Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2025

ReaderUpdate is a macOS malware loader that has been active since 2020, the malicious code was first seen as a compiled Python binary and was spotted delivering Genieo adware. It contacts a C2 server, gains persistence, and collects system information. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2022

Researchers at antivirus firm Dr. Web discovered malware in the Google Play Store that was downloaded two million times. An investigation conducted by the antivirus firm Dr. Web in May resulted in the discovery of multiple adware and information-stealing malware on the official Google Play Store. The Android.Spy.4498

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

“However, our investigation almost immediately revealed that this malware, whatever it was, did not exhibit the behaviors that we’ve come to expect from the usual adware that so often targets macOS systems.” The adware writes each of its components out line by line with JavaScript commands.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The popular security researcher Patrick Wardle discovered one of the first malware designed to target latest generation of Apple devices using the company M1 chip. Wardle discovered a Safari adware extension, tracked as GoSearch22, that was initially developed to run on Intel x86 chips, and now it was adapted to run on M1 chips.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2021

In January, the popular security researcher Patrick Wardle discovered one of the first malware designed to target M1 chips, it is a variant of the Pirrit adware specifically compiled for the new generation of Apple chips. ” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The experts discovered that digital certificates are then used to spread malware, mainly adware. The verification is done using a public antivirus scanning service, then the threat actors use the file scan record as “a clean bill of health” for potential buyers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2020

MalwareBazaar is available for free and only collects known malware samples, the repository will not include adware or potentially unwanted applications (PUA/PUP). No Adware (PUA/PUP). ch launched a malware repository, called MalwareBazaar , to allow experts to share known malware samples and related analysis.

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