SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

million malware, adware, and riskware attacks. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 40.8% million malicious installation packages, 154,000 of these containing a mobile banking Trojan. MobiDash (35.2%) was 2023’s most popular adware family, followed by Adlo (9.4%) and HiddenAd (9%).

Mobile 136

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 136

Threatpost

AUGUST 31, 2020

The notarized malware payloads were discovered in a recent MacOS adware campaign, disguised as Adobe Flash Player updates.

Adware 120

Adware Malware Software Mobile 120

Threatpost

MARCH 1, 2021

A snapshot of the 2020 mobile threat landscape reveals major shifts toward adware and threats to online banks.

Adware 109

Adware Mobile Banking Malware 109

Threatpost

JULY 6, 2020

percent of Android users who were targeted with mobile malware or adware last year were left with undeletable files. Researchers say that 14.8

Adware 108

Adware Mobile Malware 108

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2 2022: 5,520,908 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2 2022: 5,520,908 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked.

Mobile 139

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 139

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It shouldn’t be surprising that Android devices are the targets of threats like adware and other Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs). What is adware? Adware is a type of bothersome malware that sits quietly on your device, generating revenue for its authors through unwanted marketing campaigns. Use adware removal tools.

Adware 120

Adware Spyware Malware Marketing 120

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

As users have increasingly moved from desktop operating systems to mobile devices as their primary form of computing, cyber attackers have taken notice and malware has followed. Mobile malware statistics. Mobile malware statistics. More than 3 million of those attacks represented new types of malware.

Mobile 105

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 105

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Mobile statistics. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2021: 9,599,519 malware, adware and riskware attacks on mobile devices were prevented. The largest share of all detected mobile threats accrued to RiskTool apps — 65.84%. Mobile banking Trojans were progressing, too. Mobile threat statistics.

Mobile 132

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 132

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2022: A total of 5,623,670 mobile malware, adware, and riskware attacks were blocked. Droppers (Trojan-Dropper), accounting for 26.28% of detections, were the most common threat to mobile devices. Quarterly figures.

Mobile 125

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 125

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2022: 6,463,414 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2022: 6,463,414 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked.

Mobile 130

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 130

SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

Mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2024. Non-mobile statistics Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2024: 10.1 million attacks using malware, adware, or unwanted mobile software were blocked. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 46% of all threats detected.

Mobile 112

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 112

The Hacker News

JULY 8, 2022

A malicious browser extension with 350 variants is masquerading as a Google Translate add-on as part of an adware campaign targeting Russian users of Google Chrome, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox browsers.

Adware 112

Adware Mobile Malware 112

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2 2024: 7 million attacks using malware, adware or unwanted mobile software were blocked. The most common threat to mobile devices was RiskTool software – 41% of all detected threats. Otherwise, the number of detections remains largely the same.

Mobile 104

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 104

The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

Android users – and I’m one – are well-advised to be constantly vigilant about the types of cyberthreats directed, at any given time, at the world’s most popular mobile device operating system. Instructive details about both of these malicious campaigns come from malware analysts working on apklab.io , which officially launched in February.

Adware 176

Adware Mobile Spyware Banking 176

Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2023

Bitdefender researchers have discovered 60,000 different Android apps secretly installing adware in the past six months. Bitdefender announced the discovery of more than 60,000 Android apps in the past six months that were spotted installing adware on Android devices. ” reads the report published by Bitdefender.

Adware 98

Adware Mobile Malware Advertising 98

Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

According to the latest report from Dr.Web, a company specializing in cybersecurity, October 2023 witnessed a significant surge in the activity of malicious software targeting Android-based mobile devices.

Adware 87

Adware Spyware Banking Malware 87

Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

An Android app with over 10 million installations spread malware to its users in a recent update. A December 2020 update infected users with a Trojan-style malware that bombards users with unwanted advertising. Barcode Scanner is an app available in the Google Play store for Android devices.

Mobile 303

Mobile Advertising Malware Risk 303

The Hacker News

JANUARY 27, 2021

A newly discovered Android malware has been found to propagate itself through WhatsApp messages to other contacts in order to expand what appears to be an adware campaign.

Malware 128

Malware Adware Mobile 128

Hot for Security

APRIL 22, 2021

Attackers are exploiting the COVID-19 vaccine apps to deploy malware to Android devices. Since the outburst of the pandemic, they haven’t missed any opportunity to spread malware via Covid19-themed emails, apps, websites and social media. Repackaged adware. Co-Win Adware. Adware and fake applications immediately followed.

Adware 145

Adware Mobile Banking Antivirus 145

Bleeping Computer

JULY 26, 2022

A new batch of malicious Android apps filled with adware and malware was found on the Google Play Store that have been installed close to 10 million times on mobile devices. [.].

Adware 111

Adware Malware Mobile 111

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2023. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 34.8% Kaspersky mobile security systems thwarted a total of 4.9

Mobile 90

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 90

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q2 2023. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. The most common threat to mobile devices was potentially unwanted software (RiskTool): 30.8% of all threats detected.

Mobile 98

Mobile Adware Banking Malware 98

SecureList

MARCH 20, 2024

Introduction Malware for mobile devices is something we come across very often. million malware, adware, and riskware attacks on mobile devices. Among the mobile platforms, Android remains the most popular target operating system for cybercriminals. In 2023 , our technologies blocked 33.8

Malware 128

Malware Mobile Firmware Spyware 128

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

An increasing number of websites are asking visitors to approve “notifications,” browser modifications that periodically display messages on the user’s mobile or desktop device. “This method is currently being used to deliver something akin to adware or click fraud type activity,” Angiolelli said.

Antivirus 360

Antivirus Advertising Internet Internet 360

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Experts at Wandera’s threat research team discovered two adware apps on the Google Play Store that were downloaded 1.5M+ times. Researchers at Wandera discovered two adware selfie filter camera apps on the Google Play that were pushing ads and that can record audio. SecurityAffairs – Android, Adware). Pierluigi Paganini.

Adware 102

Adware Advertising Mobile Information Security 102

Hot for Security

APRIL 22, 2021

Attackers are exploiting the COVID-19 vaccine apps to deploy malware to Android devices. Since the outburst of the pandemic, they haven’t missed any opportunity to spread malware via Covid19-themed emails, apps, websites and social media. Repackaged adware. Co-Win Adware. Adware and fake applications immediately followed.

Adware 119

Adware Mobile Banking Antivirus 119

Threatpost

JULY 9, 2020

Researchers have found trojans and adware in preinstalled apps on a low-cost device distributed by the government-funded Lifeline Assistance Program.

Adware 124

Adware Malware Government Wireless 124

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

This rapid growth owes a lot to the surge in mobile gaming and focus on social interaction during the pandemic. Mobile games especially draw ever more users. Mobile games especially draw ever more users. Analysts predict that mobile gaming will account for $90.7 Global consumer spending on mobile games reached $44.7

Mobile 139

Mobile Adware Malware Phishing 139

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Apple has removed one of the most popular anti-malware app called Adware Doctor:Anti Malware &Ad from the official macOS App Store. Adware Doctor the top paid utility in the official Mac App Store, it has a good reputation with thousands of reviews and a 4.8 Adware Doctor is stealing your privacy.

Adware 74

Adware DNS Malware Advertising 74

Bleeping Computer

MAY 28, 2024

million times through Google Play to deliver malware and adware, with the Anatsa banking trojan seeing a recent surge in activity. [.] Over 90 malicious Android apps were found installed over 5.5

Adware 133

Adware Banking Malware Mobile 133

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Many of the patrons had the app installed on their mobile devices for long periods of time (one user had it installed for several years). Then all of sudden, after an update in December, Barcode Scanner had gone from an innocent scanner to full on malware! Sometimes even landing the apps that use it in the Adware category.

Adware 145

Adware Mobile Malware 145

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 26, 2022

As a result, this aggressive behavior lands it in the realm of adware. Catching the adware. Catching this adware in real time is a game of install and wait. Among other tools, Android Device Monitor includes LogCat which logs all activity on an Android mobile device. Or as we call it, Android/Adware.HiddenAds.PPMA.

Adware 84

Adware Mobile Malware 84

Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

Whether a company gives them out or they're owned by the employees or students, mobile devices are like honey for cybercriminals. Just check out the following stats from last year: 18 percent of clicked phishing emails in 2022 came from a mobile device. And the kicker? Most of these devices are not protected enough.

Mobile 76

Mobile Malware Phishing Scams 76

SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

Mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2024. Non-mobile statistics The statistics presented here are based on detection verdicts by Kaspersky products and services received from users who consented to providing statistical data. IT threat evolution Q1 2024 IT threat evolution Q1 2024. AdWare.OSX.Amc.e Trojan.OSX.Agent.gen 5.35

Mobile 115

Mobile Ransomware Adware IoT 115

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Attempts to run malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 118,099 users. At the end of last year, the number of users attacked by malware designed to steal money from bank accounts gradually decreased, a trend that continued in Q1 2021. Top 10 banking malware families.

Mobile 109

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 109

Threatpost

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A malicious adware-distributing application specifically targets Apple's new M1 SoC, used in its newest-generation MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini devices.

Adware 118

Adware Malware Mobile 118

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Today, we are showing readers just what that evolution looked like, in our State of Malware 2021 report. This report provides our most comprehensive analysis of last year’s malware trends, with breakdowns by malware category, malware type, operating system, region, industry, and more.

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Malware Scams Spyware Healthcare 130