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.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

Please vote for Security Affairs as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog” and others of your choice.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In November, Apple announced that it was taking legal action against NSO Group for developing software that targets its users with “malicious malware and spyware” Detecting infection traces from Pegasus and other advanced mobile malware is very tricky, and complicated by the security features of modern OSs such as iOS and Android.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. Number of attacks on mobile users in 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Number of adware attacks on mobile users in 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Pandemic theme in mobile threats.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Google's reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically spyware Techspot This study demonstrates Google's reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 are flawed and don't actually keep out bots. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

Intel addresses High-Severity flaws in NUC Firmware and other tools. Backdoored Webmin versions were available for download for over a year. App tainted with Ahmyst Open-source spyware appeared on Google Play Store twice. Bluetana App allows detecting Bluetooth card skimmers in just 3 seconds. Texas attackers demand $2.5

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

The fix: Ivanti recommends updating Virtual Traffic Manager to the latest version, which you can do by logging into the Ivanti standard downloads portal. Third-Party Application Package Installed on Pixel Devices Type of vulnerability: Third-party application package installed on Pixel device firmware, with insufficient security controls.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybercriminals often use malware to gain access to a computer or mobile device to deploy viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, and rootkits. MOUSEISLAND MOUSEISLAND is usually found within the embedded macros of a Microsoft Word document and can download other payloads. Enforce MFA. Maintain offline (i.e.,

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In July, we reported a rootkit that we found in modified Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, the code that loads and initiates the boot process when the computer is turned on. The main purpose of CosmicStrand is to download a malicious program at startup, which then performs the tasks set by the attackers.

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Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 14, 2025

This tool allows attackers to leverage the weaknesses in the MediaTek chipsets to perform firmware alterations on the device. This means they can potentially alter the firmware on the device. This malware uses system privileges to download additional applications and prevent their uninstallation by the user.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The fix: ASUS released firmware updates to address the vulnerabilities. The flaws were a component of the BLASTPASS zero-click iMessage exploit chain, which let hackers use malicious photos and attachments to install the Pegasus mercenary spyware from the NSO Group on fully patched iPhones.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

The attackers were able to bypass this hardware-based security protection using another hardware feature of Apple-designed SoCs (System on a Chip): they did this by writing the data, destination address and data hash to unknown hardware registers of the chip that are not used by the firmware.

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Banking Malware Computers and Electronics Mobile 115

Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Ransomware is a type of malware, but others exist, including spyware, adware, bots and Trojans. Additionally, operating systems, firewalls and firmware must be hardened and updated with vendor provided patches regularly and timely, and previously mentioned anti-virus software must be kept up to date.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Beware of mobile apps downloaded from sketchy, unofficial websites For the purpose of this research, we identified 53 impersonating mobile apps from fraudulent stores over the past 30 days – with some even available on legitimate sites like the Google Play store.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise. Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM) or Mobile Device Management (MDM): Restrict applications and connections with portable (laptops, etc.) and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Following this, they were tricked into downloading previously unknown malware. Executing this application starts a multi-staged infection chain beginning with a downloader. This downloader fetches additional malware from compromised C2 servers. The C2 domain code.microsoft[.]com

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Firmware rootkits are also known as “hardware rootkits.”. Need More Intel on Rootkits?

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