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Cybercriminals now using malware and adware to exploit virtual meeting apps
2020-04-08 17:46

As more people have been forced to work or stay at home due to the coronavirus , there's been a much greater reliance on virtual meeting software to communicate with co-workers, colleagues, friends, and family. As cybercriminals have been exploiting all aspects of COVID-19 for their own nefarious purposes, so too have they been taking advantage of virtual meeting apps to spread malware.

Lifeline Assistance Phone Users Targeted with ‘Uninstallable’ Adware
2020-01-10 17:16

Government-funded, low-cost cell phones are shipping with pre-installed malware aimed at bombing users with unwanted ads, according to researchers. The UMX U686CL Android-based phone, which is made available to low-income citizens in the U.S. via the Lifeline Assistance Program for $35, uses a "Settings" app that researcher claim is actually a "Trojan dropper." According to Nathan Collier, a researcher at Malwarebytes, its function is to fetch and install other applications or malware.

Millions Download Adware-Carrying Apps From Google Play
2019-10-28 13:41

Tens of adware-carrying Android applications gathered 8 million installs on Google Play before being taken down, ESET reports. read more

42 Phony Google Play Apps Delivered Adware: Report
2019-10-25 20:18

Fake Apps Downloaded More Than 8 Million Times, ESET Researchers SaySome 42 apps that were available in the Google Play store had been delivering adware to Android devices for about a year,...

42 Adware Apps with 8 Million Downloads Traced Back to Vietnamese Student
2019-10-24 13:18

First of all, if you have any of the below-listed apps installed on your Android device, you are advised to uninstall it immediately. Cybersecurity researchers have identified 42 apps on the...

Some Android adware apps hide icons to make it hard to remove them
2019-10-18 11:31

SophosLabs has discovered 15 apps on Google Play that install without icons as a ploy to keep themselves on the user’s device.

ThreatList: Apple Adware, Phishing, APT Attacks Threaten macOS Users
2019-09-11 20:48

Telemetry for the first half of the year shows that Apple's ecosystem is firmly in cybercriminals' sights.

Why adware and Trojans plague the education industry
2019-08-14 14:28

The education sector is difficult to defend against malware because of the large number of outside devices connecting as guests on school networks, according to a Malwarebytes report.

Extenbro DNS-Changer Used in Adware Campaign
2019-07-16 15:53

A recently observed DNS-changer Trojan is being used in an adware campaign to prevent users from accessing security-related websites, Malwarebytes reveals. read more

Adware Gathers 9 Million Downloads in Google Play
2019-07-02 18:59

A recently identified adware campaign has gathered over 9 million downloads via 111 infected applications distributed through Google Play, Trend Micro’s security researchers reveal. read more