Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

They can then focus on finding and targeting victims with social engineering attacks, which Cleafy says they’ve been doing in Italy. Most antivirus programs for Android fail to spot it, says Cleafy. Keep threats off your mobile devices by downloading Malwarebytes for iOS , and Malwarebytes for Android today.

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

Phishing and social engineering. Gaming is now an online social activity. This gives scammers lots of opportunities to approach unwary gamers and try to trick them into downloading malware, giving up personal details, or handing over login credentials. As such, downloading a pirated game simply isn’t worth the risk.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 18, 2021

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on TrickBot warning that a sophisticated group of cyber actors are sending phishing emails claiming to contain proof of traffic violations to lure victims into downloading the insidious malware.

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SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

In this article we analyse the technical features of the Trojan’s components, giving a detailed overview of obfuscation techniques, the infection process and subsequent functions, as well as the social engineering tactics used by the cybercriminals to convince their victims to give away their personal online banking details.

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SecureList

APRIL 21, 2025

Lumma has also been observed using exploit kits, social engineering, and compromised websites to extend its reach and evade detection by security solutions. txt file contains aBase64-encoded PowerShell script that then downloads and runs theLumma Stealer. txt The script performs the following actions: Downloads the malware.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2020

This is exacerbated by the fact that Exchange servers have traditionally lacked antivirus solutions, network protection, the latest security updates, and proper security configuration, often intentionally, due to the misguided notion that these protections interfere with normal Exchange functions. Keep antivirus and other protections enabled.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

They say cheaters never prosper, and new security research indicates that malicious hackers are doing their part to bring that bromide to life for unscrupulous gamers, including those who are downloading trojanized video game cheat mods on their work devices.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

Experts pointed out that it also leverages social engineering to trick victims into downloading a mobile app. It is distributed via Microsoft Installer packages which are downloaded by victims from links that are included in spam messages. “Once launched, Bizarro downloads a ZIP archive from a compromised website.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In classic social engineering attack, the phishing message presents a “one time username and password” to the victims and urges the user to click the “Login Right Here” button. Once provided the login credentials, the user will be informed of a pending refund and will be asked to download a document, print and sign it.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Some of the samples used different anti-sandboxing methods, including download IP cloaking, encrypted files and enlarged files. Improvements made by Google to protect their users from future attacks include heuristic rules that detect and then block social engineering & phishing emails, live streams for crypto-scams and theft of cookies.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JULY 7, 2022

It is likely, based on the customer service provided by Raccoon Stealer developers, that antivirus evasion will be built into Raccoon Stealer 2.0 You can avoid this by only downloading software that you paid for from legitimate vendors. DropBox and social engineering. So what’s new about it? Well, that depends.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The Shikitega attack consists of a “multistage infection chain where each module responds to a part of the payload and downloads and executes the next one,” the AT&T researchers wrote. Once the CRONs are set, there’s no need to keep downloaded files, so the malware deletes them to evade detection. Multistage Infection Chain.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

Attackers leverage stolen credentials, attempt to dump credentials and disable security solutions, then download tools to gather intelligence and make lateral movements. The second human-operated ransomware family is Doppelpaymer that in recent months targeted enterprise environments through social engineering.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. The second half of 2018 saw a drop in the number of malicious programs downloaded via browsers reaching its minimum at less than 5%, while in the first half of 2019 only every 19 th download was initiated via means other than email.

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Google Security

MARCH 8, 2023

For example, Google Safe Browsing as well as antivirus software both block file-based UwS more effectively now, which was originally the goal of the Chrome Cleanup Tool. Next, several positive changes in the platform ecosystem have contributed to a more proactive safety stance than a reactive one.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Callback phishing – or telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD) – is a social engineering attack that requires a threat actor to interact with the target to accomplish their objectives. As these tools are not malicious, they’re not likely to be flagged by traditional antivirus products,” the researchers wrote.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2022

More advanced attackers may modify a few lines in the source code to lower the detection rate, and most antivirus software will fail to detect it. Linux shell scripts can uninstall cloud-monitoring agents, disable firewalls , or rename common utilities such as wget and curl that can download resources from remote IPs.

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Hacker Combat

APRIL 1, 2021

However, social engineering is the most common. Once the links in the email are clicked, the ransomware downloads and encrypts the device, locking the user out. Hackers have embraced social engineering in making ransomware attacks successful. A ransomware scanner tool works similar to an antivirus.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

To set such a stratagem in motion, cybercriminals poison legitimate websites with ads that lead to shady URLs or download malicious code camouflaged as something harmless. If a user gets on the hook, they are redirected to a landing page or prompted to download an ostensibly innocuous file.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2021

Guides for cheats will typically ask users to disable or uninstall antivirus software and host firewalls, disable kernel code signing, etc.” The attacks observed by Activision used a.NET app dropper that once downloaded will ask the victim to grant admin privileges to install the malicious cheat tool.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. Number of attacks on mobile users in 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Users attacked by adware in 2018 through 2020 ( download ).

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

Performing tasks: Download - download a file from link to the specified path. RunPE - injection of a 32-bit file downloaded from link into another file. DownloadAndEx - download a file from link to the specified path with subsequent launch. Block download of concerning applications and access to suspicious websites.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Phishing is the most formidable social engineering tactic that cybercriminals use to persuade employees to disclose sensitive information, whether it be clicking a suspicious link, downloading an attachment or visiting a malicious website – not to mention simply providing credential information outright.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2023

Malvertising seems to be enjoying a renaissance as of late, whether it is from ads on search engine results pages or via popular websites. Because browsers are more secure today than they were 5 or 10 years ago, the attacks that we are seeing all involve some form of social engineering. build1_enc_s.exe).

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

The first stage of this malware is an MSI (Microsoft Installer) file that downloads the malware from a google-sites server and deploys it in the Windows startup folder. The success of malicious campaigns always depends on the starting point of infection: social engineering.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Back then, endpoint security focused on computers, which meant the installation of antivirus, malware protection, firewall, and (sometimes) VPN in every computer. Is it too complex and costly? Unfortunately, it is no longer as simple as it used to be in the past.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Stay informed about the latest cyber threats, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering attacks. Be cautious when clicking on links or downloading attachments, especially from unfamiliar or suspicious sources. Employ Security Software: Install reputable antivirus and anti-malware software on all your devices.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a report by the Barracuda cybersecurity company, in 2021, businesses with fewer than 100 employees experienced far more social engineering attacks than larger ones. Posing as one of the respondents in the e-mail chain, the fraudsters sent a message with a PDF attachment asking the victim to download it.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There were no social media sites to speak of, companies were selling antivirus and anti-Trojan solutions, but nobody cared about adware, PUPs, and assorted nuisances. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today. Firewalls on the other hand were considered a lot more important back then.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The SMS contains a link to a website that encourages the target to download the BRATA malware. According to Cleafy , the caller’s first job is therefore to use social engineering tactics to convince victims to install it. How BRATA is spread. They also receive a call from an attacker, who pretends to work for the bank.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Security experts at Cybaze – Yoroi ZLab have analyzed a new sample of the AdvisorsBot malware, a downloader that was first spotted in August 2018. The macro code downloads a text string through a WebClient object invoked from the powershell console, then it saves it with.png file extension and run it through the “iex” primitive.

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SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

Malicious apps get removed from Google Play as soon as they are found, but sometimes after having been downloaded a number of times. Cybercriminals offer to launch Google ads to attract more people to download malicious and unwanted apps. Most frequently, sellers promise to inject code into an app with 5,000 downloads or more.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2021

Your first line of defense is to make life hard for hackers by ensuring you: Use strong, unique passwords; keep your systems patched with security updates; install advanced antivirus protection that defends your computer against malicious software; enable the firewalls on your Internet router and computers.

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SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

Seeing that some variants of their Android malware impersonate a popular messaging app in Asia, it is also likely that malicious APKs are distributed in a variety of ways, including social engineering to convince users to install fake updates for their applications. com/status/windowsupdatedmq.exe. Indicators of Compromise.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To limit the research scope, we analyzed several lists of most popular games and based on this, created a list of TOP 28 games and game series available for download or about to be released on the streaming platforms Origin and Steam, as well as platform-independent titles. Trojan-Downloader. Cyberthreats using games as a lure.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A TCC prompt asking the user to allow access to the Downloads folder. For example, antivirus software such as Malwarebytes needs to be able to see everything it can in order to best protect you. However, social engineering isn’t the only danger. This can cause some problems. Click Continue to install malware.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing attackers are increasingly using social engineering techniques to personalize their attacks and target specific individuals or organizations. For example, attackers may research their victims on social media or other online sources to gather personal information that can be used to make their phishing emails more believable.

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