SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

These websites are often related to crack, keygen and activators for downloading software illegally, and while they may pretend to be legitimate software, they actually contain a malware dropper. The whole infection chain of NullMixer is as follows: The user visits a website to download cracked software, keygens or activators.

Malware 143

Malware Cryptocurrency Passwords Software 143

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Users sometimes unknowingly infect themselves with adware installed by default when they download and install other applications. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

When opened, this document eventually downloads a backdoor. The group uses various malware families, including Wroba, and attack methods that include phishing, mining, smishing and DNS poisoning. Territories affected by Roaming Mantis activity ( download ). Only download apps from the App Store or Google Play.

Phishing 134

Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 134

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.

Cybercrime 107

Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 107

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

To persuade people to download these mods instead of the official app, the developer claimed that they worked faster than other clients thanks to a distributed network of data centers around the world. However, they included an additional module that constantly monitored the messenger and sent data to the spyware creator’s C2 server.

Malware 138

Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 138

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Updates for Samsung, the scam app with 10M+ downloads. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH). Israeli blamed Russia for jamming at Israeli Ben Gurion airport. New variant of Dridex banking Trojan implements polymorphism.

Scams 70

Scams Advertising Spyware DNS 70

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 98

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

The attackers were able to embed malicious code into the libffmpeg media processing library to download a payload from their servers. If the target opened the document and enabled the macros, a malicious script would extract the embedded downloader and load it with specific parameters.

Malware 98

Malware Spyware Government Cryptocurrency 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2018

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Banking 63

Banking Spyware Advertising DNS 63

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Integrated one-on-one Spyware HelpDesk support. Checks downloads, installs, and executables for viruses and threats. The Sophos Virus Removal Tool detects all types of malicious software, including viruses, spyware, rootkits, ransomware and Conficker and returns systems to a working state. DNS filtering. Scan scheduling.

Ransomware 110

Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 110

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. From these communications, there was a total of 270.16MB of upload, and 15.15MB of download, and each IP returned a valid TLS certificate for bananakick.net. Spyware attacks becoming harder to detect.

Spyware 54

Spyware Surveillance Hacking Media 54

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

SWGs achieve this by blocking web-based attacks that forward malware, phishing , drive-by downloads, ransomware, supply chain attacks , and command-and-control actions. It unites spyware, malware, and virus protection with a policy and reporting engine. SIG Essentials can be integrated with an SD-WAN implementation.

Engineering 103

Engineering Digital transformation Internet Internet 103

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Common types of malware include viruses, Trojans, ransomware, spyware and adware, each with distinct characteristics and effects that pose significant risks to individuals and organizations. Once a hacker has gained access to a system with Urelas, it’s capable of downloading additional malware — which is where the big threats come in.

Malware 59

Malware Spyware Software Encryption 59

SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

However, some of the things the malware authors came up with, such as placing their Python script inside a domain TXT record on the DNS server, were ingenious.

Banking 116

Banking Malware Computers and Electronics Mobile 116

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Other hackers might use a spoofed domain name system (DNS) or IP addresses to redirect users from legitimate connections (to websites, servers, etc.) Other users might attempt to exceed their intended access, such as when the marketing intern attempts to access an R&D file server and download IP in development. or network traffic.

Network Security 98

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites. Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise.

Firewall 110

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 110

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

Malware 145

Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 145

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

During routine monitoring of detections for FinFisher spyware tools, we discovered traces that point to recent FinFly Web deployments. Although Lyceum still prefers taking advantage of DNS tunneling, it appears to have replaced the previously documented.NET payload with a new C++ backdoor and a PowerShell script that serve the same purpose.

Malware 145

Malware Government Spyware Social Engineering 145