ClickFix to CrashFix: KongTuke Used Fake Chrome Ad Blocker to Install ModeloRAT

Huntress discovers 'CrashFix,' a new attack by KongTuke hacker group using fake ad blockers to crash browsers and trick office workers into installing ModeloRAT malware...

Advertisers are pushing ad and pop-up blockers using old tricks

Despite the countermeasures some services are taking against well-known ad blockers, lots of people now use one. This is no doubt due to increased privacy concerns around online tracking, along with the growing number of ads per site. And where there is money to be made, you’ll find social...

Google Manifest V3 and Malwarebytes Browser Guard

We wanted to update you on some changes that Google’s making, and what we’re doing in Browser Guard to keep you protected. Some of our customers have recently reported seeing messages that say Browser Guard may soon no longer be supported in their browser. Luckily, theres no need for you to worry...

Google’s Chrome changes make life harder for ad blockers

Despite protests, Google is rolling out changes in the Chrome browser that make it harder for ad blockers to do their job. Starting last Monday, June 3, 2024, Chrome Beta, Dev, and Canary channels will see the effects of the implementation of the new extension platform Manifest V3. The gradual...

Chrome pushes forward with plans to limit ad blockers in the future

Google has announced it will shut down Manifest V2 in June 2024 and move on to Manifest V3, the latest version of its Chrome extension specification that has faced criticism for putting limits on ad blockers. Roughly said, Manifest V2 and V3 are the rules that browser extension developers have to...

We all just need to agree that ad blockers are good

I dont think this is a particularly bold take -- but Im not afraid to say that ad blockers are good! Ever since I started using one sometime in 2016, my experience of using the internet has improved exponentially. I can finally easily find a recipe for dinner on a random influencers blog, get a...

A week in security (October 30 – November 5)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability used in ransomware attacks YouTube launches "global effort" to block ad blockers Should you allow your browser to remember your passwords? Atlassian: "Take immediate action" to patch your Confluence Data Center and Server instances Wha...

YouTube launches “global effort” to block ad blockers

The ongoing struggle between YouTube and ad blockers is turning users into the victims. YouTube has gone all out in its fight against the use of add-ons, extensions and programs that prevent it from serving ads to viewers around the world. It started out as just a small experiment, but it looks...

YouTube Takes on Ad Blockers with Warning Pop-Ups

By Waqas Using YouTube? You might need to disable your ad blocker or whitelist YouTube.com. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube Takes on Ad Blockers with Warning Pop-Ups...

Brave browser goes the extra mile to block third party cookies

Brave is testing a new feature to stop bounce tracking, a sneaky method that websites use to load third-party tracking cookies so they can gather more information about who is visiting their site. The Brave browser As you may remember from our post about the best browsers for privacy and security...

Even the CIA and NSA Use Ad Blockers to Stay Safe Online

Plus: The ransomware scourge continues, a massive botnet gets wounded, and more of the week’s top security news...

CISA suggests using ad blockers to fend off ‘malvertising’ – Securing your browser

By Owais Sultan The leading national agencies like CISA recommended ad blockers as a basic cybersecurity tool for everyone. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA suggests using ad blockers to fend off malvertising - Securing your browser...

Google, Mozilla Ban Hundreds of Browser Extensions in Chrome, Firefox

UPDATE Both the Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox teams are cracking down on web browser extensions that steal user data and execute remote code, among other bad actions. Browser extensions are add-ons that users can install to enhance their web surfing experience – they offer the ability to do...

Malicious Ad Blockers for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

Google has removed two malicious ad blockers from its Chrome Web Store after a researcher discovered they were carrying out ad fraud and deceived Chrome users by using names of legitimate and popular blockers. Researcher Andrey Meshkov from rival ad blocker maker AdGuard discovered that the...

Clones of popular Ad blockers caught ad frauding millions of Chrome users

By Waqas If you are using these two Ad Blockers we suggest removing from your browser right now or be home to extensive ongoing ad fraud. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Clones of popular Ad blockers caught ad frauding millions of Chrome users...

Malvertising Campaigns Skirt Ad Blockers, Serve Up Mac Malware

Two fresh malvertising campaigns are making the scene that are abusing the convoluted underpinnings of the internet economy to find malware victims. One is a large-scale exploit kit EK campaign designed to circumvent traditional safeguards, such as ad blockers, and the other uses web redirects to...

Malvertising: Online advertising's darker side

By Nick Biasini, Chris Neal and Matt Valites. Executive summary One of the trickiest challenges enterprises face is managing the balance between aggressively blocking malicious advertisements aka malvertising and allowing content to remain online, accessible for the average user. The days of...

A week in security (June 10 – 16)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we revealed to readers the mindset of security pros as to why they lack confidence in their ability to prevent their organizations getting breached. We also reported on Maine Governor Janet Mills implementing the state’s own privacy protections, how Apple can bette...

Google Says It Won't Kill Ad Blockers. Ad Blockers Disagree

Upcoming changes to Chrome has left ad blockers up in arms. But Google insists it won't stifle the extensions...

A week in security (June 3 – 9)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we rounded up some leaks and breaches, reported about Magecart skimmers found on Amazon CloudFront CDN, proudly announced we were awarded as Best Cybersecurity Vendor Blog at the annual EU Security Blogger Awards, discussed how Maine inches closer to shutting down...