Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:30:00 +0000
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| Recently, we discovered a gold mine of fake hack apps that mine for Monero cryptocurrency and serve up annoying adware. Categories: Tags: adwareAndroidcoin hivecoin minershackhack appMobiletrojan |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:00:01 +0000
Browser extensions are handy, but they can also be really dangerous. Here’s what can go wrong and what you can do about it.
Read moreCredit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:54:00 +0000
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| Half the battle in avoiding adware is reading install wizards and EULAs very carefully. But let’s be real: no one does that. Here’s how to remove adware from your PC in a few easy steps. Categories: Tags: adwareAdwCleanerhow to removehow to remove adwarewindows adware |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:44:52 +0000
Ever came across an online survey that promised you a handsome prize? I did. And here’s what happened. While I was going about my daily work on the Internet, I came across the below page. As you can see, I received a congratulatory message for being a loyal Google…
Read moreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2017 10:14:28 +0000
AVLab is an independent organization that conducts tests on security software for corporate networks and individual user devices. These tests are conducted by using malicious software, tools, and bypassing security techniques that are used in real cyberattacks. In October 2017, AVLab conducted a Fileless Malware Protection Test. In this test,…
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:13:12 +0000
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| After a troubling week for Google not so long ago, the company is under the spotlight once more for missing a phony Whatsapp that, after further investigation by several members of Reddit, was found laden with adware. Categories: Tags: adwareApp Storefake whatsappGoogle Playsocial mediaunicodewhatsapp |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 11:41:56 +0000
A couple of fake WhatsApp apps found their way into the Google Play Store. These apps’ pages , names and developer title ‘WhatsApp Inc.’ look similar to the ones of the original WhatsApp app. Quick Heal Security Labs ran an analysis on these apps and this post outlines the results….
The post Fake WhatsApp Apps on Google Play – an analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.
Read moreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:00:59 +0000
A few days back I received a message from one of my contacts on WhatsApp. The message read, “OMG!! Have you seen this? link” As you may have noticed, the message does not say much but has a link bearing the name of a popular online store. I didn’t click…
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