A week in security (December 7 – December 13)

Last week on Malwarebytes podcast we talked to Doug Levin, founder of the K12 cybersecurity resource center and advisor to the K12 Security Information Exchange, about how schools can plan for a cybersecure 2021. We also released a Malwarebytes Labs report revealing that 50 percent of schools did...

Adrozek Malware Delivers Fake Ads to 30K Devices a Day

A persistent malware campaign called Adrozek has been using an evolved browser modifier to deliver fraudulent ads to search-engine pages, according to Microsoft. At its peak in August, Adrozek was observed on more than 30,000 devices each day, researchers found, affecting multiple browsers. The...

Infostealer Adrozek malware hits Firefox, Chrome, Yandex, Edge browser

By Sudais Asif Adrozek malware was identified by Microsoft and since May 2020 over 30,000 users have been infected. Find out how. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Infostealer Adrozek malware hits Firefox, Chrome, Yandex, Edge browser...

Watch Out! Adrozek Malware Hijacking Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Yandex Browsers

Microsoft on Thursday took the wraps off an ongoing campaign impacting popular web browsers that stealthily injects malware-infested ads into search results to earn money via affiliate advertising. "Adrozek," as it's called by the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team, employs an "expansive, dynam...

Widespread malware campaign seeks to silently inject ads into search results, affects multiple browsers

A persistent malware campaign has been actively distributing an evolved browser modifier malware at scale since at least May 2020. At its peak in August, the threat was observed on over 30,000 devices every day. The malware is designed to inject ads into search engine results pages. The threat...

Widespread malware campaign seeks to silently inject ads into search results, affects multiple browsers

A persistent malware campaign has been actively distributing an evolved browser modifier malware at scale since at least May 2020. At its peak in August, the threat was observed on over 30,000 devices every day. The malware is designed to inject ads into search engine results pages. The threat...