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Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

SecureList

This rapid growth owes a lot to the surge in mobile gaming and focus on social interaction during the pandemic. Mobile games especially draw ever more users. Mobile games especially draw ever more users. Analysts predict that mobile gaming will account for $90.7 Global consumer spending on mobile games reached $44.7

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