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Beware: SOVA Android Banking Trojan emerges more powerful with new capabilities

Credit to Author: Digvijay Mane| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:34:49 +0000

SOVA is an Android banking Trojan with significant capabilities like credential theft, capturing keystrokes, taking screenshots, etc.,…

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QuickHeal Security

Auto-launching HiddAd on Google Play Store found in more than 6 million downloads

July 28, 2022 admin Adware, Android, android security, cybersecurity, infosec, malwareprevention, Mobile Security, Smartphone, Trojan, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Digvijay Mane| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:11:19 +0000

HiddenAd or HiddAd are icon-hiding adware applications. The prime motive of HiddAd is to generate revenue through aggressive…

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MalwareBytes Security

United States government-funded phones come pre-installed with unremovable malware

January 9, 2020 admin Android, Android malware, android/trojan.dropper.agent.umx, android/trojan.hiddenads, China, Mobile, mobile malware, pre-installed mobile malware, pre-installed software, Trojan

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

A US-funded government assistance program is selling budget-friendly mobile phones that come pre-installed with unremovable malicious apps. Malwarebytes Labs investigates the malware’s origins.

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Android

Tags: android malware Android/Trojan.Dropper.Agent.UMX Android/Trojan.HiddenAds china Mobile mobile malware pre-installed mobile malware pre-installed software trojan

MalwareBytes Security

Stealthy new Android malware poses as ad blocker, serves up ads instead

November 14, 2019 admin ads blocker, Android, Android malware, android trojan, android/trojan.fakeadsblock, anti-malware, fake ad blocker, fakeadsblock, mobile malware, stealth mobile malware, Trojan, trojans

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:51:58 +0000

Since its discovery less than a month ago, a stealthy new Android malware has already been detected on over 500 devices, and it’s on the rise. Learn how this clever threat pretends to be an ad blocker and then hides itself on mobile devices, all while serving up tons of ads.

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Android

Tags: ads blocker Android android malware android trojan Android/Trojan.FakeAdsBlock Anti-Malware fake ad blocker FakeAdsBlock mobile malware stealth mobile malware trojan Trojans

MalwareBytes Security

Meet Extenbro, a new DNS-changer Trojan protecting adware

July 15, 2019 admin Adware, bundler, bundleware, DNS, DNS servers, DNS-changer, Extenbro, malware removal, Root certificate, scheduled tasks, Trojan, trojans

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:54:00 +0000

We found a new Trojan that uses aggressive techniques, including blocking access to security sites, to deliver an adware bundler. Read up on what Extenbro can do and how to get this pest off your system.

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Trojans

Tags: adware bundler bundleware dns DNS servers DNS-changer Extenbro malware removal Root certificate scheduled tasks trojan Trojans

MalwareBytes Security

Adware and PUPs families add push notifications as an attack vector

June 13, 2019 admin Adware, browser extensions, extensions, Facebook, Facebook spammer, fbspammer, notifications, plugin, plugins, PUP, pups, push notifications, search hijackers, Trojan, trojans

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:36:14 +0000

Push notifications are being added to the arsenal of PUPs, adware, and even a Trojan browser extension that spams Facebook groups.

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Adware

Tags: adware browser extensions extensions facebook Facebook spammer fbspammer notifications plugin plugins PUP PUPs push notifications search hijackers trojan Trojans

Kaspersky Security

The Gaza cybergang and its SneakyPastes campaign

April 9, 2019 admin #TheSAS2019, APT, Cyberespionage, Gaza Cybergang, phishing, Rat, SAS, SAS 2019, Security Analyst Summit, Special Projects, Threats, Trojan

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 04:30:12 +0000

A cybergang that specializes in cyberespionage, with its campaign mostly limited to the Middle East and countries in central Asia.

MalwareBytes Security

Emotet revisited: pervasive threat still a danger to businesses

March 14, 2019 admin banking Trojan, Botnet, cybercrime, emotet, EternalBlue, information stealer, malware, Ryuk Ransomware, SMB vulnerabilities, trickbot, Trojan

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Emotet is often mentioned as one of the most annoying, effective, and costly present-day malware infections. We discuss the reasons why and the proper way to remove it.

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Tags: banking Trojan botnet emotet EternalBlue information stealer Ryuk ransomware SMB vulnerabilities trickbot trojan