eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Jump ahead: Adware. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Most users are familiar with adware in the form of unclosable browser pop-ups.

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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.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Later that year, we documented the PowerPepper campaign. First, the threat actor sends a spear-phishing email to the potential victim with a lure to download additional documents. When the fetched document is opened, it connects to the second C2 server.

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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.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Ransomware is a type of malware, but others exist, including spyware, adware, bots and Trojans. This threat is easily mitigated when there is a comprehensive BYOD policy which educates employees on device expectations and allow companies to better monitor email and documents that are being downloaded to company-owned devices.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

Yet much of the bad old days of Adware/spyware from 2005 – 2008 was dependent on bad policies and leaky data sharing. On the 24th January, Norway’s Data Protection Authority (NDPA) gave Grindr advance notification [PDF] of its intention to levy a fine. Batten down the data privacy hatches.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2019

It is allowed to host: ordinary sites, doorway pages, satellites, codecs, adware, tds, warez, pharma, spyware, exploits, zeus, IRC, etc. The document shows he was born in Ukraine and is approximately 36 years old. biz: -Based in Asia and Europe. -It Passive SPAM is allowed (you can spam sites that are hosted by us).

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