Collaborate Disseminate
Last year, we discovered malware that installs a malicious browser extension on its victim’s computer or infects an already installed extension. To do so, it disables the integrity check for installed extensions and automatic updates for the targeted browser. Kaspersky Lab products detect the malicious program as Trojan.Win32.Razy.gen. Continue reading Razy in search of cryptocurrency
STOP ransomware is using adware installers disguised as cracks as a new method of distributing itself to unsuspecting users. According to Bleeping Computer creator and owner Lawrence Abrams, websites known for distributing software cracks, or software … Continue reading Adware Installers Disguised as Cracks Installing STOP Ransomware
By Uzair Amir
This is the second time in one week that adware apps have been found on Google Play Store. Lukas Stefanko, an IT security researcher at ESET has discovered 9 Android apps on Google Play Store spamming users with unwanted ads. One of the a… Continue reading 8 million users installed 9 adware apps from Play Store
Beginning July 9, 2019, Chrome web browsers worldwide will expand user protections and stop showing disruptive and potentially harmful ads. The safeguards are in place for North America and Europe, but will expand globally come summer. Google’s p… Continue reading Google to ban harmful, intrusive web ads globally starting July 9
Researchers think an organized crime gang is running the massive campaigns, prepping for large-scale follow-on attacks on Android users. Continue reading ICEPick-3PC: A Sophisticated Adware That Collects Data En Masse
Once downloaded, the fake apps hide themselves on the victim’s device and continue to show a full-screen ad every 15 minutes.
Continue reading Google Play Boots 85 Malicious Adware Apps
By Uzair Amir
Google has now removed all 85 Adware from Play Store. Reportedly, 85 Android applications on Google Play Store were discovered to be sending dangerous, full-screen adware to users. These apps collectively have been installed approx. 9 mil… Continue reading 9 million users installed 85 adware infected apps from Play Store
Researchers have found another batch of malicious Android applications on Google Play that spam users with annoying full-screen ads and make using their phones difficult. Trend Micro calls the adware AndroidOS_HidenAd and found it inside 85 apps that … Continue reading 85 Android Adware Apps Downloaded 9 Million Times
Google has removed 85 apps from its Play Store after finding out that they were pushing aggressive, full-screen adware to Android users.
With the rise in the mobile market, Adware has become one of the most prevalent mobile threats in the world. Adwar… Continue reading Google Removes 85 Adware Apps That Infect 9 Million Android Users
Researchers have come across several games in the iOS app store that sent information to and communicated with a known malicious server. Finding malware in the iOS app store is rare because Apple has a highly stringent policy for app store admission a… Continue reading Rogue iOS Apps Sent Data to Malicious Server