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A week in security (June 26 – July 02)
Last week, we offered our readers tips on how to detect phishing attempts, gave an overview of Google's Be Internet Awesome campaign, supplemented an ongoing series on adware, and introduced the Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection to those who aren't already in the know. We also pushed out a number ...
Adware the series, part 6
In this series of posts, we will be using the flowchart below to follow the process of determining which adware we are dealing with. Our objective is to give you an idea of how many different types of adware are around for Windows systems. Though most are classified as PUPs, you will also see the...
Beware! Over 800 Android Apps on Google Play Store Contain 'Xavier' Malware
Over 800 different Android apps that have been downloaded millions of times from Google Play Store found to be infected with malicious ad library that silently collects sensitive user data and can perform dangerous operations. Dubbed "Xavier," the malicious ad library, initially emerged in...
Zusy Malware Installs Via Mouseover – No Clicking Required
Researchers are warning of several recent spam campaigns delivering PowerPoint files that when opened contain a mouseover link that installs a variant of the Zusy malware. The malware is novel because it does not rely on macros, JavaScript or VBA macros to be enabled for the dropper file to...
Hack Brief: Dangerous ‘Fireball’ Adware Infects a Quarter Billion PCs
A widespread adware infection hides the ability to inflict far worse than spammy browser tweaks. The post Hack Brief: Dangerous 'Fireball' Adware Infects a Quarter Billion PCs appeared first on WIRED...
Beware! Fireball Malware Infects Nearly 250 Million Computers Worldwide
Security researchers have discovered a massive malware campaign that has already infected more than 250 million computers across the world, including Windows and Mac OS. Dubbed Fireball, the malware is an adware package that takes complete control of victim's web browsers and turns them into...
Judy Android Malware Infects Over 36.5 Million Google Play Store Users
Security researchers have claimed to have discovered possibly the largest malware campaign on Google Play Store that has already infected around 36.5 million Android devices with malicious ad-click software. The security firm Checkpoint on Thursday published a blog post revealing more than 41...
Android Permissions Flaw Will Linger Until O Release
Google said Tuesday that a permissions flaw that puts Android users at a heightened risk for malware, ransomware and adware attacks will not be fixed until the release of its next mobile OS, Android O. The vulnerability impacts an undisclosed number of apps hosted on Google Play, researchers at...
Google Won't Patch A Critical Android Flaw Before ‘Android O’ Release
Millions of Android smartphones are at serious risk of "screen hijack" vulnerability that allows hackers to steal your passwords, bank details, as well as helps ransomware apps extort money from victims. The worse thing is that Google says it won't be patched until the release of 'Android O'...
IBM: Destroy USBs Infected with Malware Dropper
USB drives shipped with some IBM’s Storwize storage products are infected with malware, and the tech giant advises customers destroy the devices. IBM would not comment on the source of the infection or where in the supply chain the interdiction happened, and instead referred Threatpost to an...
Beware! New Android Malware Infected 2 Million Google Play Store Users
Initially thought to be 600,000 users, the number of Android users who have mistakenly downloaded and installed malware on their devices straight from Google Play Store has reached 2 Million. Yes, about 2 Million Android users have fallen victim to malware hidden in over 40 fake companion guide...
Adware Apps Booted from Google Play
More than a dozen apps were booted from the Google Play store Wednesday after researchers discovered each were rip-offs of legitimate apps and designed to aggressively push ads on Android devices. Researchers from Zscaler spotted the rogue apps and said the crooks behind the software tried to tri...
Google Kicks Out Largest Android Adware Family From The Play Store
With the rise in the mobile market, Adware has become one of the most prevalent mobile threats in the world. Adware has traditionally been used to aggressively push ads like banners or pop-ups on mobile screens to make money. The troublesome part is that Adware is now becoming trojanized and more...
38 Android Devices Infected with Malware Preinstalled in Supply Chain
Mobile devices manufactured by a diverse set of handset makers were discovered to be loaded with malware pre-installed somewhere along the supply chain. Check Point Software Technologies said that it found 38 Android handsets were infected with adware, information-stealing malware and ransomware,...
Google to Block .js Attachments in Gmail
Spammers and cybercriminals have revived email-based attacks in the last year, giving new life to macro-based malware hidden in Word documents, and with greater intensity of late, .js files that run JavaScript on infected clients, largely to download malware from an attacker’s site. Google...
Researchers Tie Pirrit Adware to Israeli Marketing Company
Researchers have linked a variant of the Pirrit adware for Mac OS X to an Israeli online marketing company called TargetingEdge that is still in stealth mode. Amit Serper, lead Linux and Mac OS X researcher at Cybereason, said that script he wrote to remove the original version of Pirrit from...
Cisco found a million PCS there is a backdoor spying program-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net
Security expert to remind the majority of PC users: France Tuto4PC company quietly on your PC the binding of adware and spyware. ! Cisco's Talos Group of security researchers says: the French company of some of the other tools, including OneSoftPerDay and the System Healer, etc., are the presence...
Tuto4PC Utilities Silently Install 12M Backdoors, Cisco
Security experts are warning PC users of scareware computer utilities published by the French firm Tuto4PC that secretly bundle adware and spyware. Cisco’s Talos security research team said several of the company’s utilities, including OneSoftPerDay and System Healer, contain Trojans that exhibit...
Mac Adware 'OSX.Pirrit' Unleashes Ad Overload, For Now
Researchers discovered a Mac OS X variant of the Windows-based Pirrit adware that creates a proxy server on infected Mac computers and injects ads into webpages. According to researchers at Boston-based Cybereason Labs, the adware, dubbed OSX.Pirrit, is mostly benign, serving up just ads, but has...
