• Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • February 19th, 2020
After Microsoft, It’s Apple’s Turn to Be Accused of Bombarding Users with Ads

After Microsoft, It’s Apple’s Turn to Be Accused of Bombarding Users with Ads

iOS 13 is adware, says a Tumblr software engineer

Android Apps with Over 700,000 Installs Use New Trick to Escape Full Removal

Android Apps with Over 700,000 Installs Use New Trick to Escape Full Removal

New malicious apps caught in the Google Play Store

Fake Miners Mine Fake Coins, Make Money by Displaying Ads

Fake Miners Mine Fake Coins, Make Money by Displaying Ads

The fake cryptomining apps claim to mine for unminable coins

Fifth Top Paid App on the Mac App Store Steals Users' Browsing History <em>Update</em>

Fifth Top Paid App on the Mac App Store Steals Users' Browsing History Update

Instead of cleaning adware, the Adware Doctor app is sending its users' browsing history to servers from China

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • April 26th, 2018
Fake Flash Player for Mac Locks Down Safari and Chrome Homepages

Fake Flash Player for Mac Locks Down Safari and Chrome Homepages

Crossrider malware used in new Flash Player-based attack

CCleaner Now Offering Avast Free Antivirus in Typical Adware Push

CCleaner Now Offering Avast Free Antivirus in Typical Adware Push

Avast Free Antivirus integrated into CCleaner installer

Hundreds of Malicious Apps Posing as Virus Scanners Found in App Stores

Hundreds of Malicious Apps Posing as Virus Scanners Found in App Stores

These virus scanners will actually do you harm

Android Adware Infects 36.5M Devices via Google Play

Android Adware Infects 36.5M Devices via Google Play

More than 41 Android apps managed to bypass Google's protections in the Play Store, makes heaps of cash for devs

Fake WhatsApp Site Helps Spread Adware via Chrome Extension

Fake WhatsApp Site Helps Spread Adware via Chrome Extension

This is a rather complex scheme to get people to install a Chrome extension that's actually adware

Over 50 Apps in Google Play Infected 55 Million Users with Adware

Over 50 Apps in Google Play Infected 55 Million Users with Adware

The discovery was made by security firm Sophos and the apps have yet to be removed from the Play Store

McAfee Report: Mac Malware Grew 744%, Most Is Adware

McAfee Report: Mac Malware Grew 744%, Most Is Adware

While the numbers grew in 2016, the detected instances are still nothing compared to Windows or Android malware

Google Kills Android Malware Family Chamois, One of the Largest Discovered

Google Kills Android Malware Family Chamois, One of the Largest Discovered

The malware hid behind many protection layers

Skinner Adware Using Precision Targeting Spotted on Google Play

Skinner Adware Using Precision Targeting Spotted on Google Play

The infected app has since been removed from the store

2016 Mobile Malware Trends: 40 Million Attacks and the Rise of Ransomware

2016 Mobile Malware Trends: 40 Million Attacks and the Rise of Ransomware

The number of malicious installation packages grew three times over in 2016, up to over 8.5 million

Youndoo Adware Keeps Coming Back via Chrome Profile and Windows Scheduled Task

Youndoo Adware Keeps Coming Back via Chrome Profile and Windows Scheduled Task

Adware uses hidden Scheduled Task to keep coming back

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 11th, 2016
Microsoft and Malwarebytes Boost PUP Detection

Microsoft and Malwarebytes Boost PUP Detection

PUP software should be called malware, not PUP

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 12th, 2016
Over 75 Million iOS Users Infected with Adware from Third-Party App Store

Over 75 Million iOS Users Infected with Adware from Third-Party App Store

Chinese 3rd-party app store at the root of all infections

 
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