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Malware on the Google Play store leads to harmful phishing sites

Malwarebytes

A family of malicious apps from developer Mobile apps Group are listed on Google Play and infected with Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BTGTHB. Yet, the developer is still on Google Play dispensing its latest HiddenAds malware. Yet, the developer is still on Google Play dispensing its latest HiddenAds malware. Delayed ungratification.

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4 Malicious apps on Play Store totaled +1M downloads

Security Affairs

Malwarebytes researchers discovered four malicious apps uploaded by the same developer ( Mobile apps Group ) to the official Google Play. The apps are infected with the Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BTGTHB malware, the apps totaled at least one million downloads. Some of the sites employed in the campaign host phishing pages.

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Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions

eSecurity Planet

As users have increasingly moved from desktop operating systems to mobile devices as their primary form of computing, cyber attackers have taken notice and malware has followed. Mobile malware statistics. Mobile malware statistics. More than 3 million of those attacks represented new types of malware.

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Crushing the two biggest threats to mobile endpoint security in 2023

Malwarebytes

Don’t let their small size fool you: mobile devices can have a big impact on your security posture. It’s easy to see why, considering that almost half of organizations said they suffered a mobile-related compromise in 2022. Other malware is more widespread, but droppers pose the greatest danger to organizations.

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How to Remove Malware: Removal Steps for Windows & Mac

eSecurity Planet

Antivirus programs and firewalls are pretty good at catching malware before it can infect devices, but occasionally malware can slip through defenses, endangering personal and financial information. We’ll go over malware removal tools and steps, and offer some tips to keep your devices from getting reinfected.

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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. “This method is currently being used to deliver something akin to adware or click fraud type activity,” Angiolelli said.

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Endpoint security for Mac: 3 best practices

Malwarebytes

If you’re one of the 50% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that use Mac devices today, chances are your IT and security teams have a ton of Mac endpoints to monitor. And it’s not just malware you have to worry about with your Mac endpoints. And it’s not just malware you have to worry about with your Mac endpoints.

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