SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

According to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), this individual also was behind the infamous Reveton ransomware Trojan spread in 2012 — 2014. Adware and other potentially unwanted applications were as usual the most widespread threats for macOS. Reveton was among the most notorious PC screen lockers. 2 Peru 11.86 2 Peru 11.86

Mobile 106

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 106

Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

Launched in 2013, Microleaves is a service that allows customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe. Microleaves works by changing each customer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address every five to ten minutes. Which hints at a possible BOTNET. “Online[.]io

Advertising 276

Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 276

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Although the campaign has not reached the magnitude of the Zacinlo adware campaign, it is already infecting users worldwide.” The main dropper is able to steal browser cookies and login credentials from Google Chrome, Chromium, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Baidu Browser and Yandex.

Spyware 102

Spyware Adware Malware Accountability 102

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2019

Researchers speculate the Linker malware has the same authors of the OSX/Surfbuyer adware. In late May, security researcher Filippo Cavallarin disclosed a bug in Gatekeeper that would allow a malicious binary downloaded from the Internet to bypass the Gatekeeper scanning process. ” reads the analysis published by Intego.

Malware 102

Malware Adware Advertising Internet 102

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

. “Once the malware has elevated to root privileges, it attempts to download additional software (observed to be adware in the analyzed samples) and disables Gatekeeper for the downloaded software using spctl.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 108

Malware Adware Advertising Software 108

Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2019

DealPly adware abuses reputation services to remain under the radar. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Once again thank you! Poshmark, the social commerce marketplace, discloses a data breach. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 81

Data breaches Adware Small Business Advertising 81

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Two selfie Android adware apps with 1.5M+ downloads removed from Play Store. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Commodity Malware Reborn: The AgentTesla Total Oil themed Campaign. Pierluigi Paganini.

Adware 79

Adware Advertising Password Management Hacking 79