Millions of Android devices abused by UltimaSMS Adware Scam

By Waqas
The UltimaSMS Adware scam is abusing Android apps to subscribe users to premium SMS services that charge up to $40/month depending on their mobile carrier and geographic location.
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UpdateAgent malware variant impersonates legitimate macOS software

By Waqas
According to Microsoft Security Intelligence, the new variant of UpdateAgent malware is also capable of dropping adware against macOS.
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Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

In this report, you will find statistics and other information about gaming-related malware, phishing schemes and other threats in 2020 and the first half of 2021. Continue reading Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

IT threat evolution in Q2 2021. Mobile statistics

In Q2 2021, we prevented 14,465,672 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks; 886,105 malicious installation packages were detected, of which 24,604 packages were mobile banking Trojans and 3,623 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q2 2021. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution in Q2 2021. PC statistics

PC threat statistics for Q2 2021 contain data on miners, encrypting ransomware, financial malware and threats to Windows, macOS and IoT. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q2 2021. PC statistics

Spyware: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Prevent It

You might feel safe while using your phone or laptop packed with all the latest security features. However, it might not be entirely true sometimes. There may be something in your machine that tracks you all the time without you knowing. That culprit c… Continue reading Spyware: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Prevent It

Fake Windows 11 installers infecting devices with adware, malware

By Deeba Ahmed
Originally, Windows 11 will be available for download from October 2021 – It will be a free upgrade for existing Windows 10 users.
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IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Mobile statistics

In the first quarter of 2021 we detected 1.45M mobile installation packages, of which 25K packages were related to mobile banking Trojans and 3.6K packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. Continue reading IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

In Q1 2021, we blocked more than 2 billion attacks launched from online resources across the globe, detected 77.4M unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects, and recognized 614M unique URLs as malicious. Continue reading IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics