SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Once the victim opens an infected document and agrees to enable macros, the malware is dropped onto the system and proceeds to a multi-stage deployment procedure. We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer. Secondhand news.

Malware 139

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 139

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Two other vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-1647 and CVE-2021-24092 , were found in the Microsoft Defender antivirus engine, allowing elevation of user privileges in the system and execution of potentially dangerous code. Traditionally, most of the Top 20 threats for macOS are adware programs: 15 in Q1. 7.90%) maintained its popularity.

Mobile 107

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 107

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. Later that year, we documented the PowerPepper campaign. When the fetched document is opened, it connects to the second C2 server.

Malware 123

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 123

Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2022

At the core of the MRG-Effitas certification process—which tests how products respond to known exploits, ransomware, botnets, adware, and more—is the user. “A A pass is given only when alerts are straightforward, and clearly suggest that the malicious action should be blocked,” the report said. Testing and certification.

Adware 78

Adware Ransomware Banking Malware 78

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In fact, some attacks have gone so “quiet” that they involve no malware at all. ” “When you first hear that, you’re like, ‘Okay, what could a browser give you inside of an organization?'

Malware 92

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Information Security 92

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Everything you type in such a document in your browser gets sent off to Google. Adware keyloggers. The only good news is that it is not the intent of these programs to harm you (though poor data handling practices by shady adware companies definitely could cause harm regardless of intent). Consider Google docs, for example.

Adware 96

Adware Software Spyware Passwords 96

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

For example, if an app wants to access something like your contacts or files in your Documents folder on a modern version of macOS, you will be asked to allow it before the app can see that data. For example, antivirus software such as Malwarebytes needs to be able to see everything it can in order to best protect you.

Malware 114

Malware Backups Adware Social Engineering 114

Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Because relying on one solution like antivirus won’t get you far in case of a full-blown ransomware attack. Device Security: Patch Manager and Antivirus Software Another must-have desktop protection is having an antivirus. How does antivirus help against ransomware, you may ask?

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Adware (4.19%) comes second: this type of software displays unwanted (and sometimes irritating) pop-up ads which can appear on a user’s computer or mobile device. Swarez was distributed inside a ZIP archive which contained a password-protected ZIP file and a text document with a password.

Mobile 134

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 134

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Web antivirus recognized 675,832,360 unique URLs as malicious. Our file antivirus detected 68,294,298 unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects. As in the previous quarter, a total of 15 of the Top 20 threats for macOS are adware programs. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 97,451 unique users.

Adware 116

Adware Ransomware Malware IoT 116

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Once installed, these files would primarily load Adware – programs that flooded victims’ devices with unwanted advertising and gathered their personal data for third-party use, but in particular cases the same spreading technique is used to download malicious implants for targeted espionage. Kaspersky detected 1.66 Noon.gen: APT groups.

Scams 75

Scams Passwords Phishing Internet 75