Collaborate Disseminate
In this part of the series, we are going to have a look at types of adware that are very hard to find and remove, like ADS, rootkits, and file-less infections.
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PUP
Tags: adsadware seriesfilelessPieter ArntzPUPsrootkittrojanwmi
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Adware loves to use Scheduled Tasks and Windows services as a timer to show you their advertisements at set intervals. This post tells you how to delete and disable them.
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PUP
Tags: adwarePieter ArntzPUPPUPsrootkitscheduled tasksservicesth… Continue reading Adware the series, part 4
A look at RoughTed, a purveyor of ad-blocker aware malvertising responsible for a range of scams, exploits, and malware.
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Cybercrime
Malware
Tags: ad-mavenadwareexploit kitsexploitsMagnitudemalvertisingPUPsRIGRoughTedscamstech support scam… Continue reading RoughTed: The anti ad-blocker malvertiser
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 20th to the 26th of March. This week, we look back at phishing campaigns, PUPs, ransomware, and more.
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In this blog, we expose a family of backdoor drivers that have been included in various PUPs of Chinese origin for several years.
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Malware
PUP/PUM
Threat analysis
Tags: IOCTLPUPPUPs
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The post Chinese PUPs and backdoor driv… Continue reading Chinese PUPs and backdoor drivers: making systems less secure since 2013
Mac users may face less malware attacks than their Windows counterparts, but it doesn’t mean they are safe from online crooks. In this post we review the top malvertising attacks that target the OS X platform and how to stay safe.Categories: Social eng… Continue reading An overview of malvertising on the Mac
Content Protector is an adware that is offered as a netfiltering program. This seems a bit strange for ad-supported software. It also comes with it’s own certificate.Categories: PUPs
Threat analysisTags: adwarecontent defenderContent protectornetfilte… Continue reading PUP Friday: Content Protector
As part of our mission to get more aggressive in the detection of Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) we are announcing the acquisition of AdwCleaner.Categories: CEO announcements
Malwarebytes newsTags: acquisitionAdwCleanermarcin kleczynskinewspress… Continue reading Malwarebytes Acquires AdwCleaner
We mobile researchers sometimes classify apps in order to warn users of its presence because of its potential harm, but leave it up to the users’ discretion to remove. This is the case when it comes to a subcategory of PUPs called monitors. Monitoring … Continue reading Mobile Menace Monday: Beware of monitoring apps
A new Youndoo hijacker from the Elex family copies most of the settings from an existing Chrome user account to create a fake, infected one.Categories: Cybercrime
MalwareTags: browser hijackerchromeelexfake Chrome profilePieter ArntzPUPPUPsYoundoo(Rea… Continue reading Youndoo creates new Chrome profile