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Labs Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report finds businesses hit with 235 percent more threats in Q1

April 25, 2019 admin Adware, business threats, cryptomining, cybercrime, emotet, malware, ransomware, Threats, trojans, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:01:32 +0000

The Labs team discovered that businesses are being targeted with 235 percent more threats than the previous year. Download the report and find out which threats are revving up, and which are dying out.

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Tags: adware business threats cryptomining emotet malware ransomware threats Trojans Troldesh Troldesh ransomware

Kaspersky Security

An EXE infection for your Mac

April 5, 2019 admin .EXE, Adware, apple, Firewall, MacOS, spyware, Threats, Tips

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:19:41 +0000

Everyone knows that EXE files can be dangerous for computers running Windows. But it turns out that EXE files can infect macOS too.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (March 25 – 31)

April 1, 2019 admin Adware, hacking, malware, Mobile, phishing, roundup, Security world, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 08:24:19 +0000

A roundup of news stories from March 25 – 31, including phishing, hacking, Government studies, mobile dangers on official stores and more.

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Tags: adware hacking malware Mobile phishing roundup week in security

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MalwareBytes Security

Awakening the beast: BatMobi adware

March 29, 2019 admin Adware, Android, BatMobi, cybercrime, Mobile, mobile adware, website redirects

Credit to Author: Nathan| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

BatMobi is an Advertisement Software Developer Kit (Ad SDK) that was once clean and safe to use, but suddenly began serving adware in January. Learn more about this elusive threat, including how to clean it off pre-installed apps on mobile devices.

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Tags: adware Android BatMobi Mobile mobile adware website redirects

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Kaspersky Security

Pirate Matryoshka: A nesting doll Trojan from Pirate Bay

March 7, 2019 admin Adware, malware, news, partner programs, Pirate Bay, Threats, torrents

Credit to Author: Pavel Shoshin| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:55:26 +0000

A close look at Pirate Matryoshka malware, and why even inveterate pirates should not download cracked software from torrent trackers.

Kaspersky Security

Chrome extensions abuse millions with adware

February 18, 2019 admin Adware, chrome, extensions, google, plugins, privacy, Threats

Credit to Author: Marina Mash| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:00:45 +0000

Too many ads on your computer lately? Malicious Chrome extensions might be to blame.

Security TrendMicro

This Week in Security News: Adware and Ransomware

January 11, 2019 admin Adware, Android, Current News, JavaScript, malware, MongoLock, ransomware, Security

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:23:08 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about an adware that disguised itself as different apps and monitors mobile devices. Also, learn more about the different ransomware attacks Trend Micro has been tracking….

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MalwareBytes Security

Mac malware intercepts encrypted web traffic for ad injection

October 24, 2018 admin Adware, Mac, Mac adware, MacOS, malware, MITM, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:00:43 +0000

New Mac malware has been found that intercepts encrypted traffic for the purpose of injecting ads into web pages. But could this adware be used for more devious purposes in the future?

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Tags: adware mac Mac adware macOS malware mitm