Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The dedicated security firms were primarily big antivirus organisations, some of which were struggling to keep up with the threats now spilling across the Internet. The pop up blocker in particular was a big help with the proliferation of adware and spyware plugging into advertising networks. Help required. Exploits were rampant.

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Internet Internet Adware Spyware 69

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Defining and recognizing tech abuse Malicious online behaviors in the form of those motivated by financial gain, such as scams and fraud, have existed, and awareness around them has been raised for years. Install and use antivirus on your devices. Traditionally, these crimes are thought of as being committed by strangers online.

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Surveillance Technology Accountability Spyware 79

SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb The Kaspersky Anti-Phishing component blocked 434,898,635 attempts at accessing scam sites. In most cases, scammers, as before, claimed to have used spyware to film the blackmail victim watching adult videos.

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Phishing Malware Scams Accountability 136

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The first one includes scam apps of Trojan.AndroidOS.Fakeapp variety exploiting the theme of social payments to cajole money out of the user; the second one is the fast growing family Trojan-PSW.AndroidOS.Facestealer stealing Facebook account data. This is essentially how the latest malware types are detected.

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Mobile Adware Banking Malware 91

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

More and more often, scam websites posing as large companies that promise huge cash prizes in return for completing a survey have begun setting out stricter criteria for those who want a chance to win. A special offer from cybercriminals: try hand at spamming. Malware families. up on 2020.

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Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 65

Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 16, 2023

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Identity Theft 114

Identity Theft Password Management Antivirus Cyber Attacks 114

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Security Antivirus – software that scans a device or a network to detect security threats, alert you, and neutralize malicious code. Spyware – malware that spies on the computer to collect the information about a product, a company, a person. The most widespread spyware are keyloggers and trojans.

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Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

Quick Heal Antivirus

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Behind the face of advancing technology lies a dark underbelly – that of evolving cyber crime. Here, The post Beware: Fake Apps posing as Open AI’s ChatGPT App appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

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Technology Spyware Scams Mobile 72

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. Individuals who generate that many installation packages are obviously not worried about antivirus software. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. apk and coviddetect.apk.

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Mobile Malware Adware Banking 133

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

Or even scarier—a backdoor could be placed or a nefarious piece of spyware. These scams trick users into visiting malicious websites that masquerade as legitimate ones, usually with the promise of a prize or with a request that users install a bogus security app.

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Mobile Malware Phishing Spyware 65

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload. Most COVID-19-related phishing emails analyzed had different spyware strains embedded as attachments. Source: CERT-GIB.

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Phishing Malware Spyware DDOS 112

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Further, the term “killware” can confuse antivirus customers seeking reassurance that their own vendor is protecting them from this threat, but antivirus vendors do not stop attacks based on intent, they stop attacks based on method. No surreptitious implantation of spyware to collect admin credentials.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Integrated one-on-one Spyware HelpDesk support. Adapt and update as malware continues to evolve and become more sophisticated to evade detection by antimalware/antivirus programs. Products range from antivirus protection that also picks up ransomware, to full security suites that bundle in AV, ransomware protection and a lot more.

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Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 109

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. 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). Don’t worry though.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. Updates for Samsung, the scam app with 10M+ downloads. FBI warns on sextortion scams targeting teenagers. Singapore Government will run its third bug bounty program.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Email security tools offer features that screen emails for malicious content using antivirus, anti-spam, DNS, attachment, and other analytics. A strong antivirus or endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution protects the local machine against infection or even isolates a compromised local machine to protect the network. zip, etc.).

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Firewall DNS Authentication Malware 79

SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Besides apps with actual malicious functionality, there are various scamming apps on Google Play — for example, ones that imitate services where you can apply for welfare payments and redirect the user to a page asking for their data and payment of a fee. Most dangerous of all in this regard are banking malware and spyware.

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Mobile Malware Adware Banking 119